BANGKOK: Thai police are hunting a YouTube dancer nicknamed “Nutty”, who swindled millions of dollars from her followers using a foreign exchange trading scam, authorities said on Wednesday (Aug 31). Natthamon Khongchak, 29, who also uses the aliases Leah and Suchata, has a following of nearly 850,000 on the video-sharingContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, Rosmah Mansor has filed an application at the High Court, seeking the removal of the judge who heard her corruption case. Rosmah’s lawyer Akberdin Abdul Kader told Malaysian media that the application was filed at the High Court on TuesdayContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Thailand hopes to boost its tourism revenue to between 600 million to 700 billion baht (US$16 billion to US$19 billion) by year-end, by targeting high-spending groups like Indian wedding parties and honeymooners, a senior tourism official said. Famous for its white-sand beaches and nightlife, Thailand hopes to tap intoContinue Reading
Many had made their way to the clinic walking barefoot through filthy floodwater and mud. “My child’s foot is burning with pain. My feet too,” said Azra Bhambro, a 23-year-old woman who had come to the clinic for help. Abdul Aziz, a doctor in charge of Alkhidmat’s clinics in theContinue Reading
They were the first division-level exercises for the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-US Combined Division, the US military’s only multinational division formed in 2015. ROK are the initials for South Korea’s official name. The drills included live fire from American and South Korean howitzers, tanks, machine guns, and mortars. A-10 attack aircraftContinue Reading
TOKYO: Tourists will be able to visit Japan from next week on package tours without a guide, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday (Aug 31), as the country moves to ease strict COVID-19 controls. From Sep 7, Japan will also raise its daily cap on the number of peopleContinue Reading
The budget request is for funding to mass produce ground-launched cruise missiles – an extended range version of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-designed Type 12 missile already in use – to strike ships, and new high-velocity glide ballistic missiles capable of hitting ground targets. The ministry is also seeking money toContinue Reading
BEIJING: China said on Wednesday (Aug 31) that a condition for the resumption of bilateral climate talks with the United States was Washington dispelling the “negative influence” left by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan earlier this month. In response to the visit on Aug 2Continue Reading
TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Wednesday (Aug 31) it would exercise its right to self defence and “counter-attack” if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing increased military activities near the island. Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own against strong objections by the government in Taipei, has held militaryContinue Reading
SEOUL: The main risks to South Korea’s worsening trade balance are sluggish exports to China, high global energy prices and weak semiconductor exports, President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday (Aug 31). He made the remarks while presiding over his weekly meeting of senior officials on the economy, which was heldContinue Reading