Thailand is lagging behind other Southeast Asian countries in recovering from the impact of Covid-19, and it needs to remodel its economic structure to remain competitive, according to former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.Continue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said on Friday (Oct 14), the latest in a series of launches by the nuclear armed country. A statement from South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) gave no further details. The latestContinue Reading
SEOUL: Nearly a dozen North Korean fighter aeroplanes flew close to the border with the South, prompting Seoul to scramble jets in response, Yonhap reported on Fri (Oct 14). The event took place amid rising military tensions on the peninsula over a flurry of weapons medical tests by PyongyangContinue Reading
The US Indo-Pacific Command said it was aware of the latest missile launch and had assessed that “it does not pose an immediate threat to US personnel or territory, or to our allies”. “We will continue consulting closely with our allies and partners to monitor the DPRK’s destabilising ballistic missile launches,”Continue Reading
The injured driver was trapped in a car and had to be rescued by firefighters. Continue Reading
Prices of one-way air tickets to South Korea from Singapore have gone up by 78 per cent for the December holiday season compared to the same period pre-pandemic, says Traveloka. Continue Reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is recreating the bases of continental and transatlantic politics, but it is also helping to lay the foundation of a new system of values and traditions that unite more than yesterday a part of the world. Act I: Germany One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s goals at the outset of the […]Continue Reading
ASTANA, Kazakhstan: President Vladimir Putin used a speech to Asian leaders on Thursday (Oct 13) to develop a theme that he has pressed more intensely as Russia’s military fortunes have waned: That Moscow is fighting the West to establish a fairer world. With Western economic sanctions also tightening, Putin hasContinue Reading
Indonesia’s drug regulator (BPOM) said in a statement the syrups were not registered in the country. Its health ministry said it is talking to experts from the WHO that are investigating the case in Gambia and it has formed a team with the country’s paediatric association (IDAI) and a Jakarta-basedContinue Reading
But relying on chance does not necessarily mean expecting to meet a partner without putting oneself “out there”, said the owner of a dating agency.
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