More than 3,000 applications – amounting to S$450 million – were made by CPF members to invest their Ordinary Account savings in the three T-bill auctions last month.Continue Reading
The body of the young Thai woman killed in the Itaewon crush will be returned to Bangkok on Friday, and her father to take her home to Phetchabun province.Continue Reading
The body of the young Thai woman killed in the Itaewon crush will be returned to Bangkok on Friday, and her father to take her home to Phetchabun province.Continue Reading
JAKARTA – The nearer the day, the less likely Russian President Vladimir Putin will show up for the November 14-15 G-20 summit in Bali as the Indonesian government fields an 18,000-strong security force to safeguard world leaders on a holiday island normally overrun with foreign tourists. Although President Joko Widodo still expects Putin to attend, […]Continue Reading
All eyes are on Indonesia ahead of the Group of Twenty leaders’ summit in November. The gathering will bring together the world’s major economic players, representing two-thirds of the world’s population and three-quarters of international trade. This makes it a critical platform to advance sustainable practices in business and, in particular, greater respect for human […]Continue Reading
The inability of the Cambodian government to enforce law and order within the country’s borders is turning the country into the preferred base for criminal Chinese gangs running modern slavery rings. Tens of thousands of people from countries across Asia and from as far away as Ukraine are being held against their will in Cambodia […]Continue Reading
Southeast Asian countries are striving to develop beneficial policies with China, but non-strategic relations could have serious implications.
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Luis Ignacio “Lula” da Silva may be the ultimate 21st century political comeback kid. At 77, fit and sharp, leading an alliance of 10 political parties, he has just been elected as Brazilian president for what will be a de facto third term after his first two from 2003 to 2010. Lula even staged a […]Continue Reading
Pol Maj Gen Teeradej Thumsutee, commander of the Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) and renowned investigator, has initiated an advanced training programme to create a new generation of detectives capable of catching criminals in the digital era.Continue Reading
The government has defended a bill to allow foreigners categorised under four specific groups to apply for permission to buy up to 1 rai of land on the condition they invest at least 40 million baht each for at least three years.Continue Reading