CNA Explains: What is low-carbon hydrogen and will it help Singapore reach net-zero?
Hydrogen could supply up to half of Singapore’s needs by 2050, depending on technological developments and the development of other energy sources.Continue Reading
Ministry denies axeing pot study funds
The Ministry of Public Health has dismissed a claim by the Rural Doctor Society alleging that its budget to study cannabis next year has been cancelled.Continue Reading
Chinese chip makers seek way out of US curbs
Some Chinese semiconductor makers are reported to have taken the initiative to contact the United States embassy in Beijing after they were put on a trade watch list of the US Commerce Department last month. These are companies that are required to pass an end-use check within 60 days or they will be added to […]Continue Reading
BJT calls in support for bill
The Bhumjaithai Party has asked for support from the coalition parties to help pass the Cannabis and Hemp Bill after the Democrat Party threatened to reject it.Continue Reading
House rejects MFP’s ‘progressive liquor’ bill
The so-called “progressive liquor” bill proposed by the opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) was yesterday shot down in its second and third readings at the House of Representatives.Continue Reading
Police, City Hall hash out safety measures for meet
The Royal Thai Police (RTP) and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) discussed safety measures yesterday for Apec 2022 this month, after a request by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.Continue Reading
Thailand inks strategic agreement with Australia
Australia and Thailand signed another Strategic Partnership Plan yesterday in a bid to further strengthen bilateral ties as well as those with the broader Southeast Asian region.Continue Reading
Souvenirs lined up for Apec leaders
The government has prepared handicrafts representing local wisdom and environmentally friendly concepts as gifts for leaders who will join the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) 2022 summit later this month in Bangkok.Continue Reading
Manhunt for alleged paedophile monk
Police are searching for the deputy abbot of a well-known temple in Nan province who allegedly sexually assaulted teenage novices for over two years.Continue Reading
Myanmar tycoon’s network busted
The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) and the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) have widened their joint investigation and seized assets from the drug network belonging to Myanmar tycoon Tun Min Latt, estimated at 1.8 billion baht.Continue Reading