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Singapore transport minister charged in court in graft case
Published on 18/01/2024
» SINGAPORE: Singapore's Transport Minister S. Iswaran has been charged in court over a graft case, local media reported on Thursday.
Is there a digital afterlife?
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/01/2024
» In the past, death and funerals used to be private affairs which involved only loved ones. However, with the advent of digitalisation, people today live in both the physical and digital worlds and have made death part of the digital realm.
SEC considers revoking Zipmex licence
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 16/01/2024
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might consider revoking the business licence of Zipmex if the digital asset exchange operator cannot fix its liquidity problem within 15 days, as its capital fund is already below the regulator's requirement.
Army drug rehab plan sparks rights concerns
News, Published on 15/01/2024
» A government initiative to open rehabilitation centres for drug addicts, also known as rakjai centres, in 52 army barracks nationwide is sparking human rights concerns among civil society groups.
School official in Tak faces sack after sexual abuse probe
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 12/01/2024
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) yesterday said a 43-year-old deputy school director in the northern province of Tak is facing the sack after an investigation found there were grounds to claims he molested a number of female students and sent inappropriate messages.
China hacks Apple AirDrop feature
Published on 09/01/2024
» A Chinese state-backed institution has devised a way to identify users who send messages via Apple’s popular AirDrop feature, the Bejing government claims, as part of broader efforts to root out undesirable content.
Teacher sex abuse claims investigated
Post Reporters, Published on 05/01/2024
» Education officials have pledged to release findings within seven days of an investigation into alleged sexual abuse of several girls by the 43-year-old deputy director of a school in Tak province.
'Rude and inappropriate': Sophie Marceau remembers Depardieu
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» PARIS - Sophie Marceau, one of France's best-loved actors, said in an interview published Thursday that film icon Gerard Depardieu, accused of rape, was "rude and inappropriate" when they worked together, and targeted women with low-level jobs on set, not the stars.
‘Almost Naked’ Moscow party triggers backlash
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» MOSCOW - A celebrity-studded "Almost Naked" party in Moscow's famed Mutabor nightclub has drawn outrage from Russia's political establishment, which has become increasingly disapproving since the assault on Ukraine.
National Defence College course sparks buzz
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2023
» A new course launched by the National Defence College (NDC) that fosters networking among middle-level military personnel, state officials and businesspeople has caused a stir with critics saying it deepens patronage culture.