Don’t make sex videos on Valentine’s: police
2023-02-12
The Technology Crime Suppression Division has warned lovers not to video-record their sex on Valentine’s Day to avoid being blackmailed after the relationship ends.Continue Reading
9,700 elderly households have sold part of flat’s remaining lease to HDB since 2009
2023-02-12
2-room Flexi Scheme HDB also provided an update on its 2-room Flexi Scheme, which gives seniors the option of monetising their existing property and “right-sizing” to a 2-room Flexi flat. Since its introduction in November 2015, HDB has offered about 46,500 2-room Flexi flats. The booking exercises for nearly 33,200Continue Reading
Investigators await totals in online gambling kingpin’s bank accounts
2023-02-12
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has not yet been informed of the amount of money in eight bank accounts frozen in connection with cases against Panthawat Nakwisut, who has been charged with money laundering and colluding in online gambling, according to a DSI press release.Continue Reading
Police not yet sure how much money is in online gambling kingpin’s accounts
2023-02-12
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has not yet been informed of the amount of money in eight bank accounts frozen in connection with cases against Panthawat Nakwisut, who has been charged with money laundering and colluding in online gambling, according to a DSI press release.Continue Reading
Russia says NATO should hold emergency summit over Nord Stream blasts
2023-02-12
NATO should hold an emergency meeting to discuss recent findings about September explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said late on Saturday (Feb 11). Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1970, said in a blog post on Wednesday, citingContinue Reading
The unpredictable toll of natural disasters
2023-02-12
High inflation can cause great inconvenience, but there are certainly worse things, in particular, natural disasters. Last week southeastern Turkey and northern Syria were hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which caused large numbers of casualties and severe infrastructure damage. Budget expenditures for Turkey’s reconstruction could amount to 5.5% of gross domestic product over two […]Continue Reading
Poll: Prayut top PM pick in Nakhon Si Thammarat
2023-02-12
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha of the United Thai Nation Party (UTN) is on top of Nakhon Si Thammarat voters’ choices for the post of prime minister, followed by Paetongtarn “Ung-Ing” Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party, in a survey by National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.Continue Reading
Prayut most favourite for PM among Nakhon Si Thammarat voters: Nida Poll
2023-02-12
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha of the United Thai Nation Party (UTN) is on top of Nakhon Si Thammarat voters’ choices for the post of prime minister, followed by Paetongtarn “Ung-Ing” Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party, in a survey by National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.Continue Reading
Tu v Aap: The Indian woman who sparked a Twitter battle on pronouns
2023-02-12
The use of the tu and aap pronouns in Hindi has sparked a linguistic debate on Twitter.Continue Reading
Grieving a daughter’s Covid death in Wuhan – while being surveilled
2023-02-11
Yang Min has demanded “justice” for her daughter, who died of Covid in China three years ago.Continue Reading