House Speaker Chuan Leekpai has slammed the government’s last-minute move to table an executive decree postponing the enforcement of key provisions of the law against torture and enforced disappearance.Continue Reading
Former Democrat Party leaders should not wait to be asked to help the party out in the election campaign since it is their duty to help, said the party’s patriarch, Chuan Leekpai.Continue Reading
The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) is warning investors of cryptocurrency scams that promise unusually high dividends after hundreds of victims lodged complaints online.Continue Reading
JERUSALEM: Germany believes an independent justice system is a tenet of democracy and is closely watching the Israeli dispute over a government plan for judicial change, its envoy said, as protesters flooded the streets for an eighth straight week on Saturday (Feb 25). The new nationalist-religious government of Prime MinisterContinue Reading
Abby Choi’s in-laws and ex-husband are in custody after her remains were found in a fridge in Hong Kong.Continue Reading
A 57-year-old Thai woman who fled to Thailand to avoid the consequences of a hit-and-run crash that killed a college student in suburban Detroit has returned to the United States, a local sheriff said on Friday.Continue Reading
TOKYO: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Hokkaido in northern Japan on Saturday night (Feb 25), the US Geological Survey and the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued after the offshore quake, which shook the coastal cities of Kushiro and Nemuro. There were no immediate reports ofContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese’s presence at Mardi Gras has been welcomed by many but he has also faced criticism.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man who was caught on video using an e-vaporiser in an MRT train has been fined for the offence, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Saturday (Feb 25). HSA said it was alerted to the incident on Feb 14 after an article published on the STOMP website. The manContinue Reading
Besides the G7 nations, the G20 bloc also includes such countries as Australia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. The delegates said the meeting was likely to end with a statement by the host summarising the discussions. “In the absence of a consensus, the option for India would be to issue aContinue Reading