Commentary: Indonesia will struggle to stay the course on hiking fuel prices
The Indonesian government states that there is a strong situation for lifting fuel subsidies – but it will be a tall order amid rising inflation, says a specialist.Continue Reading
Commentary: Treat neighbour noise as a public health issue
New research suggests sleep disruption may lead to long-term health problems. In the event that prevention is better than treatment, then benchmarks available for neighbourhood noise levels are a step in the appropriate direction, say NUS researchers Fan Yi and Wang Jiaxuan.Continue Reading
Meet Japan’s cyborg cockroach, coming to a disaster area near you
The work develops upon previous insect-control experiments at Nanyang Technological University within Singapore and could 1 day result in cyborg bugs that can enter harmful areas much more efficiently than robots. “The batteries inside small robots run out quickly, so the time for search becomes shorter, inch Fukuda said. “AContinue Reading
Treasury bills and short-term government securities bonds – the next low-risk investment option?
Over and above fixed deposits plus Singapore Savings Bonds, experts say investors can also consider Treasury bills and short-term government securities bonds as low-risk investment options.Continue Reading
Highway 4 section gets safety upgrade
The Department of Highways has finished upgrading a section of Highway 4 between Chumphon plus Ranong in a bid to improve road safety in the area and advertise the development of Thailand’s traditional western coast.Continue Reading
Plans drawn up for endemic Covid-19
Thailand’s Nationwide Communicable Disease Panel (NCDC) on Wed approved an plan of action to manage Covid-19 which will become an native to the island disease under monitoring next month.Continue Reading
Malaria and diseases spreading fast in flood-hit Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan: The death toll from malaria and other diseases tearing by means of Pakistan’s flood-ravaged areas reached 324, government bodies said on Wednesday (Sep 21), plus actress Angelina Jolie stated she feared many people she had met during visits to flood-hit areas immediately would “not create it” if moreContinue Reading
Court to give rulings on election bills
The Constitutional Court has accepted to get consideration two questionable organic bills for the election of MPs and political events.Continue Reading
Arrests made over illegal beauty clinic
A woman continues to be arrested for allegedly providing illegal elegance treatments at the girl condo in Bangkok, according to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB).Continue Reading
B1.3bn fund for army, air force ‘will be scrutinised’
A one 3-billion-baht fund, that was approved in a closed-door cabinet meeting recently, is accountable as it comes under the scrutiny of the state auditor, according to army main Gen Narongphan Jitkaewthae.Continue Reading