Nearly three billion species have been killed or displaced in “one of the worst wildlife disasters in recent history” by Australia ‘s devastating 2019-20 wildfires, according to a study. Scientists from many universities in Australia said the biodiversity damage included 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 180 million birds and 51 million frogs. Although the study did not state how …

Phuket was forced to take a harsh lesson on board: that it shouldn’t have clung to tourism as its single , powerful cash cow. The country may have succeeded in flattening the Covid-19 curve but the economic curve risks freefall. Tourism was one of the hardest-hit industries, and Phuket companies, dependent almost entirely on international arrivals, were afraid to estimate …

Best wishes to HM King of Thailand on this propitious occassion for this is the day of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s 68 th birthday. This special day is a time to wish Thai people a further year of sustained good health and service to His Majesty. In view of this, His Majesty was the King of Thailand from 13 …

JOHOR BARU –  Cross-border travel between the  two countries under the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) and Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) is allowed from Aug 17, following a historic meeting between Malaysia and Singapore in The Causeway. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein met Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and both announced a joint statement that both countries will be allowing cross-border travel …

PETALING JAYA – The Malaysian High Court will deliver its verdict in Ex-PM Najib Razak’s 1MDB corruption scandal on Tuesday (July 28), 16 months after the investigation began in the multi-billion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scam. Najib is currently facing three cases with the involvement of plundering the fund that help Pakatan Harapan defeat his long-ruling coalition from power in …

North Korea is jumping on the return of a defector from the South to point the finger at Seoul for the presence of coronavirus in the country after months of denying it had any cases. Pyongyang placed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong, claiming it had found a suspected Covid-19 infection in a defector who had returned across …

In need of democracy, about 350 youth from the Phuket Liberation Group held a protest against the government in this province of the southern island. The demonstrators started gathering about 5.30pm at Saphan Hin Park. They kept aloft posters and banners with messages like “Sovereign power belongs to the people,” “Dissolve parliament. Get out” and “Can’t we express democratic opinions?” …

A large number of visitors have flocked to this northeastern province’s Khao Yai National Park for a long holiday from Saturday to Tuesday causing heavy traffic along the road to the park. From Saturday, vehicles carrying tourists from various parts of the country can be seen converging in a large number in the district of Pak Chong before heading to …

The 159th Diponegoro University (Undip) Semarang graduation held on 27-30 July 2020 is different from the usual graduation ceremony The graduation program was held virtual by presenting three robot displays which replaced the physical presence of graduates who could not attend the graduation ceremony due to a number of Covid-19 pandemic policies in an effort to prevent transmission of the …

Five students of the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) Surabaya created a body detection system in anticipation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) called TT-Techno Temperature. They are Instrumentation Engineering Department Students who are members of the Instone team. This idea was lifted from the weaknesses of traditional body temperature measurements that still use humans as …