EC offers B1 million reward for info on election cheats
The Election Commission (EC) is offering up to one million baht to anyone who can provide evidence of electoral corruption including vote buying.Continue Reading
‘I got away with it, how dumb can you be?’: An expert brings us inside the mind of a serial scammer
There are scammers and then there’s Jerald Low, who has been called one of Singapore’s most prolific scammers and the country’s own version of the Tinder Swindler. CNA’s Tiffany Ang goes in search of what drives someone to cheat and hurt others in a special two-part podcast The Serial Swindler.Continue Reading
Commentary: Did 3 years of COVID-19 teach us nothing about social responsibility?
“Stay home and wear a mask if unwell”. This message has been drilled into us countless times since the COVID-19 pandemic, but yet there are countless anecdotes of people not doing so. CNA’s Alison Jenner looks at whether social responsibility has taken a backseat in the endemic phase.Continue Reading
She was too cool for tuition, then her child fluffed PSLE. Does this mum have any regrets?
When her daughter did not qualify for the schools on her shortlist, Teo Pau Lin questioned herself as a parent. She tells about her guilt, and what she later realised, in the podcast series Imperfect by CNA Insider.Continue Reading
Amid talk of a grand coalition for Indonesia’s 2024 polls, analysts say win is not guaranteed
SIGNS OF A GRAND COALITION IN THE WORKS On Apr 2, Mr Widodo met the leaders of KIB and KKIR in Jakarta. Notably absent from the meeting was Mdm Soekarnoputri, the head of PDI-P, of which Mr Widodo is a member. Mr Surya Paloh, the head of the fourth biggestContinue Reading
Commentary: Finding a new equilibrium in society as Singapore’s 4G leaders refresh social compact
Social solidarity and collective responsibility, both highlighted in President Halimah Yacob’s address in parliament, will be crucial for Singapore to find the right balance in three areas, says the Institute of Policy Studies’ Gillian Koh.Continue Reading
IN FOCUS: Should children of alumni get priority for Primary 1 registration?
The announcement that ACS (Primary) would move to Tengah created a furore among former pupils, who worried about alumni priority for their children. CNA delves into the pros and cons of the alumni system.Continue Reading
TikTok star in race to be a Songkhla MP
A TikTok influencer from southern Thailand has provided added interest in the election by running as an MP candidate in Songkhla under the Chartpattanakla Party.Continue Reading
Chuan frets as Dems slide in opinion polls
The Democrat Party’s low approval rating has its patriarch Chuan Leekpai worried.Continue Reading
Alleged US fraudster nabbed in city condo
A German-American transport company executive wanted in the United States on suspicion of being part of a multimillion dollar fraud has been arrested after allegedly fleeing to Thailand to escape authorities back home.Continue Reading