The hardest and possibly the most painful thing fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra can stomach is that he may be providing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha with what he needs to return to power after the next polls.Continue Reading
A special House meeting will need to take place on Tuesday to deliberate an executive decree postponing enforcement of key provisions of the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, said Chinaworn Boonyakiat, a Democrat Party MP in his capacity as deputy chief government whip, yesterday.Continue Reading
The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) is preparing to seek an arrest warrant for Kittipong “Big” Kachornboonthaworn, one of four brothers who allegedly run the macau888 online gambling website.Continue Reading
A member of the Seri Ruam Thai Party on Friday demanded the Election Commission (EC) clarify why it dropped his petition seeking a probe into whether the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party’s general assembly was in violation of the election law.Continue Reading
Police have arrested a suspected drug dealer who underwent extensive plastic surgery to make himself look Korean, after which he evaded capture for three months.Continue Reading
Justice eludes victims of martial law in the Philippines – while the man who oversaw it remains a Marcos ally.Continue Reading
HDB rents reached an all-time high last year and are still climbing. The programme Talking Point dives into the issue and finds out that some of the biggest increases have been in traditionally remoter areas, among other things.Continue Reading
The police reiterated its officers will never ask for the control of bank accounts, money or passwords or require one to transfer money to another account. Those who face such requests should ignore it. Police officers will also not make calls from international numbers, which numbers can be identified by theContinue Reading
Do tax hikes deter smoking and will banning future generations from smoking help to eradicate smoking in Singapore? CNA asks experts how Singapore can become a smoke-free nation.Continue Reading
A fatal incident in January involving a Chinese-owned mining company raises the spectre of political opportunists exploiting anti-Chinese sentiments in the run-up to Indonesia’s 2024 elections, say these writers.Continue Reading