Fire at energy ministry building under control
2022-08-07
A fire broke out at the Energy Ministry on Sunday but was quickly brought extinguished by firefighters.Continue Reading
Fatal fire pub owner detained, admits guilt
2022-08-07
CHON BURI: The owner of the Sattahip pub that burned down early on Friday morning, killing 15, is under detention at a police station after he reported to police on Saturday night. His lawyer said his client had confessed to all charges.Continue Reading
Mountain B pub owner detained, confesses charges
2022-08-07
CHON BURI: The owner of Mountain B pub is under detention at a police station after he reported to police on Saturday night. His lawyer said his client had confessed to all charges.Continue Reading
Post-Pelosi puzzle: When is a ‘blockade’ not a blockade?
2022-08-07
US-China relations are now the worst since then-president Richard Nixon opened modern relations in 1972. At the June Shangri-La Dialogue, Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe warned US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, “If you want confrontation, we will fight to the very end.” The visit to Taiwan last week by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, […]
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Thai nightclub owner detained in connection with fire that killed 15 people
2022-08-07
BANGKOK: Thai police have detained the owner of a nightclub in connection with a fire at the venue that killed 15 people, officers confirmed on Sunday (Aug 7). The blaze erupted around 1am on Friday at the Mountain B nightspot in Chonburi province’s Sattahip district, roughly 150km southeast of Bangkok.Continue Reading
Commonwealth Games: How climate change is changing life around the world
2022-08-07
Climate change is here. But it is also everywhere. Three Commonwealth athletes explain how it is changing their sport and homes.Continue Reading
Chinese and Taiwanese warships eye each other as drills due to end
2022-08-07
TAIPEI: Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas “cat and mouse” on Sunday (Aug 7), hours before the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises launched in reaction to a visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi’s visit last week to the self-ruled island infuriatedContinue Reading
Prayut should remain PM until term expires – poll
2022-08-07
Many people think Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha should announce to the public that he will stay on as a prime minister until the eight-year limit on his premiership expires, which is this month, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.Continue Reading
PM Prayut should quit when term expires this month: poll
2022-08-07
Most people think Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha should announce to the public that he will quit as prime minister when the eight-year limit on his premiership expires, which is this month, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.Continue Reading
China shortens suspensions for international flights linked to COVID-19 cases
2022-08-07
China has shortened the suspension time meant for inbound international plane tickets on routes discovered to have COVID-19 instances starting on Sunday (Aug 7). The nation’s aviation regulator stated in a statement upon Sunday that flights on a route having an identified coronavirus case will be suspended for one weekContinue Reading