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Thailand approves first instant noodle price rise in 14 years
"We are facing rising commodity prices, oil prices for export," explained Veera Naphaprukchart from Thai Preserved Food, part of popular brand Wai Wai. The price of wheat flour rose roughly...
Read moreTimeline: How Thai PM Prayut came to power and how he might lose it
2017: NEW MILITARY-DRAFTED CONSTITUTION Thailand's current constitution was implemented in 2017, having been drafted by the military. Significantly, it bars the prime minister from serving more than eight years in total....
Read moreDaily round-up, Aug 24: Masks optional from Aug 29; Thai court suspends PM Prayut; dealing with knee pain in your 40s
Let's get you up to speed with the day's stories. From next Monday (Aug 29), masks will be optional in most places in Singapore. Masks will still have to be...
Read moreDaily round-up, Aug 24: Masks optional from Aug 29; Thai court suspends PM Prayut; dealing with knee pain in your 40s
Let's get you up to speed with the day's stories. From next Monday (Aug 29), masks will be optional in most places in Singapore. Masks will still have to be...
Read moreNajib in jail: What are his options after losing his final appeal in 1MDB-linked case?
PETITION FOR PARDON Constitutional law and human rights lawyer New Sin Yew explained that the second option - the petition for pardon by the king - is not a judicial,...
Read moreCNA Explains: Najib is now in jail after his failed appeal bid. How will this affect UMNO?
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR AHMAD ZAHID? The UMNO president is also facing several graft charges in court. Following a string of electoral successes at the state level, he has...
Read moreMalaysia’s prisons department rubbishes claims of VIP treatment for Najib
Social media was abuzz with comments wondering about the treatment Najib would receive in the prison. The said Facebook post alleged that VIP inmates have access to TV, Internet, air-conditioner...
Read moreTropical storm Ma-on barrels towards Hong Kong, Guangdong province
BEIJING: Several cities in southern China raised their cyclone warning signals on Wednesday (Aug 24), bracing for Tropical Storm Ma-on, which is expected to make landfall along the coast of...
Read moreChina’s unemployment insurance payouts hit record high in June
BEIJING: China's unemployment insurance payouts hit a record high in June, adding to signs of a struggling labour market as the economy has been badly hit by COVID-19 outbreaks and...
Read morePrayut Chan-o-cha: Thailand’s survivor PM
SOLDIER TO SUIT Born in 1954 into a military family in northeastern Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province, Prayut rose from military college to become commander of the prestigious Queen's Guards in...
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