Norwegian found dead in Pattaya
2023-03-09
PATTAYA: A Norwegian man was found dead in his apartment in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri on Wednesday night, according to local police.Continue Reading
Visa racket report fingers 107 immigration officers
2023-03-09
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has been given a 139,000-page police report into 107 immigration officers accused of helping Chinese nationals involved in “grey” businesses to obtain visas.Continue Reading
Doctor’s letter not required for ‘May I have a seat please?’ sticker or lanyard, say public transport operators
2023-03-09
Commuters are also not required to show “proof” of their condition or disability. Continue Reading
CNA Explains: How does CPF nomination work and what happens if you don’t make one?
2023-03-09
Questions have been raised about CPF nomination after a recent court case highlighted the fact that divorce does not automatically revoke a pre-existing nomination.Continue Reading
Big speed and ketamine bust in Samut Prakan
2023-03-09
Police are hunting for three suspected drug smugglers after seizing almost 2.5 million speed pills and 10 kilogrammes of ketamine in Samut Prakan.Continue Reading
Director of car workshop fined for allowing family members to perform illegal vehicle modifications
2023-03-09
SINGAPORE: The director of a car workshop was fined S$6,000 by a court on Thursday (Mar 9) for allowing his employees, including his family members, to illegally alter vehicle exhaust systems for their customers. The sole director of Man Exhaust Werkz, 30-year-old Muhammad Shahrudin Mat Nooh, pleaded guilty to threeContinue Reading
Court settles acrimonious custody battle over 11-year-old son with neurodevelopment disorders
2023-03-09
The woman said she pays and arranges for all the therapies for their son while the man says the “level of therapists” was not needed or justified.Continue Reading
Authorities relent on tourists’ school uni craze
2023-03-09
A tempest in a teapot over Chinese tourists wearing Thai school uniforms has ended with authorities conceding that the visitors mean no harm and are probably doing the country a favour by promoting it.Continue Reading
Jail for man who drove without licence, was high on pain medicine and also stole milk powder
2023-03-09
SINGAPORE: A man without a driving licence wanted to take his family out, so he bought identification details from chat app Telegram that allowed him to rent a car. But he was high on pain and cough medicines that he had deliberately consumed, and got into multiple accidents, one afterContinue Reading
More electric motorcycles on Singapore’s roads but speed bumps ahead for mass adoption
2023-03-09
Consumers are wary of buying in due to the price and a lack of charging facilities, said industry experts.Continue Reading