PPRP aims to retain Bangkok House seats
2023-04-03
The ruling Palang Pracharath Party is adamant that it will at least retain its 12 House seats in the capital in the next poll, according to PPRP leader Prawit Wongsuwon.Continue Reading
UK’s real point in joining Asia-centric CPTPP
2023-04-03
Here’s a prediction: In 10 or even 20 years’ time, no reputable economist or statistician will be able to work out convincingly what economic benefit the United Kingdom gained from joining the 11-country Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership in 2023. Those 11 countries are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore […]Continue Reading
Leonardo DiCaprio says Malaysian financier planned to donate to Obama’s 2012 campaign
2023-04-03
WASHINGTON: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio told a Washington jury on Monday (Apr 3) that Malaysian financier Jho Low revealed his plans to donate up to US$30 million to help US President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign in what prosecutors allege was part of an illegal foreign influence operation. “It was aContinue Reading
Leonardo DiCaprio says Malaysian financier Jho Low planned to donate to Obama’s 2012 campaign
2023-04-03
WASHINGTON: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio told a Washington jury on Monday (Apr 3) that Malaysian financier Jho Low revealed his plans to donate up to US$30 million to help US President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign in what prosecutors allege was part of an illegal foreign influence operation. “It was aContinue Reading
Micron probe by China seen as chips-war retaliation
2023-04-03
A Chinese cybersecurity watchdog has launched an investigation into the products of Micron Technology, an American memory chip maker – timing the announcement of the probe to come right after Japan joined hands with the United States and the Netherlands to tighten export bans on chip-making tools to China. On Friday, the Japanese government unveiled […]Continue Reading
6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island: USGS
2023-04-03
JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra island in western Indonesia on Monday (Apr 3), shaking homes of panicked residents but causing no casualties or damage. The quake’s epicentre was at sea southwest of Padangsidempuan city in northern Sumatra at a depth of 84 kilometres, the United States Geological SurveyContinue Reading
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California
2023-04-03
WASHINGTON: Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Monday (Apr 3) he would meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, a move China said would be a “provocation”. “On Wednesday, Apr 5, Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be hosting a bipartisan meeting with the President of Taiwan at theContinue Reading
Bear meat vending machine is a first for Japan
2023-04-03
Different cuts of locally killed black bear are proving popular with those who see it as a delicacy.Continue Reading
Institute offers booster shots
2023-04-03
The Institute of Dermatology is offering a Covid-19 vaccination service using the Gen2-Bivalent Pfizer vaccine at its headquarters on Ratchawithi Road.Continue Reading
Philippines announces four more military bases US troops can use
2023-04-03
MANILA: The Philippines announced on Monday (Apr 3) the locations of four additional military bases to be used by United States troops, with one site near the hotly disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan. The long-time treaty allies agreed in February to expand cooperation in “strategicContinue Reading