Upper Thailand still choking on smog
2023-04-05
People in upper northern areas of Thailand were still choking on hazardous levels of smog on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Singapore car buyers hit with second straight round of record-high COEs
2023-04-05
SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums closed higher almost across the board in the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday (Apr 5), with Category A and B prices breaking records yet again. For Category A cars, or those 1,600cc and below with horsepower not exceeding 130bhp, premiums closed at S$96,501, upContinue Reading
Central Narcotics Bureau uses saliva test kits in a first for anti-drug raids at nightspots
2023-04-05
All it takes for these test kits is a swab on the tongue and cheeks. Those who test positive will be escorted to CNB’s headquarters for a confirmatory urine test.Continue Reading
Films screened for ancestors at Chinese cemetery during festival
2023-04-05
PHITSANULOK: The Chinese Association of Phitsanulok has been showing open air movies at a Chinese cemetery in Muang district as part Qingming, the Ching Ming Festival.Continue Reading
Senior district official caught with envelope holding B3.2m bribe
2023-04-05
A senior Bangkok district official caught with an envelope containing 3.2 million baht in cash has denied it was a bribe he allegedly demanded from a development company, telling police he thought it held only a document.Continue Reading
Illegal migrants caught at Pattaya market
2023-04-05
CHON BURI: Seven illegal migrants were arrested during a police raid on the largest fresh market in Pattaya, talad Amon Nakhon in Bang Lamung district, on Wednesday morning.Continue Reading
The Anakut podcast: Women in politics and policy
2023-04-05
The third season of Globe’s own podcast discussing Cambodia’s future explores women’s evolving role in the Kingdom’s political participation and the challenges they still face
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Lack of plan for radioactive dust worries experts
2023-04-05
A pile of furnace dust, believed to be contaminated with caesium-137 from a radioactive rod that went missing from a power plant in Prachin Buri a few weeks ago, is still being kept at the steel smelter where it was found.Continue Reading
Commentary: What was it about TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi’s speech that made him sound un-Singaporean?
2023-04-04
TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi’s use of American features in his speech at a hostile congressional hearing was not only polite, but also necessary, says linguistics expert Associate Professor Tan Ying Ying from NTU.Continue Reading
Leong Mun Wai’s election as PSP chief signals party’s confidence in him, endorsement of debate style: Analysts
2023-04-04
“Mr Leong is big into histrionics and portrays himself as the proverbial David against Goliath. However, his antics have also got him into trouble more than once,” says an analyst.Continue Reading