Former mosque officer gets jail for pocketing over S$13,000 in ‘zakat’ donations
After collecting the cash payments, he would void the receipts given to payors and indicate lower amounts, before pocketing the difference for his personal use. SINGAPORE: A man who was…
Srettha Thavisin’s dramatic rise and fall in Thai politics
BANGKOK: Srettha Thavisin won a parliamentary vote to become Thailand’s prime minister last August, after a closely-fought election where his party had finished only second. Just under a year later,…
What happens next after Thai PM Srettha Thavisin’s exit?
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was dismissed on Wednesday (Aug 14) by the Constitutional Court for a breach of ethics in appointing to his Cabinet a former lawyer who…
Thai court dismisses PM Srettha for breaching ethical rules in Cabinet appointment
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday (Aug 14) dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his Cabinet a former lawyer who served jail time, raising the spectre of more…
Trump to slam Harris on inflation ahead of major policy roll-out
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump will tear into the Biden administration’s economic record on Wednesday (Aug 14), just days before Kamala Harris unveils her economic agenda in her first major policy speech…
Dollar droops after benign inflation data; kiwi firm before RBNZ decision
TOKYO : The dollar remained on the back foot on Wednesday after tumbling versus major peers overnight as a benign reading for U.S. producer prices reinforced bets on Federal Reserve…
Pilot crashed helicopter into Australian hotel after farewell party
SYDNEY: An amateur pilot had been celebrating with colleagues before he “misappropriated” a helicopter and fatally crashed into the roof of an Australian hotel, his employer said on Tuesday (Aug…
Iran dismisses European calls for restraint amid Mideast tensions
DUBAI: Calls from France, Germany and Britain that Iran should exercise restraint with regards to Israel “lack political logic and contradict principles of international law”, Iran’s foreign ministry said on…
Thailand to increase state equity fund by up to $4.3 billion, Finance Minister says
BANGKOK : Thailand will increase the size of a government mutual fund by an amount of 100 billion baht to 150 billion baht ($2.8 billion to $4.3 billion), Finance Minister…
Rachael Lillis, who voiced Pokemon’s Misty and Jessie in the original English dub, dies at age 46
Rachael Lillis was the original voice actress for the English dub of the Pokemon animated series. She voiced Misty and Team Rocket’s Jessie for the first eight seasons. American voice…