The Labour Ministry will seek cabinet approval to issue long-term resident (LTR) visas to attract wealthy and high-potential foreigners to Thailand, in a bid to stimulate the economy and investment.Continue Reading
The Board of Investment has officially begun accepting applications for long-term resident (LTR) visas for wealthy and high-potential foreigners who are expected to make big contributions to the economy.Continue Reading
TRAINING JUNIOR OFFICERS CPT Selvan said the sheer number of aircraft involved means the skills of all the air warfare officers onboard are tested to the limit. “We exercise our full competency,” he said. “It’s a very exciting experience.” There are six such officers to ensure that nothing slips underContinue Reading
“NS is not just about showing numbers. We are going to be a credible force out there, so we need to be able to come here and upkeep our skills,” he said. “It’s not just me. I mean, we have different NSmen cycling through the exercises that we do overseasContinue Reading
Russia is using its dominance of the European oil and gas market, where it accounts for 40% of EU gas consumption, to attempt to reduce support for Ukraine. To ramp up that pressure ahead of the winter, Russia has closed off the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany from August 31 to September 3 – […]
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Ten months after Iraq’s pro-Iran bloc was soundly defeated in parliamentary elections, and less than a week after Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his retirement from political life, a stalemate between Shiites who oppose Tehran and those who support it seems to be leading the country toward civil war. Yet this is only half the story. […]
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A secondary school discipline master ironically broke the law at his own workplace when he took multiple upskirt videos of his colleagues and at least seven students. Read full storyContinue Reading
In CNA’s regular look at what hit the headlines during the week, Five on Friday take to the skies and help you find your inner child in these themed flights.Continue Reading
JAKARTA – After unilaterally extending its territorial claims into Indonesia’s Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ), China has yet to respond to plans by British oil company Harbour Energy PLC to pipe newly-discovered natural gas from its Tuna block across the maritime border into Vietnam’s offshore network. Harbour discovered the Tuna field in 2014 and was in […]
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So far, authorities have largely avoided shutting down offices and factories. “We need to get the virus under control, we can’t just give up like some countries,” said a woman surnamed Tang, who has been volunteering to help food deliveries arrive at a locked down compound in Futian, Shenzhen’s mostContinue Reading