101 Malaysia-bound migrants arrested in Hat Yai
SONGKHLA: A total of 101 illegal migrants from Myanmar en route to Malaysia were arrested after they were found in a truck parked in Hat Yai district early Friday. Two Thai men were also arrested.Continue Reading
101 illegal migrants en route to Malaysia arrested in Hat Yai
SONGKHLA: A total of 101 illegal migrants from Myanmar en route to Malaysia were arrested after they were found in a truck parked in Hat Yai district early Friday. Two Thai men were also arrested.Continue Reading
Crumbling Pakistan economy puts children’s futures on hold
“CANNOT MAKE ENDS MEET” Pakistan consistently ranks near the bottom of global gender parity indexes, and girls are often viewed as a financial burden because of the bride-price parents pay when they are married. Amin wanted his six daughters to be educated, hoping they would lift the family out ofContinue Reading
Driving instructor surrenders after fatal crash that killed cop
A car driving instructor, who fled right after a crash which killed a highway policeman in Pathum Thani on Thursday evening, surrendered to police later that night.Continue Reading
Ukraine war: India abstains from UN vote on Russian invasion
The UN resolution demanded an immediate end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which started a year ago.Continue Reading
There and back again: How 2 hours turned into 16 for a Japan Airlines flight
For 335 passengers, what was meant to be a straightforward two-hour domestic flight became a 16-hour journey, all because a deadline was missed by minutes. On Sunday (Feb 19), a Japan Airlines flight bound for Fukuoka was forced to return to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after it missed a 10pm cutoff time toContinue Reading
‘Badge lady’ Phoon Chiu Yoke claims trial for going maskless again, influencer Xiaxue takes witness stand
Xiaxue asked Phoon to be in a video she was filming, after encountering her along Orchard Road.Continue Reading
Ukraine war has become hostage to big powers’ geopolitics
This Friday in New York, Malta, the current chair of the UN Security Council (UNSC), is to convene a special ministerial session to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine as it completes one full year and its end is not yet in sight. This has been preceded by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) debating on Thursday, ahead of a vote on Friday, on one more resolution reiterating “the need to reach, […]Continue Reading
Taiwan sees China taking lessons from Russia’s Ukraine invasion
He said even if Chinese forces were planning a speedy attack they would face difficulties trying to take the island in a sudden move as they would have to cross the Taiwan Strait that separates the two. “They would still have to overcome this,” Chiu said. “It wouldn’t be asContinue Reading
Court finds woman’s private prosecution of another woman frivolous and part of ‘personal vendetta’
Ms Huang Sining claimed that another woman had threatened her and said things like: “Your face, really, even S$1 million of plastic surgery cannot make nice.”Continue Reading