A security guard at a nightclub on Khao San road, the world-renowned tourist in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district, has been charged with assault after a clip of him slapping a foreigner’s face and then handcuffing him was posted on social media.Continue Reading
HONG KONG: Authorities in Macao, the world’s biggest gambling hub, said on Sunday (Feb 26) they would drop COVID 19-related mask requirements for most locations, except for public transportation, hospitals and a handful of other areas. The rule change takes effect from Monday, the government said in a statement onContinue Reading
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea: A New Zealander and two other hostages have been freed in Papua New Guinea, the country’s prime minister said on Sunday (Feb 26), after they were held for a week in the highlands by an armed group. “It took us a while but the lastContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japan must spread the momentum of wage growth across the country to conquer rising inflation as annual labour negotiations wrap up next month, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday (Feb 26), with backing from a major business lobby. For years wages have been slow to grow in JapanContinue Reading
Police said on Saturday that the two children Choi had with her ex-husband were being taken care of by her mother. The murder came to light on Friday when officers found body parts of 28-year-old Choi – who went missing on Tuesday – in the ground-floor flat of a three-storeyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has recalled Chang Ling peanuts after detecting the presence of cyclamate. Cyclamate is a permitted food additive that is used as an artificial sweetenerand is approved for use in certain food products under Singapore’s regulations. But the use of cyclamate is not allowed inContinue Reading
On February 2, former US marine Peter Reed was killed in Ukraine while evacuating civilians in the frontline city of Bakhmut. Two days later on February 4, the bodies of two British volunteers, Christopher Perry and Andrew Bagshaw, were returned as part of a prisoner swap deal with Russian forces. Their deaths mark some of the latest Western casualties […]Continue Reading
KIEV – One year ago, the world for Ukraine turned upside down. It was around 5am on February 24, 2022, when we heard the first Russian cruise missiles slamming into the outskirts of Kiev. While the threat of a Russian invasion had been growing for months, it was only on February 21 that the purpose of the […]Continue Reading
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is most popular of all potential candidates for the post of prime minister among people in the three southern border provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, followed by Wan Muhamad Nor Matha of the Prachachart Party, according to a survey by National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.Continue Reading
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is more popular than other potential candidates for the post of prime minister among people in the three southern border provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, followed by Wan Muhamad Nor Matha of the Prachachart Party, according to a survey by National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.Continue Reading