Two foreign tour guides face charges
Police have arrested one Chinese and one Vietnamese national for illegally working as tour guides near the Ratchaprasong intersection, according to the Department of Employment (DoE).Continue Reading
Sick kids prompt ‘urgent’ tube probe
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the national police chief to urgently investigate how a power plant in Prachin Buri province lost a 25-kilogramme tube containing radioactive caesium-137 after local children reportedly developed symptoms related to respiratory diseases.Continue Reading
Commentary: High food prices squeeze us all, but Singapore hawkers still need to run a business
Inflation is putting the squeeze on all in Singapore, including hawkers, who cannot operate within a low price ceiling given such economic pressures, says Pamelia Chia.Continue Reading
IN FOCUS: Protecting Sabah’s endangered elephants in the spotlight after handler gored to death
The Malaysian state of Sabah is determined to ramp up elephant conservation efforts. CNA looks at the challenges of protecting these mammals both in captivity and in the wild.Continue Reading
Stars align for constituency seats as parties draw up lists
Narumon Pinyosinwat, a key member of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and a potential party-list candidate, has opted out of the upcoming election to make way for younger politicians.Continue Reading
Latin America seen as ideal partner for BCG
Thailand and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) hope to enhance economic outcomes by collaborating in a Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) economy transition, according to Pornpimol Kanchanalak, Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand.Continue Reading
Warmer summer this year after protracted cool season
The temperature will be 1 degree Celsius higher on average this summer than last year, according to the Meteorological Department.Continue Reading
PM shrugs off talk of Pheu Thai ‘landslide’
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday shrugged off the Pheu Thai Party’s aim to pull off a landslide victory in the general election, saying every party has targets and ambitions, but it is up to voters to decide.Continue Reading
China’s rise needs to be met with ‘give and take’ on all sides, says Singapore’s PM Lee
In an interview with broadcaster CCTV, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says other countries must adjust to Beijing’s bigger role on the global stage.Continue Reading
‘Tawan’ and ‘Bam’ hit the campaign trail
Two young activists who staged a 52-day hunger strike to press for the release of political prisoners and abolition of the lese-majeste law have hit the campaign trail again, asking political parties to take a stand on the sensitive issue.Continue Reading