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Singapore to impose harsher penalties on drug-laced vapes from September
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2025
» SINGAPORE — Singapore will take a harder stance against drug-laced vapes from September as it changes the classification of anaesthetic agent etomidate from a poison to a drug, the government announced on Thursday.
Export growth to slow as US tariffs take effect
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/08/2025
» Thai exports are expected to lose their growth momentum following the imposition of a 19% US import tariff, despite robust growth of 13% in the first seven months of the year, say analysts.
Putting the boot in: Colombian women farmers embrace football
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» JENESANO (COLOMBIA) - Skirts swirl and hats fly on a soccer field in Jenesano in central Colombia, as the "Smelly Ones" face off against the "Fillies" in a football extravaganza celebrating women farmers.
Kiln death; cart caution; daring shoot; old man's row
News, Mae Moo, Published on 24/08/2025
» Brutal murder shocks
The fight for clean air
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/08/2025
» After a public hearing wrapped up recently, the Clean Air Bill is heading to a second reading in parliament next month. If passed into law, it will guarantee people's access to clean air.
Remembering the life that forged heavy metal
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 31/07/2025
» The rock world is in mourning following the passing of John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne on July 22 at the age of 76. Surrounded by his family in his home country of England, he drew the curtain on an extraordinary life and career that helped shape the very sound of heavy metal. Known affectionately -- and infamously -- as the "Prince of Darkness", Ozzy leaves behind a legacy built on dark riffs, wild stage theatrics and an unbreakable bond with rock music fans around the world. To remember this rock and roll legend, here are five defining highlights from Ozzy's unforgettable journey in rock.
Manufacturing production index up for 2 months in a row y/y
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 01/07/2025
» The political risk that threatens to undermine the government should become clearer this month, indicative of whether the manufacturing sector will decelerate after the Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) rose by 1.8% year-on-year in May for a second consecutive month to 100.79 points, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
All too familiar
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 27/06/2025
» With the premise of a dysfunctional family in a small coastal town entangled in criminal dealings under the guise of protecting their legacy, The Waterfront, Netflix's new original series, tries to blend slow-burn crime drama with bursts of action and emotional intensity. Across eight episodes, however, the show struggles to distinguish itself from a growing list of similarly themed dramas, despite its efforts to offer gritty realism and familial tension.
Indian activists seek to save child brides
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» BEED (INDIA) - When wedding season comes in India, the phone of child rights activist Tatwashil Kamble never stops ringing with appeals to stop girls from being married off due to poverty.
For gay Malaysian refugee in UK 'you have to live authentically - you're saving yourself'
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/06/2025
» LONDON — "Growing up in a Muslim family, I was told that liking another person of the same sex was haram," said Warren Hallett of how Islam forbids homosexuality, considering it sinful. "My religion teacher said [gay people] were going to hell.