The women’s employment rate peaked at 35 per cent in 2004 and fell to around 25 per cent in 2022, according to calculations based off official data, said Rosa Abraham, an economist at Azim Premji University. But official figures count as employed people who report as little as one hourContinue Reading
The Read Aloud part of the English oral examination will be replaced by the Planned Response component, with students graded on clear organisation and expression of ideas, as well as language fluency.Continue Reading
About 1,700 people in Chiang Mai on Monday brought a lawsuit in the Administrative Court against the prime minister and two state agencies for failing to tackle the annual dense smog over the region, which they say is shortening their lives by about five years.Continue Reading
SURAT THANI: One of two fugitive suspects in Saturday’s murder rampage at a house in Surat Thani was arrested by police on Monday afternoon.Continue Reading
Silom road in Bang Rak district will not be closed for this year’s Songkran Festival but people will still be free to splash water and indulge in other fun-filled activities as usual, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Monday.Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologised on Monday (Apr 10) after a video which showed him asking a boy to suck his tongue triggered a backlash on social media. The video, which has gone viral, shows the Dalai Lama, 87, planting a kiss on the boy’s lipsContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Indonesia expects to conclude negotiations with China in the coming weeks on an additional US$560 million loan for a high-speed rail project being built in the Southeast Asian country, a senior minister said on Monday (Apr 10). The cost of the line linking the capital Jakarta with the textileContinue Reading
BRUSSELS: The European Union expressed concern on Monday (Apr 10) over Chinese military drills around Taiwan, saying the island’s status should not be changed by force as any escalation, accident or use of force there would have huge global implications. China’s military carried out aerial and naval blockade drills aroundContinue Reading
TOKYO: A coalition of climate groups are stepping up pressure on Japan’s top three banks to cut financing linked to fossil fuels, filing shareholder resolutions to be voted on at the companies’ annual general meetings in June, sources said on Monday. The groups are targeting megabanks Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group,Continue Reading
India is estimated to be home to more than 70% of the world’s tigers.Continue Reading