Commentary: JCube closure – a case of too many shopping malls in Jurong East?
While JCube had some unique offerings like an Olympic-sized ice skating rink and the first IMAX theatre in the heartlands, it was insufficient to set the shopping mall apart from larger competitors like Jem and Westgate, says NUS Business School Professor Sing Tien Foo.Continue Reading
Commentary: Ever sent money to the wrong person? Here’s why you’re not to blame
Given the importance of day-to-day digital transactions, there may be opportunities for e-payment apps to better understand human behaviour and prevent slips, says R/GA’s Joschka Wolf.Continue Reading
CNA Explains: Is alkaline water really better than regular drinking water?
Could alkaline water improve hydration, combat acid reflux and prevent cancer? CNA speaks to experts to debunk these myths.Continue Reading
China-Taiwan: How Beijing calibrates its Taiwan response
Beijing has again carried out drills but the island’s upcoming election has tempered their intensity.Continue Reading
Flights over festival to soar by 66%
Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) has said there will be 14,180 domestic and international flights during the Songkran holiday, an increase of 66% from the same period last year.Continue Reading
Monk faces grilling over conscription
Activist-turned-monk Phra Netiwit Jaranasampanno will be questioned about his failure to report for military conscription, which could lead to a court trial or compulsory drafting, according to the army.Continue Reading
Rangsiman: Pirapan doesn’t own country
United Thai Nation (UTN) Party leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga has come under fire for his recent campaign rally remark about banishing “nation haters”.Continue Reading
Fugitive caught, another on the run over shooting deaths
SURAT THANI: One of two wanted suspects involved in a shooting rampage that resulted in four people being killed in a house in Surat Thani on Saturday night was arrested by police yesterday afternoon. Two other subsequent deaths are believed to be linked to the shooting.Continue Reading
Upakit urges MP to investigate 86 firms
Embattled Senator Upakit Pachiriyangkun has called on Move Forward Party MP Rangsiman Rome to investigate 86 companies he claims have received money from the drugs trade, saying he should not be singled out for a probe.Continue Reading
Chiang Mai residents sue Prayut over haze
Chiang Mai: About 1,700 residents of the province yesterday filed a lawsuit at the Administrative Court against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and two state agencies over their failure to resolve the recurring haze in the North, which they claim is shortening their lives by five years.Continue Reading