Commentary: In China, TikTok sister app Douyin has become a powerful consumer tool
Douyin has become a way to complain about corporations for unsatisfied consumers, even users who are older or not tech-savvy, says this lecturer.Continue Reading
Commentary: Sustainable mobility – what’s in it for me?
We should challenge our relationships with cars, especially when Singapore has made inroads towards achieving sustainable mobility, says SUTD’s Samuel Chng.Continue Reading
Money Talks: What to do with your first paycheck and how to avoid overspending?
Getting that first paycheck as a young adult can be exciting – and daunting. Is there a right way to manage your money? On a limited podcast series called Am I Adulting Right, CNA’s Elizabeth Neo gets some perspectives on what to do with your salary.Continue Reading
A grab-bag of mass appeal promises
Ahead of the May 14 election, parties are outlining populist policies, with few bothering to spell out how they will fund them.Continue Reading
Police nab 11 linked to online gambling, raid four properties
Police raided four properties and arrested 11 suspects allegedly involved in online gambling websites that cost around 70 million baht in total damages.Continue Reading
Prayut gets party nod as premier pick
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has formally accepted the United Thai Nation Party’s nomination to become its first prime ministerial candidate, vowing that the UTN will lead the next government.Continue Reading
‘Crypto kidnapper’ turns himself in
A senior immigration officer, the fourth and final suspect wanted for the abduction and cryptocurrency extortion of a Chinese man and his Thai interpreter, turned himself in to police in Pattaya on Friday night.Continue Reading
Three police charged with extortion
KALASIN: A committee will investigate three police accused of demanding a 500,000-baht bribe in exchange for releasing a suspect caught with 2,000 methamphetamine pills in Muang district.Continue Reading
Thaksin is ‘not serious’ about return
Academics and senators do not believe fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was serious about returning to Thailand and serving his prison term.Continue Reading
THAI cancels Germany flights amid strikes
Thai Airways International has announced the cancellation of round-trip flights on its Bangkok-Frankfurt and Bangkok-Munich routes on Sunday and Monday because of transport workers’ strikes in Germany.Continue Reading