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The Uplift: Michael Jordan
Read more: The Uplift: Michael JordanGayle King sits down with Michael Jordan to talk about the basketball super star’s newest sports venture: NASCAR. Plus, more heartwarming news.
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Latest details in disappearance of American woman in Bahamas after husband’s arrest
Read more: Latest details in disappearance of American woman in Bahamas after husband’s arrestLynette Hooker was reported missing in the Bahamas one week ago by her husband, Brian, who said she fell off their boat. Hooker was arrested on Thursday in connection to his wife’s disappearance. “CBS Saturday Morning” speaks with people who knew the couple to learn more.
Asia
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‘Growing public health crisis’, love for nation behind move to fully ban vapes: Malaysia’s health ministry
Read more: ‘Growing public health crisis’, love for nation behind move to fully ban vapes: Malaysia’s health ministryIn a statement to CNA, the ministry also responded to claims by industry players that the government has sent “conflicting signals” on vapes.
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Malaysia will ‘protect every inch of Sabah’ in maritime dispute with Indonesia, says PM Anwar
Read more: Malaysia will ‘protect every inch of Sabah’ in maritime dispute with Indonesia, says PM AnwarMalaysia and Indonesia have overlapping claims over an oil-rich area in the Sulawesi Sea off the east coast of Sabah, with joint development a potential solution.
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Anwar vows transparent probe into death of 13-year-old Sabah student amid bullying claims
Read more: Anwar vows transparent probe into death of 13-year-old Sabah student amid bullying claimsThe mother of Zara Qairina Mahathir filed a new police report after recalling bruises on her daughter’s back while preparing her body for burial. She wants a post-mortem to determine if criminal elements were involved.
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Patriotic film Dead to Rights leads China’s box office as WWII remembrance campaign intensifies
Read more: Patriotic film Dead to Rights leads China’s box office as WWII remembrance campaign intensifiesSet during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, the wartime thriller’s release comes as China ramps up a nationwide drive to mark 80 years since the end of WWII, culminating in a military parade on Sep 3.
Thailand
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2 injured, southern human rights MP unharmed in ambush
Read more: 2 injured, southern human rights MP unharmed in ambushNARATHIWAT – Prachachat Party MP Kamonsak Leewamoh narrowly escaped an attack by gunmen as he was returning to his home in Bacho district in the early hours of Friday.
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Two Bangkok monks charged with abusing novices
Read more: Two Bangkok monks charged with abusing novicesTwo monks have been arrested at a well-known temple in the Charoen Krung area of Bangkok on charges of sexual abusing novice monks, with seven victims identified and over 100 explicit video clips seized as evidence.
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Adjusting rules to make Thai skies safer
Read more: Adjusting rules to make Thai skies saferIndian airline IndiGo scrapped thousands of flights last month due to its failure to comply with new pilot rest rules by the required deadline, causing concern among aviation stakeholders in Thailand.
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Democrat Party launches southern campaign blitz
Read more: Democrat Party launches southern campaign blitzThe Democrat Party has launched a major campaign tour across the southern provinces, advocating clean elections, anti-corruption politics and safer tourism.
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Your horoscope for Jan 30 – Feb 5
Read more: Your horoscope for Jan 30 – Feb 5Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post’s famously accurate fortune teller. Let’s see how you will fare this week and beyond.
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‘Growing public health crisis’, love for nation behind move to fully ban vapes: Malaysia’s health ministry
Read more: ‘Growing public health crisis’, love for nation behind move to fully ban vapes: Malaysia’s health ministryIn a statement to CNA, the ministry also responded to claims by industry players that the government has sent “conflicting signals” on vapes.
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High hopes for small party
Read more: High hopes for small partyFor the Seri Ruam Thai (SRT) Party, Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves — the party leader and its prime ministerial candidate — is pushing a nationalist agenda at full throttle in the final stretch of its election campaign.
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Phiphat unveils plan for new EEC
Read more: Phiphat unveils plan for new EECTransport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has unveiled a plan to transform the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) into a global entertainment and tourism hub, anchored by a proposed “Disneyland Thailand”.
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Pheu Thai pledges major overhaul of SSF
Read more: Pheu Thai pledges major overhaul of SSFThe Pheu Thai Party has vowed to implement comprehensive reform of the Social Security Fund (SSF) within three months if it returns to office after the election.