Chiang Mai’s star panda Lin Hui is 21
Chiang Mai Zoo and the Chinese Consulate-General in the northern province celebrated the 21st birthday of the panda known as Lin Hui on Wednesday.Continue Reading
What are Singapore’s many co-working spaces doing to differentiate themselves?
FLEXIBILITY IS ‘VALUE FOR MONEY’ A 35-year-old HR professional, who declined to be named, summed up his co-working experience as such: “I could work in a different environment for five days in a week. You can’t put a price on flexibility and ever-changing perspective.” He has been using co-working spacesContinue Reading
4,000 are evacuated as storm Noru hits
Over 4,000 people in Ubon Ratchathani have been evacuated after recent flooding was set to intensify as Typhoon Noru was forecast to reach northeastern Thailand on Wednes night as a tropical storm. It will bring heavy rain, adding to the tribulations of already flooded provinces, the Meteorological Department said.Continue Reading
Spike in Singapore hotel room rates reflect pent-up demand; affordable options still available, say experts
The average hotel room rate in Singapore rose to S$259 in July, the highest in nearly 10 years, according to Singapore Tourism Board data.Continue Reading
Caught between US and China, how are ordinary Taiwanese responding?
The program Insight looks at the impact of US-China tensions on lifetime in Taiwan — from the economic pain its people must deal with, to the spur to learn combat skills.Continue Reading
Free medical care to remain for severely ill Covid patients
Covid-19 patients who have severe symptoms can still receive free treatment at any private or state hospital under the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (Ucep) Plus scheme after Covid-19 status is downgraded to a communicable disease under surveillance starting Oct 1.Continue Reading
Govt scoffs at putsch speculation
Defence Ministry spokesman Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich has brushed off rumours of a coup ahead of the general election planned for next year.Continue Reading
Xi to attend Apec summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping has verbally confirmed his participation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok on Nov 18-19, but no final decision from US President Joe Biden has been received, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Continue Reading
NRCT kick-starts feet fund
The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) have granted a research fund to develop dynamic-response feet — an energy-storing prosthetic — for the disabled, via the universal healthcare programme.Continue Reading
Wissanu tightens ties with Canberra to battle drugs
Thailand and Australia have announced plans to tighten their bilateral relationship to combat transnational drug trafficking.Continue Reading