Five people were injured in a four-vehicle crash that included a bus and brought down two power poles on busy Sukhumvit Road, causing a traffic jam, in Bangkok on Wednesday morning.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man stole from his housemate and his colleague, lost his job, then hatched a plan to steal from laundromats before returning to China with the money. Zhao Huipeng, 26, stole S$10,994 in coins and dollar notes from coin exchange machines in 15 laundromats. He was sentenced on WednesdayContinue Reading
The US Defense Department’s opposition to eminently necessary force-structure changes, combined with the subjects of the National Defense Strategy, confirms that the United States is not prepared for an impending Eurasian war. As the risks of such a war increase in the coming months, President Joe Biden’s administration should reconsider and change course to recognize […]Continue Reading
BANGKOK – US President Joe Biden risks snubbing strategic nations if he fails to attend November’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, allowing China to bask in the spotlight and expand its regional influence if President Xi Jinping participates in Biden’s absence, political analysts said. “Chinese President Xi Jinping will be among those attending,” […]Continue Reading
TAIPEI: United States Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr will visit Taiwan this week, the de facto US embassy in Taiwan said on Wednesday (Nov 2), the latest senior official from the country to visit the island. Carr will meet with “Taiwan interlocutors” to discuss issues including telecommunications and cybersecurity fromContinue Reading
Typically the zoo was put in lockdown and one doggie had to be tranquillised through the brief emergency.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A taxi driver who had COVID-19 symptoms and went to a doctor in 2020 refused a swab test and flouted an order to stay home for five days, instead heading out every day to ferry passengers. Ho Kieh Lueh, 66, was sentenced to 12 weeks’ jail on Wednesday (Nov 2) forContinue Reading
SingHealth plans to roll out these gantries to all its other institutions, including Singapore General Hospital and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.Continue Reading
Hong Kong is hosting this week a much-anticipated investment summit that brings together heads of the world’s top banks and other big names in finance. These “Wall Street titans” from more than 100 major global monetary institutions were called on to tackle three sets of challenges and opportunities in economy, technology and sustainability. So many […]Continue Reading
While UMNO has vowed to stand by Najib, his absence has left a leadership void in a fragmented party, said observers. Continue Reading