Anti-alcohol consumption networks on Tuesday called for a ban on the use of alcoholic beverage logos to promote non-alcoholic drinks, labelling it a marketing ploy to raise people’s recognition of unhealthy products.Continue Reading
The cabinet yesterday approved the registration of 14.6 million low-income people eligible to receive benefits under a new phase of the government’s state welfare card programme, which is due to begin on April 1, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.Continue Reading
Cobra Gold 2023, the largest international military exercise in mainland Asia, officially kicked off yesterday in Rayong and will run until March 10.Continue Reading
Rajwinder Singh is accused of murdering Toyah Cordingley, found dead in Queensland in 2018.Continue Reading
China, which blocks all western social media on the mainland, mocked the United States government for trying to stop young people from using TikTok, the most downloaded app during the pandemic. The White House issued a 30-days notice to government organizations on Monday to make sure that TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd, is removed from all federal […]Continue Reading
LONDON: Two Labrador dogs, which have been trained by British police, are to be flown to Thailand to help crack down on the smuggling of critically endangered pangolins, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday (Feb 28) warned of an impending heatwave in many parts of the country over the next couple of months, urging states to be well prepared to manage any surge in “heat-related illnesses”. Weather office India Meteorological Department (IMD) said there was an “enhanced probability” ofContinue Reading
TOKYO: The head of an upscale Japanese inn apologised on Tuesday (Feb 28) for only changing the water in its hot-spring bath every six months, allowing bacteria to breed 3,700 times over the standard limit. Local ordinances stipulate a weekly replacement of the water in which guests traditionally soak nakedContinue Reading
The cabinet has approved a new round of registrations for state welfare cards with 14.6 million low-income earners meeting the criteria and eligible for benefits.Continue Reading
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida used a policy speech at the opening of the 2023 session of Japan’s parliament, the National Diet, to declare that Japan was “on the brink of not being able to maintain social functions” due to the country’s population crisis. The country’s median age is 49 — the second highest in the […]Continue Reading