Kerala: The transgender couple whose pregnancy photos went viral
The couple have paused their gender transition to have a baby together.Continue Reading
‘Negligent’ Nate seeks NACC seat
Former deputy attorney-general Nate Naksuk has applied for the seat on the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) left vacant by Pol Gen Sathaporn Laothong.Continue Reading
North Korea calls for strengthened war readiness posture, expanded drills
Commercial satellite imagery has shown North Korean troops practising in formation in Pyongyang, and South Korea has also said it was monitoring increased related activities. The military meeting also follows North Korea on Thursday condemning drills by the United States and its allies, saying they have reached an “extreme red-line”Continue Reading
Record-breaking 2022 for North Korea crypto theft: UN report
The sanctions monitors said South Korea estimated that North Korean-linked hackers stole virtual assets worth US$630 million in 2022, while a cybersecurity firm assessed that North Korean cybercrime yielded cybercurrencies worth more than US$1 billion. “The variation in USD value of cryptocurrency in recent months is likely to have affectedContinue Reading
Commentary: Sharing South China Sea resources is better than the alternative amid worsening energy crisis
Part of the largest untapped natural gas deposit lies within China’s claimed “nine-dash line”, fuelling fears it may try to intervene in Indonesia’s exploration and extraction, says this writer.Continue Reading
Non-Thais skew EC map: Wissanu
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Monday suggested that the Election Commission (EC) ask the Constitutional Court for a ruling after its calculation of the number of people represented per MP was found to include non-Thai nationals.Continue Reading
West-China co-existence: some inconvenient truths
China is the center of the global production network. It is the largest trading partner for all its neighbors and has fueled economic growth in and out of the Indo-Pacific region for decades. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, even during the Covid-19 pandemic, trade deepened between China and the United States, Canada, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the […]Continue Reading
CNA Explains: Singapore’s energy sources and the future of its electricity supply
Why does Singapore need to import its electricity? Why can’t it just rely on solar power?Continue Reading
Scheme aims to give first-aid training to monks
The Ministry of Public Health and Praboromarajchanok Institute will work together to provide first-aid training to monks across the country under the “One Temple, One Caretaker Monk” scheme, to mark the Supreme Patriarch’s 96th birthday this year.Continue Reading
Serious matter – but check out our great balloons!
On Monday, after the government in Beijing had expressed its displeasure over news that the US had shot a Chinese balloon out of the sky, some in China’s media took a different tack: boasting that the country produces affordable meteorological balloons of a world-class standard. Media said the concerned balloon was made by ChemChina’s Zhuzhou […]Continue Reading