Pattaya Police Station is deploying a drone to ensure security for tourists on its famed Walking Street. Pattaya police chief Pol Colonel Apichai Krobphet launched the drone unit on Friday evening on South Pattaya
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52% discount on offer in August for visitors to River Safari, Singapore Zoo and Jurong Bird Park
Twenty-year-old orangutan Chomel could not get enough of the durian as she licked her fingers clean. (Photo: Wildlife Reserves Singapore) SINGAPORE: Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) will offer a discount of 52 per cent on admission
Read moreSingapore economy grows 2.5% in Q2, advance estimates show
Singapore’s economy expanded by 2.5 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2017, holding steady from growth in the previous three months on the back of support from the manufacturing sector, advance estimates from
Read moreRiding the ‘airfish’: Singapore company hopes to make it a travel game-changer
This odd-looking “airfish” could soon be the way you travel on holiday. A Singapore company has grand plans to help this game-changer take flight commercially. More about the wing-in-ground effect craft, on the Money Mind
Read morePIE work site accident: Investigation will focus on design, construction process, says MOM
SINGAPORE: The design and construction process of an uncompleted viaduct near the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) will be the focus of an investigation into why it collapsed in the early hours of Friday (Jul 14). One worker was
Read moreGoFundMe crowdfunding raises money to help school children start Drone Club
Hello my name is Doug Floyd and my goal was to create a drone club at my local school for teens who want to learn how to fly drones. So we started www.youthdronecrew.com for our
Read moreSeychelles reports find of possible plane debris, tells Malaysia
VICTORIA: Seychelles reported on Thursday the discovery of two pieces of debris that seemed to be from an aircraft and said it had notified Malaysia, whose Flight MH370 vanished in 2014 with 239 people aboard.
Read moreThe World’s Biggest Airport Is Set To Open In 2019
Beijing is booming, and it needs an airport capable of handling its growing population, along with the millions of tourists who visit annually. Luckily construction is already underway on the Beijing New Airport, and when
Read moreMinimum age of private-hire car drivers in the spotlight after fatal Uber accident
SINGAPORE: “They are scared seeing young Uber drivers practically staring at their Global Positioning System (GPS) apps on their mobile phone during their journey,” said Lance, after dropping the last of his Uber Pool passengers.
Read moreSingapore, China enjoy strong bilateral ties that have adapted to changes: DPM Teo
Singapore and China have built a strong bilateral relationship that has adapted with the changing needs of both countries over the years, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on Thursday (Jul 13) at the
Read moreDrug trafficker’s eleventh hour bid to escape the death penalty fails
Prabagaran Srivijayan was sentenced to death in 2014 for importing 22.24g of diamorphine into Singapore. SINGAPORE: Singapore’s highest court on Thursday (Jul 13) dismissed an eleventh hour motion to halt the execution of Malaysian drug trafficker Prabagaran
Read moreFirst drone delivered pizza touches down
What’s an acceptable time to wait for a pizza delivery? 30 minutes? 15 minutes? Our expectations around home-delivered hot cheese may soon change, thanks to the arrival of flying pizza pies. Domino’s has marked the
Read moreMOM busts illegal employment syndicate, arrests 13
Officers arresting one of thirteen suspects linked to a syndicate that brought foreign workers into Singapore illegally. (Photo: MOM) SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has dismantled a syndicate involved in bringing in foreign workers for
Read moreJW Marriott’s Andaman Grill named one of Thailand Tatler’s Best Restaurants of 2017
Award winning Phuket beach resort, JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa has added to its global reputation with its famous seaside steak and seafood restaurant. Andaman Grill recently received an award in the prestigious Thailand
Read moreCould Pattaya tram be the answer to the resort’s transport woes?
Could Pattaya tram be the answer to the resort’s transport woes? Manager reported that an upbeat meeting chaired by the Pattaya mayor was told that a tram system would be the answer to the resort’s transport and
Read moreAustralian Shaun Davidson took four hours to tunnel out of Bali jail
Someone purporting to be Davidson has “checked in” on Facebook at locations across Europe, although police do not believe the fugitive was actually there. A recent posting denied he was taunting police. “I’m not, as
Read moreEarthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes off Papua New Guinea
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the town of Rabaul in the south Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Thursday (July 13), the United States Geological Survey said.
Read moreIndonesia to bring home tax money parked in Singapore
The government is to hunt down tax money from Indonesians who park their money in Singapore, following an offer from Singapore to allow Indonesia to access the financial data of Indonesians in the neighboring country. Singapore and
Read moreGunmen in Thailand kill eight in village chief’s home
Thai police say eight people died after gunmen opened fire inside a village chief’s home, in a rare mass shooting. The incident took place on Monday in the southern province of Krabi, which is popular
Read more19-year-old girl set to be Malaysia’s youngest doctor
A 19-year-old Malaysian girl, Chan Hao Shan, is set to become the country’s youngest doctor when she graduates next year from Taylor’s University, a private university in Subang Jaya, Selangor. The undergraduate who is taking
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