Cambodia’s reforestation attempts might fail, and delivery app drivers across the region call for higher wages. Meanwhile, Singapore’s education system implements new reforms
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SINGAPORE: A 28-year-old woman was arrested aboard a ferry from Singapore to Indonesia on Thursday (Mar 23) after allegedly scalding a man with hot water, leaving him with second-degree burns. The police said that they were informed at about 7.30am on Thursday that a 24-year-old man was scalded by hotContinue Reading
Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul has denied a report that the party has reached a deal with the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) to support its leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon becoming the next prime minister.Continue Reading
Pickleball, which combines aspects of badminton, tennis and table tennis, has more than 1,500 active players in Singapore.Continue Reading
This time last year, few would have heard of Silicon Valley Bank. But the recent collapse of the US bank has raised the spectre of the Lehman Brothers meltdown, sparking fears of a banking crisis. CNA’s Steven Chia drills down on some financial basics.Continue Reading
More than 180 foreigners have faced criminal charges in Phuket since the start of the year, with the top three offenders being nationals from Russia, France and the United Kingdom.Continue Reading
CHON BURI: A gunman who opened fire on a car in Pattaya and injured two women has been arrested in Sukhothai, police said yesterday evening.Continue Reading
Three new cases of mpox have been detected in the kingdom. All three of the cases are male patients, and they are now being treated by the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, a medical institution specialised in treating infectious diseases, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said yesterday.Continue Reading
Inflation is putting the squeeze on all in Singapore, including hawkers, who cannot operate within a low price ceiling given such economic pressures, says Pamelia Chia.Continue Reading
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the national police chief to urgently investigate how a power plant in Prachin Buri province lost a 25-kilogramme tube containing radioactive caesium-137 after local children reportedly developed symptoms related to respiratory diseases.Continue Reading