Willow Smith speaks out about dad Will’s Oscars slap incident
Willow Smith says she was not fazed by the media firestorm that broke out after her father, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, because she sees her “whole family as being human.”Continue Reading
Govt to lower Covid to same disease category as influenza
Thailand will downgrade Covid-19 from a “dangerous” communicable disease to one that “needs monitoring” starting from October, as the country’s virus situation has started to stabilise, according to the Ministry of Public Health.Continue Reading
Deadly blaze pub owner gets bail
PATTAYA: The Pattaya Provincial Court on Monday approved the conditional release on bail of the owner of Mountain B pub, where a fire claimed 15 lives and injured 38 other people early Friday morning.Continue Reading
Mountain B pub owner gets bail
PATTAYA: The Pattaya Provincial Court on Monday approved the conditional release on bail of the owner of Mountain B pub, where a fire claimed 15 lives and injured 38 other people early Friday morning.Continue Reading
North Korea coming to Russia’s rescue in Ukraine?
SEOUL – Could North Korea deploy enough combat manpower and artillery to rejuvenate Russia’s flagging fortunes in the Ukraine war? Even by the standards of often alarmist North Korean reportage, US and UK tabloid stories that appeared over the weekend and spread like wildfire over social media were startling. According to the New York Post, […]
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South Korea minister quits after school-age plan prompts backlash
SEOUL: South Korea’s education minister on Monday (Aug 8) said she would step down amid a backlash over her proposal to lower the school entry age, presenting President Yoon Suk-yeol with another in a series of personnel setbacks that have ruined his approval rating. Minister Park Soon-ae’s resignation comes twoContinue Reading
Women’s British Open: Ashleigh Buhai rallies from late collapse to win first major title in playoff
Ashleigh Buhai bounced back from a final day slide to win the Women’s British Open on a four-hole playoff, clinching her first major title in dramatic fashion at Muirfield, Scotland.Continue Reading
Erling Haaland sets out frightening marker as he scores brace in Premier League debut
Erling Haaland’s game seems tailormade for the Premier League, and he displayed why on Sunday afternoon in London.Continue Reading
Special holiday for Apec summit
The government intends to announce a special holiday for Greater Bangkok on Nov 16-18, when the capital city hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit.Continue Reading
‘Reinvented’ Nick Kyrgios makes history with singles and doubles wins at Citi Open
Nick Kyrgios backed up his appearance in the Wimbledon final by becoming the first person to win the Citi Open men’s singles and doubles titles at the same tournament on Sunday, as well as becoming the first Australian to win the singles title multiple times following his victory in 2019.Continue Reading