If you read through all the different Thailand forums on the internet you have so many foreigners complaining about their bad experiences being ripped off in Thailand. It’s always about Thai people that tell you
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Conservation boost for Sisters’ Islands
New laws will protect marine and foreshore areas around islands, including the reefs Underwater life around the offshore Sisters’ Islands will now be better protected, after Parliament passed laws yesterday to designate the area as
Read moreWater price hike: Water users worried but see need to curb wastage
Consumers and businesses have voiced concerns about water rates being hiked, even if some acknowledge that there is a need to do so to curb wastage of the scarce resource. Restaurant Association of Singapore president
Read moreNight bike race HolyCrit to kick off at Sports Hub for the first time on Feb 11
SINGAPORE – HolyCrit organisers will be taking their night cycling event up a notch, with races at the Sports Hub on Saturday (Feb 11). It will be the first time anywhere a bike race is
Read moreMr Right’ gets 20 months’ jail for cheating
She thought he was the late-arriving “Mr Right”, but he saw her as another prey. Tay Kok Hua, 57, was jailed 20 months yesterday for cheating cleaner Tan Joo Eng, 79, of her monies during
Read moreCourt issues arrest warrants against Briton, South African over murder of British businessman
The Pattaya Court Thursday issued arrest warrants against a Briton and a South African man accusing of murdering a British businessman in Pattaya on Tuesday. Chon Buri police chief Pol Maj Gen Somprasong Yenthuam said
Read moreTimeshare mastermind Zamri Zainal walks from jail yesterday
Zamri Zainal…..The mastermind of a million dollar timeshare scam is out after serving his sentence…..The time to strike is NOW! Mr. Zamry was released from Police Custody on the yesterday the 2nd of February 2017.
Read moreInbound investments this year likely to match 2016’s, create 19,000 to 21,000 jobs: EDB
SINGAPORE – Despite the uncertainties in the global economy, Singapore hopes to secure inbound investments this year comparable to 2016’s figure, the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) said on Thursday (Feb 2). The investment promotion
Read moreRental cars being used to commit crimes in Singapore
Rental companies said they are increasingly concerned that some of their cars are being hired for criminal activities. Not only are the cars impounded during investigation, but some are also damaged during an arrest. Between
Read moreSingaporean’s smart bicycle helmet bags international design award
SINGAPORE – A smart bicycle helmet that was the brainchild of a Singaporean has won a prestigious international design award in Britain. The sleek gadget, studded with LEDs that automatically light up when a cyclist
Read morePM Lee visits Senoko Power Station, hopes pickup in economic growth will continue into 2017
SINGAPORE – As the country celebrates Chinese New Year, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes the pickup in economic numbers towards the end of 2016 will continue into this year. The economy grew by 1.8
Read moreRetailers at CNY bazaars hit by triple whammy
Businesses at Chinese New Year festive bazaars have been hit this year by a triple whammy – wet weather, a poor economic outlook and the festival’s proximity to the Gregorian new year. Mr Ang Cheng
Read moreHeavy rain causes flash floods in Tanjong Pagar area on Monday morning
SINGAPORE – Heavy rain on Monday (Jan 23) morning resulted in flash floods in the Tanjong Pagar area. National water agency PUB said on Facebook that floods occurred at Craig Road, Tanjong Pagar Road and
Read moreSingapore Upper Thomson Road hit by flash flood again
When it poured at around 3.30pm yesterday, the parking area in front of several shops along Upper Thomson Road was submerged in shin-deep waters. Photos and videos posted on social media showed vehicles with up
Read moreFacebook tipped to move to Marina One
Social media giant Facebook has secured a large office space at the upcoming downtown Marina One development. Industry sources who asked not to be named told The Straits Times that the American technology firm is
Read moreSingapore passport is the world’s second-most ‘powerful’: 2017 Passport Index
SINGAPORE – Singaporeans are holding on to the world’s second-most “powerful” passport, according to a worldwide ranking for passports. Singapore was joint-second with Sweden, with a visa-free score of 156, while Germany took the top
Read moreKim San Leng Food Centre in Bishan fined $1,100 and suspended for a day due to rat infestation
SINGAPORE – The Kim San Leng Food Centre at Bishan Street 13 will be suspended on Friday (Jan 20) due to a rat infestation, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said. The popular food centre was
Read moreMore rain and pain expected as Thai flood death toll rises to 40
BANGKOK: Thailand faces more hardship from unseasonable floods that have killed 40 people in its south, with more rain expected in the major rubber-producing and tourist region in coming days, a top disaster agency official
Read moreSingapore’s forgotten age of innovation
SINGAPORE: Long before there was Changi Airport, aviation legend Amelia Earhart described stopping over at “an aviation miracle of the east” – a “magnificent new $9-million airport, the peer of any in the world”. The
Read moreMyanmar sends envoy to Bangladesh as Rohingya crisis deepens
YANGON/DHAKA: A special envoy of Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi will begin top-level talks in Bangladesh on Wednesday (Jan 11), as the United Nations said the Rohingya crisis prompted 65,000 people to flee Myanmar
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