South Korea, US, Japan to hold missile defence drills to counter North Korea
SEOUL: South Korea, the United States and Japan will stage joint naval missile defence exercises on Monday (Apr 17) as they push for greater security cooperation to better counter North Korea’s evolving missile threats, Seoul’s navy said. The announcement came days after the three countries agreed at their trilateral talksContinue Reading
Ten fishing boats sunk by storm,, three crew drowned
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A violent storm sank 10 of 60 fishing boats that left ports in five coastal districts of this southern province on Sunday morning, and three crewmen were confirmed drowned.Continue Reading
South Korea and Japan’s finance ministers to hold first bilateral talks in 7 years
SEOUL/TOKYO: South Korea and Japan’s finance ministers will hold a bilateral meeting early next month for the first time in seven years, heralding closer cooperation in economic policy that has been hampered by diplomatic conflict. South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho told reporters during a visit to the United StatesContinue Reading
Dept revives ship terminal plan
The Marine Department will reprise the Cruise Terminal Development Project to support marine tourism.Continue Reading
Angry Tesla Shanghai workers vent to Elon Musk over bonus cuts
SHANGHAI: Tesla’s Shanghai factory workers took to social media to appeal to Elon Musk and the Chinese public after being told at the weekend about cuts to their performance bonuses, according to online posts and employees who spoke to Reuters. Several of the posts said they believed the deductions wereContinue Reading
Tesla Shanghai factory workers appeal to Elon Musk on bonus cuts
SHANGHAI: Workers from Tesla’s Shanghai factory are taking to social media to appeal to Elon Musk and the Chinese public after being informed over the weekend about plans to cut their performance bonuses, according to online posts and workers. Several of the posts also criticised Tesla’s handling of a fatalContinue Reading
Prosthetics get new lease on life
The Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Institute (SNMRI) aims to achieve organisational excellence at its silicone clinic in evaluating and fabricating silicone prosthetics to improve the lives of those who experience post-traumatic amputation.Continue Reading
Melbourne overtakes Sydney as Australia’s biggest city
A boundary change means Sydney is not the country’s biggest city, for the first time in over a century.Continue Reading
Singapore’s NODX falls 8.3% in sixth straight month of decline
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) contracted for a sixth consecutive month in March, falling 8.3 per cent, with both electronics and non-electronics seeing a decline. The drop marked a slowdown from a 15.8 per cent contraction in February and 25 per cent in January. According to data released by EnterpriseContinue Reading
Web-based app to track residents’ health status
The Ministry of Public Health has developed an application to monitor the health of residents in tambon Na Phra Lan, in Saraburi’s Chalerm Prakiat district, due to growing concerns over air pollution from the area’s limestone mines and concrete factories.Continue Reading