At this durian cafe in Jalan Besar, you can enjoy durian high tea, fried durian and more
Ms Durian, established by the daughter of 717 Trading’s founder, also has a pet-friendly al fresco area and a little standalone stall where the fruit is available when in season.Continue Reading
MFP has its sights on additional lawmakers
The Move Forward Party (MFP) has its sights set on securing more House seats in the coming general election than the dissolved Future Forward Party (FFP) did in the previous poll in 2019.Continue Reading
Africa no easy pawn in New Cold War
China’s foreign ministry published a 4,000-word analysis entitled “US Hegemony and its Perils” on February 20. It’s an indictment of alleged US foreign interference, intimidation and interventions that began 200 years ago. This was followed by President Xi Jinping’s accusation at the Communist Party National Congress in March that the US was pursuing an unprecedented […]Continue Reading
Robots are performing Hindu rituals
It isn’t just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in automation and artificial intelligence. Robots are being brought into Hinduism’s holiest rituals – and not all worshippers are happy about it. In 2017, a technology firm in India introduced a robotic arm to perform “aarti,” a ritual in which a devotee offers […]Continue Reading
Probe sought into Upakit’s assets
Move Forward Party spokesman Rangsiman Rome will on Thursday submit a petition to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) seeking a probe into an alleged false declaration of assets by Senator Upakit Pachariyangkul.Continue Reading
SCDF officers rescue two workers stranded on 40th floor of Capital Tower
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) on Monday (Mar 20) rescued two workers who were stranded on a gondola stuck at the 40th floor of the Capital Tower building. In a Facebook post, SCDF said it was activated for a height rescue incident at No 168 Robinson Road. TheContinue Reading
MP faces lese majeste claim over ‘defamatory’ speech
A Move Forward Party (MFP) executive faces a lese majeste allegation over his March 5 campaign speech in Phitsanulok, where he is standing for election.Continue Reading
Biden signs law declassifying US intel on COVID-19 origin
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday (Mar 20) signed into law a Bill requiring the release of intelligence materials on potential links between the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan. “We need to get to the bottom of COVID-19’s origins …, includingContinue Reading
Police raids bust 319 drug rings
Songkhla: Police conducted drug and firearm raids in over 600 locations in Thailand’s southern provinces on Monday, arresting more than 200 suspects and confiscating property worth 17.4 million baht.Continue Reading
Biden signs bill requiring declassification of COVID-19 origins information
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday (Mar 20) signed a bill that requires Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to declassify information related to the origins of COVID-19, the White House said. Biden said he shared Congress’ goal of releasing as much information as possible about the origin ofContinue Reading