NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A man pretending to be a close aide of the national police chief has been arrested for offering to help police officers gain promotion in return for payment of 300,000 baht, Provincial Police Region 3 commissioner Pol Lt Gen Somprasong Yenthuan said on Monday.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell on Monday, snapping five days of gains, as investors took profits after a report on slowing economic activity in China, the world’s biggest crude importer, re-ignited concerns about falling global fuel demand. Read full storyContinue Reading
The dissolution paves the way for Malaysia’s 15th general election to be held this year.Continue Reading
Nestle started the Nescafe Grown Respectfully in Kedah in 2019, which is aimed at supporting local coffee farming and helping farmers increase their source of income. Read full storyContinue Reading
Millions across the country who struggle to make a living rely on ayurveda because it’s affordable and has been trusted through generations. But many others take it because they simply don’t trust modern medicine.Continue Reading
A police sting led to the arrest of a man and a woman in Nonthaburi province and seizure of 9,000 forged US$100 banknotes, worth around 34 million baht at face value.Continue Reading
The news organisation had aired footage from inside the building where 23 children were killed.Continue Reading
With the European Commission poised to ban products with supply chains tainted by forced labor, the solar-energy industry is lighting the way for other businesses to follow. After more than a year in development, the trade body SolarPower Europe, working in partnership with Solar Energy UK, has launched the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI), a concrete plan to reinforce […]
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ATTRACTIONS, AIRLINES LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING TOURISTS Abe employs about 50 people and resorted to layoffs after the pandemic struck in 2020. Some Akihabara shops have closed down since then, but he bided his time. “Hanging on is where power lies,” Abe said. “Now, I am a bit worried aboutContinue Reading
The battle of the billionaires has become the stuff of headlines. The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has gone head-to-head with Australia’s richest man, billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest. Musk, the founding investor in battery-powered car giant Tesla, has famously mocked hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles as “mind-bogglingly stupid.” Forrest has just placed a very large bet on […]
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