Sliding yen: What is happening to the Japanese currency?
The country’s central bank is expected to keep interest rates below zero even as the currency slides.Continue Reading
CNA Explains: How transmissible are the BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 COVID-19 variants and do vaccines still work on them?
What are these new Omicron subvariants and could they cause another COVID-19 wave in Singapore? Continue Reading
Commentary: China’s young ‘lie flat’ under social challenges
Those “lying flat” instead of having babies increase official worries about the fall in China’s birth rate, says this writer.Continue Reading
Commentary: Will Japan’s population shrink or swim?
Japan’s experience shows how difficult it is to reverse a shrinking population, especially when a country has a sizable population and a persistently low birth rate, says this academic.Continue Reading
Chuan under fire for delaying case
Parliament President Chuan Leekpai has been faulted for allegedly delaying the legal case in which he stands accused by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of defamation.Continue Reading
RID speeds up floodwater drainage efforts
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is speeding up efforts to drain floodwater to low-lying areas as the situation is gradually improving.Continue Reading
RBSS showcases talent, facilities on public open day
The Royal Bangkok Symphony School (RBSS) will tomorrow hold an open day and is inviting the public to come and see its team of teachers and students at work in their state-of-the-art studios.Continue Reading
Poll on central station views
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is conducting an online poll asking people whether they want the central train station in Bangkok to move from Hua Lamphong to the Krung Thep Abhiwat Central Terminal in Chatuchak district.Continue Reading
Govt to recapitalise THAI with B10bn
The government will need to raise 10 billion baht to recapitalise financially ailing Thai Airways International (THAI) to keep its shareholding in the company from dipping below 40%, according to the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).Continue Reading
Chonburi FC axes Worawut
Chonburi FC parted ways with Worawut Sukuna yesterday, sacking the Thai League 1 goalie after criticism it had been too lenient in only suspending him after Wednesday morning’s fatal drink-driving accident.Continue Reading