Govt scoffs at putsch speculation
2022-09-28
Defence Ministry spokesman Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich has brushed off rumours of a coup ahead of the general election planned for next year.Continue Reading
Wissanu tightens ties with Canberra to battle drugs
2022-09-28
Thailand and Australia have announced plans to tighten their bilateral relationship to combat transnational drug trafficking.Continue Reading
NRCT kick-starts feet fund
2022-09-28
The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) have granted a research fund to develop dynamic-response feet — an energy-storing prosthetic — for the disabled, via the universal healthcare programme.Continue Reading
Workers must be open to training themselves, but employers must also reward workers adequately: Lawrence Wong
2022-09-28
This is especially so for sectors where there is limited scope for productivity improvement for lower-wage workers, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Continue Reading
Exclusive-Vietnam preparing rules to limit news posts on social media accounts – sources
2022-09-28
SINGAPORE/HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is preparing new rules to limit which social media accounts can post news-related content, three people familiar with the matter said, as authorities tighten their control over news and information sources in the country. Read full storyContinue Reading
Eat, pray, reflect: Spending time in a South Korean Buddhist temple
2022-09-28
Some 130 monasteries in the country welcome visitors through the Templestay programme. Read full storyContinue Reading
Malaysian director Lau Kok Rui’s HK film receives 6 noms at Golden Horse Awards; including for lead actor Anthony Wong
2022-09-28
The film is also competing in the Best Narrative Feature, Best New Director, Best New Performer, Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay categories. Read full storyContinue Reading
With Singapore’s population ageing rapidly, how can a sandwich generation better manage their finances?
2022-09-28
HOW DO YOU ALLOCATE YOUR RESOURCES? Ms Mabel Tan, a financial services director at Great Eastern, is among those in the sandwich generation. Her son was born with a congenital condition and required open heart surgery. Her parents are retired and she provides for them. Speaking to CNA’s Money TalksContinue Reading
Landslide warning for Phetchabun’s Phu Thap Boek mountain
2022-09-28
PHETCHABUN: The governor of this northern province has warned tourists heading for the Phu Thap Boek mountain in Lom Kao district of possible landslides.Continue Reading
Body of woman stuffed in suitcase found floating in Mekong River
2022-09-28
NAKHON PHANOM: The body of an unidentified woman was found stuffed inside a suitcase in the Mekong River in That Phanom district on Wednesday.Continue Reading