Yaowarat among ‘world’s coolest streets’
2022-09-02
Yaowarat Road in Bangkok’s Chinatown has been graded among the top ten “coolest” street to visit, for the history, food and routines, by Time Out.Continue Reading
Marshall Islands couple extradited in bribery case
2022-09-02
A business couple from the Marshall Islands who fled in order to Thailand in 2020 have now been extradited to the United States, where they are wanted upon charges of bribing a foreign lawmaker and money washing.Continue Reading
2 nabbed for Rohingya trafficking
2022-09-02
Police have arrested two more suspects allegedly involved in human trafficking activities that led to the deaths of dozens of Rohingya migrants in southern Thailand in 2015.Continue Reading
Sarus crane hatched at zoo
2022-09-02
A sarus motorised hoist chick has been lately hatched at a tierpark in Pathum Thani’s Thanyaburi district, according to a Zoological Park Organisation (ZPO) movie director.Continue Reading
Ensuring Cambodians’ Mobility Amidst Rocketing Fuel Prices
2022-09-02
Despite tax cuts, spiking fuel prices are affecting Cambodians’ access to everyday necessities. But behind the rising figures is an underlying and longstanding issue of unaffordable transport
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Singapore reports first Zika case since March 2020
2022-09-02
The virus is primarily transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, similar to dengue.Continue Reading
MOH to provide additional support for cancer patients affected by changes to treatment claim policies
2022-09-02
At a dinner hosted by the Singapore Cancer Society on Friday, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said he hoped that with the changes, effective cancer treatments can be made more accessible and affordable to all future patients. “But there will be mid-flight patients, meaning those who are in the middleContinue Reading
Legal team disputes Prayut’s starting date to court
2022-09-02
Day One for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister was not in 2014, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Friday, summing up a defence statement submitted to the Constitutional Court.Continue Reading
Taiwan indicts nine over Cambodia human trafficking scams
2022-09-02
Taiwanese prosecutors on Sept 2 indicted nine suspects on human trafficking charges for allegedly luring 88 people to Cambodia to toil in online scam syndicates that have become a regional scourge. Read full storyContinue Reading
Traffic fines to increase from Monday
2022-09-02
Fines for traffic offences will increase, with penalties for speeding or failing to stop at pedestrian crossings rising four-fold to 4,000 baht, when the amended Land Traffic Act comes into force on Monday, Sept 5.Continue Reading