Police defend delayed response to Phetchaburi gunman
Police delayed their response for 14 hours before killing a gunman in Phetchaburi because he was not an “active shooter” targeting people at random, according to a deputy national police chief.Continue Reading
China’s super rich population drops as tech crackdown, global factors hurt wealth
SHANGHAI: More than 400 people lost their billionaire status last year, most from China, as global monetary tightening, COVID-19 disruptions and Beijing’s crackdown on major tech companies hurt the super wealthy, a ranking of the world’s wealthiest showed. China lost 229 billionaires from the Hurun Global Rich List 2023, accountingContinue Reading
Trapdoor spider: New giant species found in Australia
The trapdoor spider species can grow up to 5cm long and is likely to be endangered, scientists say.Continue Reading
India officials confiscate crane from man who saved it
The protected bird which made headlines because of its bond with a local famer is taken to a sanctuary.Continue Reading
A wet 2022 for Singapore, even as temperatures soared
Despite the high rainfall, Singapore’s annual mean temperature in 2022 was the tenth highest on record.Continue Reading
Chuvit asked to come clean on ‘dirty money’
Crusading lawyer Sittra Biabangkerd has asked Chuvit Kamolvisit to clarify reports that the whistleblower received 50 million baht from shady sources, far more than the amount he admitted to having received and then donated to hospitals.Continue Reading
Japan celebrates world baseball tournament victory over US
Locals had woken up early to watch the final – which saw a dominant performance from Japan’s Ohtani.Continue Reading
How Xi and Putin see a post-Ukraine war world
Just a few days after being branded a war criminal in an international arrest warrant, Russian President Vladimir Putin was talking peace with his most important ally, Chinese President Xi Jinping. The setting for the get-together was the late-15th-century Faceted Chamber, the ornate throne room of Muscovite grand princes and czars. The main topics of […]Continue Reading
PPRP exec wants to keep old coalition together
The political parties of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwon and other existing partners should stick together to form the next coalition government, says a deputy leader of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).Continue Reading
Eye on China, Hun Sen tightens his military control
As Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s plan to hand power to his eldest son gathers pace, the long-ruling premier is consolidating his control over a fractious defense ministry that some observers believe was running parallel but separate diplomatic channels to China. Tea Banh, the defense minister since the 1980s, is believed to have been the […]Continue Reading