Chinese gangsters arrested for abducting, extorting female compatriot
Three Chinese nationals – two men and a woman – have been arrested for allegedly abducting a female compatriot and extorting about 3.2 million baht from her, police said.Continue Reading
Hailstorms hammer Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI: Summer storms and hail damaged hundreds of properties in four districts of this northern province on Saturday despite the air force deploying planes to seed silver iodide to curb hail, according to officials.Continue Reading
Economic lessons for India from the pandemic
This year will be one of the most important for the South Asian subcontinent. According to World Population Review (WPR) estimates, as India overtook China to become the most populous country in the world in mid-January (India’s 1.417 billion versus China’s 1.412), the international spotlight is now on New Delhi’s ability to harness its human […]Continue Reading
AI warship designer accelerating China’s naval lead
China is set to supercharge its naval shipbuilding program with AI, accelerating production rates and potentially cementing its quantitative lead over the US. This month, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that a research team from the China Ship Design and Research Center used AI operating on a small computer system to design a warship’s electrical […]Continue Reading
Khazanah launches US$40mil Future Malaysia Programme to boost startup ecosystem
Spur startup ecosystem of founders, venture capital & corporate venture
CelcomDigi anchor partner driving initiative via its Innovation Centre Khazanah Nasional Bhd announced last Thursday the launch of the Future Malaysia Programme, an initiative under its Dana Impak mandate, which aims to support the startup ecosystem of entrepreneurs, startups, venture capital, and…Continue Reading
Black Sea drone downing highlights rising risk of ‘accidental’ war
The extraordinary footage of a Russian jet intercepting a US drone over the Black Sea earlier this week demonstrates just how potentially disastrous such encounters outside actual war zones can be. Released by the Pentagon, the drone’s own video captures the Russian aircraft apparently spraying the drone with fuel, then deliberately colliding with it. The […]Continue Reading
China’s President Xi Jinping plays peacemaker on Russia visit
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping heads to Russia on Monday (Mar 20) hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as China seeks to position itself as a peacemaker. Freshly reappointed for a third term in power, Xi is pushing a greater role for China on the global stage, and was crucial inContinue Reading
Paetongtarn far ahead of rivals for PM: poll
Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party has more than double the support of her nearest rivals for the post of prime minister, Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party and Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha of the United Thai Nation Party, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.Continue Reading
Paetongtarn gets most support for premiership: Nida Poll
Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party receives most support for the post of prime minister while her party looks likely to win more House seats than other parties in the first pre-election survey in the lead-up to the general election in May conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.Continue Reading
Cyclone Gabrielle: The New Zealand flood victims too scared to go home
Cyclone Gabrielle has sparked a nationwide debate about climate change and vulnerable homes.Continue Reading