Deputy House Speaker Supachai hit with encroachment ethics probe
2022-10-04
Deputy House Speaker Supachai Phosu is facing an ethics probe in connection with his alleged encroachment on a forest reserve in Nakhon Phanom.Continue Reading
More pumps to drain flooded Chiang Mai
2022-10-04
CHIANG MAI: At least 20 large pumps will be installed to help drain water from flood-hit Chiang Mai city.Continue Reading
US-China space race takes a turn to asteroid blasting
2022-10-04
In what seems like a scene from a science-fiction thriller, NASA has successfully used a spacecraft to deflect an asteroid off-course in the first-ever mission of its type. In a September 27 press release, NASA announced that day before its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully impacted the asteroid Dimorphos after ten months of flying […]
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Police appeal for information on 14-year-old boy missing since Sep 30
2022-10-04
SINGAPORE: Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a 14-year-old boy who has been missing for four days. Sivakeshan Saravanan was last seen in the vicinity of Blk 103 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 on Sep 30. Anyone with information can call the police hotline at 1800 255 0000Continue Reading
Putin’s mobilization draws on wrong war history
2022-10-04
Vladimir Putin’s mobilization of 300,000 additional Russian soldiers to fight in Ukraine has gotten off to a rocky start. Nominally aimed at calling up reserve forces with prior combat experience, early reports suggest a broader dragnet and widespread resistance against the call-up. Recruitment offices have been torched, protests against the action have dotted Russian cities, […]
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Pakistan out of money for flood recovery, UN boosts aid request: Minister
2022-10-04
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is out of money to spend on recovery from recent devastating floods, its climate change minister said on Tuesday (Oct 4), urging prompt international help at the UN launch of an aid appeal as the funds the country needs were ramped up five-fold. The United Nations revised upContinue Reading
PM scorned for backing radio as flood information medium
2022-10-04
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has suggested that transistor radios may often be the best means of keeping people informed during major flooding, but his remark drew public scorn.Continue Reading
Doping testing regime in place for Singapore’s national athletes, with those at higher risk tested more often
2022-10-04
There is a framework of rules and standards to keep sports in Singapore free of doping, says Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth Eric Chua.Continue Reading
Philippine media groups demand protection after journalist’s murder
2022-10-04
MANILA: A Philippine journalist has been shot dead while driving in the country’s capital, police said on Tuesday (Oct 4), prompting condemnation from media groups and activists, who described his assassination as a blow to press freedom. Radio journalist Percival Mabasa, 63, was killed by two assailants at the gateContinue Reading
Jail for business owner who caught COVID-19, but left isolation to work
2022-10-04
Wang Shaowei was one of those who tested positive for COVID-19 in the period that Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre was closed down for deep cleaning last year due to COVID-19 cases. Continue Reading