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Three nights of film frights kick off today
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/07/2025
» The Bangkok Horror Film Festival debuts today at the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority's Maen Si building in Bangkok. Running from today until Sunday, the free event features outdoor screenings, horror exhibitions, short film contests and stories from filmmakers, actors and others. It runs from 5pm to midnight.
Hong Kong's last active pro-democracy group says it will disband
Published on 29/06/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's League of Social Democrats (LSD) said on Sunday that it would disband amid "immense political pressure" from a five year-long national security crackdown, leaving the China-ruled city with no formal pro-democracy opposition presence.
King Power cites economic doldrums while closing storefronts in 3 Thai airports
Online Reporters, Published on 13/06/2025
» Airports of Thailand (AOT) shares fell 7.8% on Friday following an announcement by Thai duty-free retailer King Power that it intends to shutter its stores in Phuket, Chiang Mai and Hat Yai airports, pointing to the steadily declining economy and heightened rental fees.
Musk blinks first in bitter feud with Trump
Published on 06/06/2025
» When Elon Musk and Donald Trump joined forces during the US presidential campaign last year, there was always a question over how long their alliance would last and who would prevail if it didn’t work out.
Nissan job cuts to cost additional $418 million
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2025
» Nissan Motor Co has said job cuts it announced as part of a broader restructuring at the company could cost an additional ¥60 billion (US$418 million) this fiscal year.
Exhibition shows plight of quake survivors
News, Published on 18/05/2025
» Imagine standing before a centuries-old pagoda as it shakes and crumbles into dust. In that instant, the world you knew vanishes as families run down the street in panic.
Coconuts get pricier as poor weather drives global shortage
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/04/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - When Mohamad Fahmi Faat’s family in Kuala Lumpur prepared only half their usual amount of food for recent Eid al-Fitr celebrations, he blamed an ongoing shortage of coconuts, a staple ingredient in many Asian cuisines.
US firms demand crackdown on tariff-evading Chinese importers
Published on 06/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States needs tougher legislation to enforce trade laws and ensure criminal prosecution of Chinese government-subsidised companies that circumvent US tariffs by shipping goods through third countries, US companies said on Wednesday.
Germans vote under shadow of far-right surge, Trump
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» BERLIN - Germans began voting Sunday in a pivotal election, with the conservatives the strong favourites after a campaign rocked by a far-right surge and the dramatic return of US President Donald Trump.
Myanmar rescues 1,000 scam centre workers as crackdown widens
Published on 17/02/2025
» Myanmar’s military government said it is ready to hand over about 1,000 foreign nationals rescued from cyber scam centres near the Thai border as authorities vowed to intensify a crackdown against transnational criminal groups.