Thaksin case given more appeal time
2022-08-23
A case involving a massive tax bill meant for former premier Thaksin Shinawatra had its deadline for appeal extended yesterday.Continue Reading
Ministers tour ganja plantation
2022-08-23
PATHUM THANI: Public Wellness Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday followed his Malaysian equal Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar on a trip to a Government Pharmaceutic Organization (GPO) marijuana plantation to discuss the particular comprehensive medical use of the plant.Continue Reading
Chinese pair caught posting 4kg of heroin to Australia
2022-08-23
A Chinese couple were arrested after four kilogrammes of heroin was found in the parcel they mailed to Australia through Thailand.Continue Reading
B66m sought from university over student’s death
2022-08-23
KHON KAEN: The mother of the medical student who seem to died in an incident on the Khon Kaen University campus within Muang district on Aug 10 is definitely seeking 66 mil baht in payment from the university.Continue Reading
Eight children dead, more missing as flooding destroys Afghan homes
2022-08-23
At least eight young children were killed through floods that hidden away houses around central and asian Afghanistan this week, typically the United Nations’ children’s agency said regarding Tuesday (Aug 23), adding that more small children were missing. The Un is deploying answer teams in east Afghanistan to provide helpContinue Reading
6.4-magnitude earthquake hits southern Sumatra, Indonesia
2022-08-23
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US adds seven China-related entities to export control list
2022-08-23
WASHINGTON: The United States has added seven China-related entities, mostly related to aerospace, to its export control list, citing national security and foreign policy concerns, according to a US Commerce Department notice published online on Tuesday (Aug 23). According to a notification posted to the Federal Register, suppliers of US materialsContinue Reading
China textbooks revised after ‘ugly’ cartoons spark outcry
2022-08-23
Anger over the “ugly, racist and spooky” images leads to illustrators and publishers being sacked.Continue Reading
Plurality of views adds to rigour of policy formulation but it must not lead to paralysis: DPM Heng
2022-08-23
“A new balance would not be possible if people insist only on pushing across their views or venture into polemics,” said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.Continue Reading
Justice served: Najib is finally going to jail
2022-08-23
SINGAPORE – In a historic unanimous ruling, Malaysia’s Federal Court on Tuesday (August 23) upheld former prime minister Najib Razak’s guilty conviction and a 12-year jail sentence on charges related to a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), sealing the 69-year-old’s fate as the Kajang Prison Complex’s newest inmate. Najib, […]
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