SRT passengers at two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels
2022-09-17
The number of passengers using State Railway of Thailand (SRT) trains has improved to two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels, according to governor Nirut Maneephan.Continue Reading
11 immigration police, officials arrested on bribery charges
2022-09-17
Eleven government officials, including six immigration police, have been arrested and charged for allegedly taking bribes to facilitate the release of five foreign fishing trawlers earlier confiscated for illegally fishing in Thai waters.Continue Reading
UNESCO, LGBTQ+, EV supply chains
2022-09-17
Cambodian conservation sites seek UNESCO status, Singapore allows gay sex but not marriage, Indonesia’s coal-fired electric vehicle manufacturing.
The post UNESCO, LGBTQ+, EV supply chains appeared first on Southeast Asia Globe.
Fire breaks out at Woodlands Industrial Park, more than 100 people evacuated
2022-09-17
SINGAPORE: A fire involving a large pile of recycling waste broke out at Woodlands Industrial Park on Saturday (Sep 17) morning. Firefighters were called to 66 Woodlands Industrial Park at about 8.40am on Saturday morning, where a pile of recycling waste measuring about 100m by 100m and 8m in highContinue Reading
764 new Covid inpatients, 14 more deaths
2022-09-17
The country registered 764 new inpatients admitted to hospitals plus 14 more Covid-19 related fatalities, the particular Ministry of Community Health reported upon Saturday.Continue Reading
Commentary: Postponed football games are a missed opportunity to honour Queen Elizabeth II and Lim Kia Tong
2022-09-16
Soccer games were delayed after the recent fatalities of Queen Elizabeth II and Singapore football chief Lim Kia Tong. It is a missed opportunity to spend tribute to them towards a more meaningful way, says John Duerden.Continue Reading
This 8-year-old wrote a book of jokes while battling cancer. He’s since sold more than 1,500 copies
2022-09-16
Malignancy survivor Aaron Tay and his younger sibling Robin are donating S$1 to the Children’s Cancer Foundation for each book sold on the website until Dec thirty-one, 2022.Continue Reading
Give cash to the poor, and they’ll squander it? This Nobel laureate has a different opinion
2022-09-16
The poor are generally quite sensible about money, says Nobel laureate Esther Duflo. The program In Conversation speaks to the economist who is fighting poverty, one particular field experiment each time.Continue Reading
When old trains are new again
2022-09-16
Seventeen second-hand passenger train carriages from Japan are usually set for a brand new lease of living having now already been refurbished ahead of becoming put into service regarding short tourism ways from next month, states the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).Continue Reading
Prayut focused on floods, not term limit controversy
2022-09-16
Rayong: Suspended prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he is not concerned right now about how the Constitutional Court can rule on his eight-year tenure as leading but is focused upon performing his some other duties to the most of his ability.Continue Reading