Authorities hope to engage youths in “meaningful and constructive discourse” through the youth panels, said Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong.Continue Reading
Medical teams responding to health emergencies in armed conflict face serious context-specific limitations that often undermine their core missions. A recent case in point is the 2023 earthquakes in northwestern Syria and Turkey. The Syrian regime under President Bashir al-Assad reportedly showed disrespect for international humanitarian law. This severely limited the acceptance and access of World Health Organization–classified emergency medical […]Continue Reading
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Friday (Apr 21) announced that Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo will be its presidential candidate for the upcoming election next year. Head of PDI-P Megawati Soekarnoputri made the announcement during a meeting of her party which was streamed online. “(In theContinue Reading
A hospital director and two other men have been arrested for purchasing sex services from girls under 18 in Muang district of Loei province.Continue Reading
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has asked prosecutors to indict Panthawat “Nott” Nakwisut, the embattled owner of the now-closed Kong Salak Plus online lottery platform and 16 others on charges of money laundering and gambling.Continue Reading
“The point is not to get the bidder with the highest price, but the bidder with the best expertise, best proposal,” says Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong.Continue Reading
The Philippines and the US have blasted China for ”its unlawful maritime claims, militarization of reclaimed features, and threatening and provocative activities in the South China Sea, including the repeated massing of maritime militia vessels in the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).” Such alleged depredations have been amply repeated in the media without qualification. Although viewed as […]Continue Reading
It comes after a video appeared to show staff giving ice cream to foreigners and refusing local visitors.Continue Reading
China’s new supersonic reconnaissance drone may be a harbinger of pre-emptive strikes against the US, Japan and Taiwan. Moreover, it may test the reactions and defenses of regional states against airspace incursions. This month, The Washington Post reported that China could soon deploy a new type to help target Taiwan and US military assets in the […]Continue Reading
One woman had placed slips of paper on plastic chairs to reserve the seats but the man removed them and took two seats for himself and his wife.Continue Reading