Bear meat vending machine is a first for Japan
2023-04-03
Different cuts of locally killed black bear are proving popular with those who see it as a delicacy.Continue Reading
Institute offers booster shots
2023-04-03
The Institute of Dermatology is offering a Covid-19 vaccination service using the Gen2-Bivalent Pfizer vaccine at its headquarters on Ratchawithi Road.Continue Reading
Philippines announces four more military bases US troops can use
2023-04-03
MANILA: The Philippines announced on Monday (Apr 3) the locations of four additional military bases to be used by United States troops, with one site near the hotly disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan. The long-time treaty allies agreed in February to expand cooperation in “strategicContinue Reading
India’s Gandhi appeals defamation conviction with hearing set for Apr 13
2023-04-03
SURAT, India: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi appealed against his conviction for defamation on Monday (Apr 3), seeking to overturn a judgment that resulted in his expulsion from parliament a year before a general election is due. Gandhi, 52, was convicted last month in a case brought by a stateContinue Reading
Govt says police closing in on hacker
2023-04-03
Police are closing in on the hacker who threatened to release data stolen in an alleged security breach affecting 55 million Thais, said Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn.Continue Reading
American extradited to Singapore, charged over S$18 million fraud investment scheme
2023-04-03
SINGAPORE: A 50-year-old man was extradited from the United States to Singapore and charged on Monday (Apr 3) over an S$18 million (S$13.5 million) fraud investment scheme. Michael Philip Atkins, a US citizen, was a director and shareholder of Aureus Capital. Between May 2013 and July 2014, the company offered anContinue Reading
Warrants out for 3 Chinese fugitives in student kidnap-murder case
2023-04-03
Police have obtained court warrants for the arrest of three fugitive Chinese men in the kidnap and murder of a Chinese university student whose body was found in a ditch in Nonthaburi province on Saturday.Continue Reading
Move Forward predicts Nakhon Si Thammarat sweep
2023-04-03
The Move Forward Party (MFP) is aiming to secure a clean sweep in Nakhon Si Thammarat despite having won no House seats in the Democrat-dominated province in 2019.Continue Reading
PPRP confident of retaining Bangkok seats
2023-04-03
The Palang Pracharath Party is confident of retaining its 12 House seats in the capital at the general election, PPRP leader Prawit Wongsuwon said on Monday.Continue Reading
Japan to scrap COVID-19 tests on arrival for China travellers
2023-04-03
TOKYO: Japan will stop testing travellers arriving from mainland China for the coronavirus, the government said Monday (Apr 3), ending a COVID-19 policy previously slammed as “discriminatory” by Beijing. From Wednesday, arrivals from China will have to show proof of vaccination or a negative result obtained before departure – “justContinue Reading