South Korea: Driving through smoke and flames in the Gangneung wildfire
A motorist has captured the moment the car drove through flames and smoke near the eastern city of Gangneung.Continue Reading
Key man in police-run gambling network arrested
Police on Tuesday morning raided 16 premises in connection with the online gambling network linked to a police inspector and arrested three suspects, including the alleged money manager.Continue Reading
Indonesia court overturns order to delay 2024 elections
JAKARTA: An Indonesian court on Tuesday (Apr 11) overturned a lower court’s controversial order to delay 2024 presidential and general elections by two years, arguing it had overstepped its jurisdiction and had no authority to make the decision. The Jakarta High Court’s decision, after an appeal by Indonesia’s election commission, willContinue Reading
Indonesia court to rule on appeal against order to delay elections
JAKARTA: An Indonesian court was due on Tuesday (Apr 11) to decide an appeal by the country’s election commission against a controversial lower court order to delay 2024 presidential and general elections by two years. Proceedings were underway on Tuesday at the Jakarta High Court ahead of the ruling onContinue Reading
China draft law to require ‘security assessment’ for new AI products
BEIJING: All new artificial intelligence (AI) products developed in China will be required to undergo a “security assessment” before being released to the public, a sweeping new draft law by the country’s internet regulator showed Tuesday (Apr 11). “Before providing services to the public that use generative AI products, a securityContinue Reading
China proposes measures to manage generative AI services
HONG KONG: China’s cyberspace regulator unveiled draft measures on Tuesday (Apr 11) for managing generative artificial intelligence services, saying it wants firms to submit security assessments to authorities before they launch their offerings to the public. The rules drafted by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) come as several governmentsContinue Reading
Woman, young son beaten to death in Lamphun
A Myanmar woman and her 8-year-old son were found beaten to death in a rented room in Muang district of northern Lamphun province and police view her missing husband as the prime suspect.Continue Reading
Can an all-out Middle East war be averted?
Violence has again erupted in the Middle East during one of the holiest times of year for both Jews and Muslims. In recent days, militants in southern Lebanon have fired a large number of rockets at Israel in response to an Israeli police raid on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. Israel blamed the Hamas […]Continue Reading
Khirirat Nikhom police chief transferred as murders manhunt continues
SURAT THANI: The Khirirat Nikhom police chief has been transferred pending an investigation into the lethal attack by three gunmen, led by an officer under his command, on a family’s home in his district on Saturday, deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn said on Monday.Continue Reading
Thai general election: Political parties dangle promises ahead of May 14 polls
UNITED THAI NATION PARTY According to The Nation Thailand, the Prayut-led party said that it will set up a fund to maintain the price of agricultural products to aid the sector. Rice farmers will be offered a subsidy of 2,000 baht per rai (0.16 hectares) and the party has saidContinue Reading