A 57-year-old Thai woman who fled to Thailand to avoid the consequences of a hit-and-run crash that killed a college student in suburban Detroit has returned to the United States, a local sheriff said on Friday.Continue Reading
TOKYO: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Hokkaido in northern Japan on Saturday night (Feb 25), the US Geological Survey and the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued after the offshore quake, which shook the coastal cities of Kushiro and Nemuro. There were no immediate reports ofContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese’s presence at Mardi Gras has been welcomed by many but he has also faced criticism.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man who was caught on video using an e-vaporiser in an MRT train has been fined for the offence, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Saturday (Feb 25). HSA said it was alerted to the incident on Feb 14 after an article published on the STOMP website. The manContinue Reading
Besides the G7 nations, the G20 bloc also includes such countries as Australia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. The delegates said the meeting was likely to end with a statement by the host summarising the discussions. “In the absence of a consensus, the option for India would be to issue aContinue Reading
Besides the G7 nations, the G20 bloc also includes such countries as Australia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. A senior G20 source said negotiations over the communique were difficult, with Russia and China blocking proposals by Western countries. The source and several other officials said barring a last-minute surprise, a consensusContinue Reading
BEIJING: Chinese weather balloon manufacturer Zhuzhou Rubber Research & Design Institute said it had no connection to the balloon shot down by the United States earlier this month and was not a military company. Zhuzhou Rubber, a unit of Chinese state chemical giant ChemChina, said it “is mainly engaged inContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 3.8 per cent this year, helped by a rebound in the vital tourism sector, while inflation should cool to its target range, the finance minister said on Saturday (Feb 25). Domestic spending has increased and the government will accelerate large project investment toContinue Reading
MANILA: Philippine protesters held a noisy rally Saturday (Feb 25) for the 37th anniversary of the “People Power” revolution, which ousted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s dictator father and sent the family into exile. It was the first commemoration of the uprising since Marcos Jr took office in June 2022. HeContinue Reading
The chief of the Bowin police station in Si Racha district of Chon Buri has been transferred to an inactive post pending an investigation into his alleged financial link to the Saipay69 gambling site.Continue Reading