Inspirational role models
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, a number of extraordinary women from a wide range of fields who have inspired change in their communities through the pursuit of excellence have been named the Bangkok Post’s Women of the Year.Continue Reading
Earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 13, nine of them in Pakistan
PESHAWAR: At least 13 people were killed and more than 90 injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck late on Tuesday (Mar 21), government officials said. At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan, a Pakistani government official said, and hospitals inContinue Reading
Biden, Trudeau to talk Ukraine, defense spending, Haiti in Ottawa
Goldy Hyder, chief executive of the Business Council of Canada, said he wanted more of a recognition from the US that the two nations’ economies were highly integrated and that Canadian firms could benefit from the IRA. “It is not in America’s interest to consolidate the capital to consolidate theContinue Reading
China to invest in Russian Far East, buy more fuel
China will buy more oil and gas from Russia in the coming decade and will help develop heavy industries in Russia’s Far East region. Those decisions came out on Monday after Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a four-hour meeting in Moscow. The two are expected to sign an agreement to […]Continue Reading
3 men arrested after brawl at Lucky Plaza
SINGAPORE: Three men have been arrested after getting involved in a brawl at Lucky Plaza on Sunday (Mar 19) evening. In response to CNA’s queries, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Tuesday that it came across the fight at about 8.30pm. The brawl involved five men aged 31 toContinue Reading
Japanese and Chinese leaders visit opposing capitals in Ukraine war
Both leaders are on strategic foreign visits on opposing sides of the conflict.Continue Reading
China’s COVID-19 data from animal market gives clues on origins: Report
“This adds to the body of evidence identifying the Huanan market as the spillover location of Sars-CoV-2 and the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said the report. It was written by authors including the University of Arizona’s Michael Worobey, Kristian Andersen of Scripps Research in La Jolla, California and FlorenceContinue Reading
India’s fine balance in a world of asymmetrical multipolarity
In the past decade, global geopolitical transitions have gathered momentum. This is largely due to the emergence of the Indo-Pacific as the global center of gravity. Obituaries of the US-led liberal international order may be exaggerated, but the shift towards multipolarity is in motion. The primary reason for this has been the continued rise of […]Continue Reading
All eyes on PBOC as US banking woes go global
If Governor Yi Gang’s staff at the People’s Bank of China had been planning a vacation in 2023, it might be time to cancel. The PBOC’s surprise move on March 27 to lower the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for financial institutions by 25 basis points is the first official acknowledgment that troubles from Silicon Valley […]Continue Reading
New laws passed to increase penalties for drug possession, better tackle psychoactive substances
Caning can now be meted out to those who possess large amounts of certain controlled drugs that “have the highest potential to cause serious harms”.Continue Reading