BANGKOK: Thailand will legalise abortion up to 20 weeks, the government said on Tuesday (Sep 27), relaxing pregnant people’s access to the previously restricted medical procedure. Terminations remained illegal in the kingdom – except under incidents of rape or threat to the mother’s life – until February last year when itContinue Reading
China politics expert Kerry Brown said he was highly sceptical that there was anything more to be read into Xi’s brief absence. “I guess if there was deep dissatisfaction with Xi’s leadership in the elite … We would have seen at least a bit of evidence,” said Brown, professor ofContinue Reading
China politics expert Kerry Brown said he was highly skeptical that there was anything more to be read into Xi’s brief absence. “I guess if there was deep dissatisfaction with Xi’s leadership in the elite … We would have seen at least a bit of evidence,” said Brown, professor ofContinue Reading
Forest conservation needs cooperation from all members of society, especially the young, according to experts at a forum organised on Tuesday as part of the Sustainability Expo 2022 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.Continue Reading
The US is designing its SSN(X) next-generation nuclear attack submarine in a significant shift from procuring Virginia class SSNs to a new class by the 2030s. The program addresses maintenance woes in its current nuclear attack submarine fleet and reorients US undersea warfare capabilities to great power competition from China and Russia. The designation “SSN(X)” […]
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TOKYO: Japan’s restart of more nuclear power plants would help ease Europe’s energy supply fears during the winter as more liquefied natural gas (LNG) will become available to the global market, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday (Sep 27). Europe is racing to prepare forContinue Reading
Other money changers CNA spoke to on Tuesday morning said there has not been a significant uptick in demand for the pound. At The Arcade at Raffles Place, home to a cluster of money changers, lines had yet to form at around 10am. The owner of Shara Exchange, who gaveContinue Reading
The Health Sciences Authority says it works with e-commerce sites to shut down listings of vapes and their related products upon detection. Continue Reading
Could the ghost of Shinzo Abe reach up from the grave and drag down Prime Minister Fumio Kishida with him? Only in a Japanese horror movie, perhaps – but today’s event is proving to be a nightmare for both Prime Minister Kishida and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The state funeral for Abe, Japan’s longest-serving […]
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The cabinet has approved 3.85 billion baht for the construction of Siriraj station and hospital facility, connecting the Light Red and Orange lines and making Siriraj Hospital the first in Thailand with direct access from a train station.Continue Reading