Fear of F-35 stealth jets may be behind North Korea’s missile launches, analysts say
SEOUL: North Korea has fired more missiles in the last 24 hours than it did during the whole of 2017 – the year of “fire and fury” when leader Kim Jong Un traded barbs with then-US president Donald Trump. What has triggered the record-breaking blitz of weapons tests? Analysts sayContinue Reading
Fear of F-35 stealth jets may be why North Korea is firing so many missiles, analysts say
SEOUL: North Korea has fired more missiles in the last 24 hours than it did during the whole of 2017 – the year of “fire and fury” when leader Kim Jong Un traded barbs with then-US president Donald Trump. What has triggered the record-breaking blitz of weapons tests? Analysts sayContinue Reading
Pickup driver killed, 8 on school bus hurt in collision
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A pickup driver was killed and seven young children and a school bus driver slightly injured when the two vehicles collided in Bang Khan district on Thursday morning.Continue Reading
Chinese COVID-19 testing firms report big profits as virus fight intensifies
BEIJING: Several of China’s largest medical testing companies have posted big increases in profit for the first three quarters of the year, as the country’s strict zero-COVID policy boosts spending in a minority of sectors while depressing the broader economy. Over the past two weeks, at least six such companiesContinue Reading
The last mile in polio eradication
Despite decades of vaccine development, smallpox remains the only disease ever to be fully eradicated by vaccination. By the end of 2026, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) plans for polio to be added to that short list. Poliomyelitis, more commonly known as polio, is a highly infectious virus that can cause paralysis or death. Clinically […]Continue Reading
South Korean parents bury children killed in Halloween disaster
Another grieving father, Song Jae-woong, said his daughter, Young-ju, 24, was a gentle soul who was quick to befriend classmates, more than 200 of whom came to her funeral. Young-ju had dreamed of becoming an actress, her father said, speaking at a funeral home in Seoul. “Then, things turned outContinue Reading
Forest area the size of 43 football fields to be cleared for future Bayshore housing projects
SINGAPORE: Singapore plans to start clearing approximately 31ha of forested areas – the equivalent of about 43 football fields – near East Coast Park next year, to make way for housing developments and a connecting road in the upcoming Bayshore precinct. The Bayshore area is situated on reclaimed land andContinue Reading
Child rights advocate on child labour charge
A prominent child rights advocate accused of physically assaulting children and using child labour reported to police in Samut Sakhon to hear the charges on Thursday.Continue Reading
‘Hazardous’ smog chokes India’s capital
NEW DELHI: Smog in New Delhi hit “hazardous” levels on Thursday (Nov 3) as smoke from thousands of crop fires in northern India combined with other pollutants to create a noxious grey cocktail enveloping the megacity. Levels of the most dangerous particles – PM 2.5, so tiny they can enterContinue Reading
Man gets jail for setting up company and bank accounts in money laundering scheme
Criminal proceeds of more than US$200,000 were channelled through the bank accounts.Continue Reading