Human rights organisations, and social and news media channels are today awash with praise for Thailand for allowing 18-year-old Saudi Arabia woman Rahaf Mohammed Mutlaq al-Qunun temporary entry to file an application for asylum. Since […]
Blockchain incubator programme launches in Singapore A crypto-currency wallet that works with smart contracts, a digital marketplace to trade renewable energy certificates and an online protocol that uses biometrics to authenticate identities are some of […]
Saudi asylum-seeker challenges Thailand human rights record as Asean chair year begins (video) *update #6 Just seven days in to its year as Asean chair and Thailand is embroiled in a human rights controversy that […]
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Just seven days in to its year as Asean chair and Thailand is embroiled in a human rights controversy that threatens to caste a lingering shadow over its custodianship of the region’s 4.5 million people […]
Singapore supplies additional treated water to Malaysia at Johor’s request Singapore’s water agency PUB said on Sunday (Jan 6) that it supplied additional treated water to Malaysia this week after pollution disrupted production at Johor’s […]
Claims of Saudi abduction at Suvarnabhumi *Update #3 An 18-year-old woman claims that she is currently being held against her will in a Bangkok hotel room after being ‘abducted’ from the arrival gate by Saudi […]
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An 18-year-old woman claims that she is currently being held against her will in a Bangkok hotel room after being ‘abducted’ from the arrival gate by Saudi Arabia diplomatic staff. Rahaf Mohammed Mutlaq al-Qunun claims […]
Singapore GDP ends 2018 on a weaker note – ING Robert Carnell, chief economist at ING, explains that in what was a remarkably steady year for Singapore’s economic growth, final quarter of GDP growth printed […]
New Year road deaths up by 9.5% The road death toll during the New Year holidays rose by 9.5% from last year to 463, even as the numbers of accidents and injuries fell. — Bangkok […]
Road toll continues to rise as revellers return to work The annual New Year holiday is seeing another rise in the number of deaths on the roads, although the number of accidents and injuries is […]
Experts pick post-poll strife will erupt More signs of political unrest have emerged in the run-up to the Feb 24 general election, with pundits now anticipating further political disruptions after the poll. — Bangkok Post […]
Thousands flock to Government Housing Bank for cheap housing loans Thousands of people flocked to the head office of the Government Housing Bank (GHB) on Rama 9 Road in Bangkok this morning in order to […]