Visitors from Singapore and Hong Kong will be able to access the automated gates now reserved for Thai nationals at both of Bangkok’s airports by the end of this month or next month.PHOTO: WWW.SUVARNABHUMIAIRPORT.COM BANGKOK
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Up to 80% of Thailand’s tsunami warning system needs maintenance
In this picture taken on Dec 4, 2014, a tsunami evacuation sign is displayed on a street near Patong beach in Phuket. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP) BANGKOK: Up to 80 per cent of Thailand’s
Read moreTampines library to reopen with new features including cooking studio
The Singapore Collection features over 12,000 books by Singapore authors. (Photo: Rachelle Lee) SINGAPORE: A refreshed Tampines Regional Library is set to open its doors to the public at Our Tampines Hub on Aug 5.
Read moreSwimming: Schooling bags bronze in 100m butterfly final at FINA World Championships
United States’ gold medal winner Caeleb Dressel is flanked by Hungary’s silver medal winner Kristof Milak and bronze medal winners Britain’s James Guy and Singapore’s Joseph Schooling during the awards ceremony for the men’s 100-metre
Read moreLaunch of music album, concept trains among plans for NS50 week
ile photo of NSmen. (Photo: TODAY) SINGAPORE: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of National Service (NS) in Singapore, a slew of events and activities have been planned for NS50 week from Aug 1 to 10
Read moreAmazon Prime Now delivery down for second day after launch
After its highly anticipated launch in Singapore on Thursday, Amazon Prime Now’s delivery service continues to be unavailable. Prime Now stocks products according to a random stow systems. (Photo: Gaya Chandramohan SINGAPORE: The launch of
Read morePrivate home prices down for 15th straight quarter; pace of decline eases
Prospective buyers at a condominium showroom. (TODAY file photo) SINGAPORE: Private home prices in Singapore fell for the 15th straight quarter in the April to June period, although the pace of decline eased, according to
Read moreFewer layoffs, unemployment situation improves in Q2: Manpower Ministry
People crossing a street in Singapore’s central business district. (File photo: Ngau Kai Yan) SINGAPORE: Fewer workers were laid off and the unemployment situation for Singaporeans and residents showed signs of improvement in the second
Read moreZika cluster reported at Serangoon North Avenue 1
A female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo’s University, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Jan. 18, 2016. (Photo: AP/Andre
Read moreMain purpose of AHTC lawsuit to account for S$33m:
File photo of Aljunied-Hougang Town. (Photo: TODAY) SINGAPORE: The main purpose of a lawsuit against some of Aljunied-Hougang Town Council’s (AHTC) members is to make them account for S$33 million in payments made to its former
Read moreLargest mall in northern Singapore to open in Yishun at end of year
An artist’s impression of The Courtyard, which connects the north and south wings of Northpoint City. (Image: Frasers Centrepoint Singapore) SINGAPORE: The largest mall in northern Singapore will open in Yishun in the fourth quarter of
Read more13 injured in Mount Alvernia shuttle bus accident on Braddell Road
The aftermath of a bus accident along Braddell Road on Wednesday (Jul 26). (Photo: Natasha Razak) SINGAPORE: Thirteen people were injured in an accident along Braddell Road on Wednesday (Jul 26) afternoon, said the Singapore
Read moreCross-border beer: Thailand’s craft beer dream brewed in Cambodia
With small-scale beer production prohibited in their home country Thailand, Stone Head is a beer start-up taken across the international border to Cambodia for the purpose of survival. Head brewer Sermsak Tangsiripatpron with a range
Read moreHundreds of Singapore and Malaysia investors duped of millions by property company
According to an ABC report, Macro Realty Developments Pte Ltd is controlled by Australian Veronica Macpherson (picture) and received over A$110 million (S$119 million), mostly from Singaporean and Malaysian investors ETALING JAYA – Singaporean police are investigating
Read more7 in 10 Singaporean seniors visited by Pioneer Generation Ambassadors
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with PG Ambassadors at the appreciation luncheon. (Photo: Junn Loh) SINGAPORE: As of June this year, 7 in 10 Singaporean seniors above 65-years-old have been visited by Pioneer Generation (PG) Ambassadors
Read moreBuying your way to a degree: Singapore-based ghostwriting services target students online
Singapore-based ghostwriting services are available a dime a dozen on Carousell. (Photo: Howard Law) Some cite years of experience helping students, while others say they are students from elite schools looking to earn some extra
Read moreWhy is Hong Kong’s cross-border rail link causing such a fuss?
Everything you need to know about the furore around joint border checkpoints at the terminal of the high-speed rail link to Guangzhou, The plan to have mainland immigration officials working, and enforcing mainland laws, at
Read moreCrop map being drawn to cope with Mekong Delta climate change
Farmers till a field in the southern city of Cần Thơ. Scientists are compiling a crop map for the Mekong Delta to counter the growing climate change impact in the region. — VNA/VNS Photo Duy
Read moreMan attacked by Phuket Town monkeys
Officials have long warned against feeding the monkeys on Toh Sae Hill in Phuket Town. Photo: The Phuket News / file The man, who Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers said did not give his name, was
Read moreIndia court hears 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion plea
India’s Supreme Court has ordered doctors to examine a pregnant 10-year-old rape victim whose parents want permission for her to abort her baby. The child is reported to be 26 weeks pregnant and doctors say
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