Commentary: Is Philippines going from Duterte’s pivot to China to Marcos Jr’s rebalance to the US?
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, like his predecessors, faces the challenge of navigating US-China rivalry alongside Philippines-China maritime tensions in the South China Sea, says Philippine Council for Foreign Relations member Aaron Jed Rabena.Continue Reading
2 abducted Chinese rescued
Officers from Bang Phong Phang police station rescued a Chinese man who had been abducted — with the kidnappers demanding a ransom of 1.8 million baht — from a hotel in Sathorn yesterday. Three of the 11 suspects were arrested.Continue Reading
Aussie drug check centre a lifesaver
Southeast Asian countries particularly Thailand, where drug use remains a serious problem, should learn a lesson and apply a drug checking service model from Australia following the launch of its first fixed-site health and drug checking service — CanTEST — in Canberra nearly nine months ago.Continue Reading
End army ‘brain drain’: Srettha
Conscription should be replaced by the economic benefits of voluntary enlistment, said the Pheu Thai Party’s prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin yesterday.Continue Reading
EC defends inspection trip to Africa
The Election Commission (EC) said it was necessary for all of its members to travel abroad over the Songkran holiday period to prepare advance voting for the May 14 election, especially in three African countries where many Thai citizens reside.Continue Reading
‘No alliance’ with coup makers
Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra, a Pheu Thai Party prime ministerial candidate, said the party would not work with anyone involved in the two previous coups.Continue Reading
Chiang Mai’s smog world’s worst again
Chiang Mai had the world’s worst air pollution again yesterday morning, with an air quality index level of 180, according to the air-pollution monitoring website IQAir.Continue Reading
Songkran ushers in new variant
Health authorities have raised concern about the rising Covid-19 caseloads in the wake of the Songkran festival, though they insist the situation remains under control.Continue Reading
Commentary: More food safety monitoring needed in Malaysia – not just for pufferfish
Some in Malaysia are urging authorities to step up enforcement after the tragic deaths of an elderly couple who ate pufferfish. There are other food safety issues deserving of more attention as well, says health journalist Loh Foon Fong.Continue Reading
China ramps up construction on new Antarctic station: Report
WASHINGTON: China is increasing its Antarctic footprint according to new satellite imagery collected by a Washington-based think tank that shows construction has resumed for the first time since 2018 on the country’s fifth station in the southern polar region. Beijing has sought to develop new shipping routes in the ArcticContinue Reading