43kg of heroin found in garment shipment
2023-03-07
Customs officials say they have found more than 43 kilogrammes of heroin worth 107.5 million baht hidden in hilltribe garments bound for Hong Kong.Continue Reading
Woman arrested in gruesome killing of Hong Kong model Abby Choi
2023-03-07
Last week, her ex-husband, Alex Kwong, his father, Kwong Kau, and his brother, Anthony Kwong, were charged with murder after police found body remains in a house rented by Kwong Kau in a suburban area of Hong Kong near the border with mainland China. Alex Kwong’s mother, Jenny Li, facesContinue Reading
Anutin brushes off ‘dirty tricks’ targeting Bhumjaithai
2023-03-07
Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul — in his capacity as the leader of the Bhumjaithai Party — has downplayed the suspension of a minister and so-called attacks against his party, brushing them off as pre-poll mudslinging.Continue Reading
AUKUS nuke submarine deal details set to surface
2023-03-07
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to visit Washington in the next two weeks to announce the long-awaited roadmap for the AUKUS submarine agreement alongside UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden. So, what’s involved, what’s at stake and what are the challenges? Can Albanese balance the imperatives of the alliance, technological […]Continue Reading
Chaichana ‘sorry’ for university slur
2023-03-07
The Democrat Party’s deputy secretary-general on Tuesday apologised to rector of Thaksin University for making condescending remarks about the institute during a recent pre-election rally in Phatthalung province.Continue Reading
Senior Democrat ‘sorry’ for university slur
2023-03-07
The Democrat Party’s deputy secretary-general on Tuesday apologised to the rector of Thaksin University for making condescending remarks about the school during a recent pre-election rally in Phatthalung province.Continue Reading
Cosmic debris: Astroscale on space trash removal vanguard
2023-03-07
TOKYO – Mitsubishi Electric has invested US$25 million in Astroscale, Japan’s leading space debris removal start-up, in a deal that will develop and manufacture satellite buses for Japan’s national security satellite constellations. The buses will be equipped with a standardized docking plate that other spacecraft can use when servicing, moving or deorbiting satellites that cannot […]Continue Reading
National Arts Council to enhance physical and digital spaces for Singapore artists
2023-03-07
Artists say that while they are able to find places to showcase their work, there is a lack of conducive spaces for experimentation and creation.Continue Reading
Train fault causes peak-hour delay on Thomson-East Coast MRT line
2023-03-07
SINGAPORE: A train fault caused an additional travelling time of 25 minutes along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) on Tuesday evening (Mar 7). Train operator SMRT first tweeted about the delay at 5.05pm, shortly before advising commuters to use alternative MRT lines. It then said a train shuttle service would beContinue Reading
PM to remove arm bandage in 2 weeks
2023-03-07
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday the bandage on his right arm would be removed in two weeks, after his infected injury had healed.Continue Reading