US, South Korea stage joint air exercise after North Korea’s ICBM launch
SEOUL: The United States and South Korea held a joint air exercise involving US strategic bombers on Sunday (Feb 19), a day after North Korea fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a “sudden launching drill”. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the exercise, where South Korea’s F-35A,Continue Reading
US stages joint air exercises with Asian allies after North Korea’s ICBM launch
SEOUL: The United States held joint air exercises bilaterally with South Korea and Japan involving strategic bombers on Sunday (Feb 19), a day after North Korea fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a “sudden launching drill”. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the exercise, in which SouthContinue Reading
Ruling party seeks to turn nightlife ‘bribes into tax’
Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, deputy leader of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party, has proposed the state relax rules on entertainment places and alcohol sales to raise tax and get rid of bribes.Continue Reading
Luxury sector eyes reopening of China
The gradual reopening of China – which abandoned the last of the travel restrictions of its zero-COVID policy on Jan 8 – should help its economy expand by 5.2 per cent in 2023, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest forecast. With the restrictions having restrained consumption, the reopening ofContinue Reading
Ukraine war puts poor Asia, not rich Europe, in the dark
Through a year of war in Ukraine, the US and most European nations have worked to help counter Russia, in supporting Ukraine both with armaments and in world energy markets. Russia was Europe’s main energy supplier when it invaded Ukraine, and President Vladimir Putin threatened to leave Europeans to freeze “like a wolf’s tail” – […]Continue Reading
Singaporeans chip in to help victims of Türkiye-Syria earthquake
These Singaporeans are doing whatever they can to help victims of the recent quakes in Türkiye and Syria, from raising funds to packing and transporting essential items like tents and warm clothes.Continue Reading
Elderly woman found dead in water tank
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: The body of an elderly woman was found in a water tank behind a row house near a commercial building in Muang district of this southern province on Sunday morning. She was believed to have committed suicide.Continue Reading
Asia’s coming great demographic divide
The trend of Asian populations growing and moving to cities — providing cheap labor, demand for modern infrastructure and high economic growth — has reached a turning point with China now joining countries with shrinking populations in the region. Still, the aging and shrinking countries of Northeast Asia are likely to continue to be Asia’s […]Continue Reading
US fumbling to close hypersonic gap with China, Russia
The US plans to test a hypersonic weapon from a Zumwalt-class destroyer in 2025, a move that likely aims to plug a growing deterrence gap vis-à-vis China in the Pacific. This month, Naval News reported that the US Navy will conduct a test launch of a hypersonic weapon from the USS Zumwalt in December 2025, with […]Continue Reading
How India’s scandal-hit Adani Group hushes critics
The short-seller’s report alleged the conglomerate had artificially inflated its market value using related-party transactions conducted through tax havens. The stock market reaction sent the firm’s billionaire founder, until then Asia’s richest man, tumbling down the ranks of global rich-listers, though shares in the group’s listed entities have since stabilised.Continue Reading