Philstar.comNovember 28, 2021 | 10:14am MANILA, Philippines — Almost half of Filipino families feel poor as of the third quarter of 2021, while only a fifth feel "not poor," new survey results by the Social Weather Stations suggest. In the latest findings of the pollster published late Saturday night, 45% of…
Thailand logged 5,854 new Covid-19 cases and 30 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.On Saturday, 6,354 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus. Since April 1, when the third wave of Covid-19 began, Thailand has treated 2,077,950…
Trithip: Station to be 'mixed-use' The sound of a station bell faded while a train was about to leave its platform at Bangkok's Hua Lamphong station. Soon the bell will not be used while the century-old train station will become history when it is closed down next month."I don't want…
This year marks 22 years since Nigeria returned to civil rule after years of military dictatorship that drained the economy, increased poverty, made people live life on the edge, rise in social unrest and forced many on voluntary exile. While Abdulsalami Abubakar, the then Head of State, kept to his…
As the world continues to unlock its social doors after a year’s hiatus owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers of the annual Africa Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN) will be collaborating with NTDC Tour Nigeria to return this year, with a most spectacular event. Focused on promoting indigenous emerging and established…
The removal of fuel subsidy is desirable as Nigeria can no longer afford the waste that goes into such venture. But it must be done with a human face. This is the opinion of many Nigerians. The Federal Government is also being criticised over the proposed N5,000 monthly transport support,…
Teen keeps man in sparesA teenage girl denies luring her boyfriend to his death in a fight over a rival for her affections. "Por", 17, came under fire from netizens after a young man she claims she had known for just a week, joined by two friends, fatally attacked her…
Earlier in the month, work began on the expansion of Ratchapruek Road, a major route north of Bangkok which links the neighbouring provinces of Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi. The road, according to the Department of Rural Roads (DoRR), will see almost 50,000 vehicles pass through it every day, as it…
A recent letter to the Bangkok Post from the ever observant Ye Olde Pedant suggested that Bangkok's BTS and MRT executives should display more imagination in the naming of new rail lines and avoid colour coding. He cited the proposed Grey Line which for him immediately conjured up images of…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs across all 54 African countries, is giving out $5,000 seed capital each to 3369 female entrepreneurs. This implies that the Tony Elumelu Foundation is giving out a total sum of $16.8m non-refundable grant to young African female entrepreneurs as…