Longer wait times for taxis, private-hire cars due to driver shortage and increased demand, say companies
A Public Transport Council survey found that passenger satisfaction with taxi and private-hire car services dropped in 2022, with the score for waiting time falling the most.Continue Reading
Travel agent’s knife attack on Chinese tourist captured on TikTok
A Phuket travel agent seen attacking a Chinese tourist in a TikTok video has claimed he punched her first in a dispute over a refund.Continue Reading
Tour operator’s ‘assault’ captured on TikTok
A Chinese tourist posted a TikTok video showing him being attacked by a travel agent in Phuket who allegedly swindled him over a one-day trip to the Similan Islands.Continue Reading
Taking the air out of China’s spy balloon hubbub
The US military shot down what US officials called a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on February 4, 2023. Officials said that the US Navy planned to recover the debris, which is in shallow water. The US and Canada tracked the balloon as it crossed the Aleutian Islands, passed over Western […]Continue Reading
Dynastic politics taking deeper root in Indonesia
JAKARTA – President Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, rode to victory eight years ago on the strength of his common-man image, the first of Indonesia’s seven presidents to come from the heartlands of Java instead of the ranks of Jakarta’s civilian and military elite. Still polling at 71%, a result most world leaders would […]Continue Reading
110 immigration officers tied to illegal visas for Chinese gangsters
About 110 immigration officers are suspected of involvement in the illegal issuing of visas for Chinese investors in so-called grey businesses, Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol Lt Gen Pakphumpipat Sajjaphan said on Monday.Continue Reading
Police hunt alleged gambling kingpin’s super rare Lamborghini
Police were seaching for a rare model of a Lamborghini supercar owned by the fugitive alleged owner of online gambling website macau888, after impounding two other luxury cars on Monday.Continue Reading
Shorter wait times, lower rejection rates among proposals to ease housing shortage for first-time buyers
HDB hopes to launch around 2,000 to 3,000 Shorter Waiting Time flats per year by 2025. After that, over a period of time, HDB will recalibrate its building programme so that Shorter Waiting Time flats form a larger proportion of new flats. PRIORITISING FIRST-TIMERS Mr Lee said that in theContinue Reading
China confirms second balloon over Latin America
A Chinese spokeswoman says the aircraft is for civilian use, but “deviated” from its intended route.Continue Reading
High-rise littering, progressive wages: What’s new in the Environmental Public Health Act
The amendments to the law also put more responsibility on employers to maintain pneumatic waste conveyance systems and instruct workers to dispose of waste properly. Continue Reading