PM Lee to announce cabinet reshuffle next week
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will announce cabinet reshuffle next week which will involve all 16 ministries, The Straits Times Online reported on Saturday (April 21). However, he said…
DPM Zahid says foreign agents may be involved in killing of Palestinian lecturer
Malaysian authorities are looking into the possible involvement of foreign agents in the murder of a Palestinian private university lecturer in front of a condominium in Kuala Lumpur Saturday morning…
Summer storms to hit all regions, including Bangkok, next week
The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has warned people in all regions, including Bangkok, against summer thunderstorms during April 24-27. The TMD said during April 24-27, the high pressure system from…
Construction of the 5th Thai-Lao friendship bridge likely to begin this year-end
Construction of the 5th Thai-Lao friendship bridge linking the northeastern province of Bueng Kan with Laos’ western township of Pakxan in Bolikhamsai province is likely to commence this year-end with…
Durian price shoots up after sale on Alibaba’s Tmall.com
The price of Thai durian at the wholesale markets in Chanthaburi and Rayong provinces has steadily increased following the launch of the online supermarket. Ms Charin Sirkkarn, a purchashing officer…
Law reform panel hints at complete overhaul of police bill
The law reform committee may not just amend the National Police Bill as propose by the police reform panel but may rewrite the whole bill and amended the other related…
Taxi drivers to be given English-speaking crash course
Taxi drivers at Suvarnabhumi international airport will be the first group of cabbies to be given a crash course in English conversation and basic writing free of charge. The training…
Police chief: corrupt monks won’t be spared
Royal Thai Police commissioner Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda insists that anyone who are found to commit crimes would not be spared even they are monks. Comment from Pol Gen Chakthip…
Lottery winners to be charged 2% stamp duty instead of 0.5%
Lottery winners will have to be charged 2 percent stamp duty on the amount of their winning prizes under Revenue Code amendments to be submitted to the cabinet in May…
Prosecution witness admits two Reuters reporters’ arrest was a police setup
A prosecution witness testified to the Yangon district court on Friday (April 20) that the two Reuters reporters arrested in November last year was victims of a police setup, the…
European Parliament told hands-off from Philippine internal affairs
The Malacanang and the Department of Foreign Affairs blasted the European Parliament for interfering in the internal affairs of the Philippines after its lawyers called for the scrapping off the…
Bedding factory destroyed by fierce fire in Chon Buri
A fierce fire gutted a bedding factory in Phanat Nikhom district of Chon Buri province on Friday night (April 20), causing initial damage estimated at over 10 million baht. The…