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Japan univ to open school on cosmetics amid global competition
Published on 08/09/2025
» In a rare move, a national university in southwestern Japan will establish a school dedicated to cosmetics next April, as the country seeks to enhance the global competitiveness of its makeup industry.
Jail scenarios for former Thai PM Thaksin in hospital saga
Published on 07/09/2025
» A legal expert has outlined scenarios suggesting former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra may face a prison term in the so-called "14th floor'' hospital case, if his royal pardon request is deemed to be fraudulent.
Billionaire pleads guilty in gift scandal that rattled Singapore
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/08/2025
» SINGAPORE — A billionaire best known for bringing Formula One (F1) night racing to Singapore has pleaded guilty in relation to a scandal to supply a senior politician with luxury gifts, as the yearslong saga nears conclusion.
Is there anyone else involved?
Post Reporters, Published on 21/06/2025
» The ongoing legal tussle over alleged poll collusion by more than half of the country’s senators has several pundits wondering if the upper chamber can remain functional as a legislative body.
Possibly one gaffe too far
Published on 21/06/2025
» Most of the country's senators are in the frame for Senate poll collusion but observers feel many more people have questions to answer v PM Paetongtarn is in a very tight spot after showing weak statesmanship in dealing with Cambodia's Hun Sen.
Coalition cracks deepen as Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai feud escalates
News, Published on 17/05/2025
» The open bickering between the ruling Pheu Thai Party and its largest coalition partner, Bhumjaithai, has prompted an opposition party to go on the defensive, according to observers.
Hail the brave doctors
Postbag, Published on 11/05/2025
» Re: "Thaksin's troubles", (Editorial, May 10).
ABOUT POLITICS: Not all is quite as it seems
News, Published on 22/03/2025
» On the surface, the ruling Pheu Thai Party and coalition partner Bhumjaithai Party may be getting along. However, underneath, an eruption is waiting to happen, according to several observers.
Lack of data plagues Asia's 'long Covid' patients
News, Published on 03/03/2025
» From blackouts, a racing heart, extreme fatigue and brain fog, to severe depression and anxiety, DVL Padma Priya was hit with a constellation of symptoms in 2020, just months after recovering from Covid-19.
Bar deaths leave bad taste
Published on 02/03/2025
» A growing awareness of the risk of accidental methanol poisoning in Southeast Asia is apparently changing backpacker drinking habits.