Steel melting plant closed as hazardous isotope detected
2023-03-19
PRACHIN BURI: Local authorities closed a steel melting plant in tambon Hat Nang Kaeo of Kabin Buri district on Sunday after they detected caesium-137 there.Continue Reading
2 unlicensed doctors arrested during clinic raids
2023-03-19
Consumer protection police raided two clinics in Bangkok and Pathum Thani on Saturday and arrested two men for allegedly working as doctors without licences.Continue Reading
About 70% of Singapore residents positive about overall quality of life post-pandemic: Government survey
2023-03-19
The survey findings, from an online poll involving 1,052 respondents, were released a day before a White Paper on Singapore’s response to COVID-19 is set to be debated in Parliament.Continue Reading
Chinese gangsters arrested for abducting, extorting female compatriot
2023-03-19
Three Chinese nationals – two men and a woman – have been arrested for allegedly abducting a female compatriot and extorting about 3.2 million baht from her, police said.Continue Reading
Hailstorms hammer Chiang Mai
2023-03-19
CHIANG MAI: Summer storms and hail damaged hundreds of properties in four districts of this northern province on Saturday despite the air force deploying planes to seed silver iodide to curb hail, according to officials.Continue Reading
Paetongtarn far ahead of rivals for PM: poll
2023-03-19
Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party has more than double the support of her nearest rivals for the post of prime minister, Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party and Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha of the United Thai Nation Party, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.Continue Reading
Paetongtarn gets most support for premiership: Nida Poll
2023-03-19
Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party receives most support for the post of prime minister while her party looks likely to win more House seats than other parties in the first pre-election survey in the lead-up to the general election in May conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.Continue Reading
Commentary: A private dining experience in Singapore is more than its hefty price tag
2023-03-18
Singapore diners are notoriously price-sensitive, yet waitlists for exclusive private dining experiences can stretch for months. Cookbook author Pamelia Chia explores why this is so.Continue Reading
SCDF gets upgraded modular oil tank firefighting system to battle large-scale infernos
2023-03-18
The Singapore Civil Defence Force held a media showcase in the lead-up to the 11th edition of Exercise Northstar, which will take place next week.Continue Reading
‘Trees are like humans’: How ‘doctors’ keep Singapore’s trees healthy, safe for city folk
2023-03-18
Of an estimated seven million trees in Singapore — a figure derived from tree censuses and past field surveys — NParks manages six million. The rest are managed by town councils and other parties such as private landowners. Two million of the trees under NParks are urban trees along roadsContinue Reading