Potential shake-up in Xi Jinping’s leadership team at China’s 20th Communist Party Congress
There are few clear signs of who will be promoted to key positions within Mr Xi’s inner circle, given the opaque nature of China’s politics, but analysts said that political loyalty remains key.Continue Reading
Commentary: Mask-wearing now goes beyond just protecting against COVID-19
Almost three years into the pandemic, people have had different encounters with the COVID-19 virus. These cumulative lived experiences shape our risk perceptions and consequently our behaviours and actions, say NUS Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk’s Jared Ng and Yiyun Shou.Continue Reading
IN FOCUS: 4-day week in Singapore – some workers want it, but are businesses ready?
Some employees are understandably excited at talk of a four-day work week – but will it ever materialise, and at what cost?Continue Reading
Xi Jinping’s third term: Growing assertiveness in the South China Sea and what’s on the horizon
MASSIVE EXPANSION OF OUTPOSTS China’s expansive claims in the disputed waters preceded Mr Xi’s time in top office. Beijing insists it has “historical rights” as Chinese activities in the South China Sea “dated back over 2,000 years”. It reaffirms its sovereignty claim and related rights in the vital waterway withContinue Reading
Hefty fines for trash dumped in waterways, says BMA
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reportedly collects 9,000 tonnes of trash a day from canals and is urging people not to throw waste, including mattresses, into waterways or they will be fined, according to governor Chadchart Sittipunt.Continue Reading
Storm Sonca hits Thailand Saturday
The Meteorological Department (TMD) has warned people in the Northeast, the East and the Central regions of heavy rain as Tropical Storm Sonca hits Thailand on Saturday.Continue Reading
Security to tighten in deep South
The country’s southern border security is being strengthened ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit next month.Continue Reading
2 nabbed over Lao sex workers
NONG KHAI: Immigration police yesterday arrested two men on suspicion of involvement in the trafficking of women from Laos into Thailand to work in the sex trade.Continue Reading
Over B9bn for Kanchanaburi road upgrades
The Transport Ministry plans to upgrade road facilities in Kanchanaburi with a total investment of almost 10 billion baht to accommodate rising tourist numbers and future economic growth.Continue Reading
Rumours of new variant spark jitters
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is working with health officials in Hong Kong where 29 cases of the XBB variant of Covid-19 have reportedly been found, including three people who travelled from Thailand.Continue Reading