Bangkok Informer

Papua New Guinea’s new prime minister has an ambitious – cynics would say far-fetched – objective of turning one of the world’s poorest countries into the “richest black nation” on earth in just a decade. Original published: 2019-06-16 21:00:26 Read the full Bangkok News here

National Development University Veteran Jakarta (UPNVJ) took the internet by storm this week after announcing that YouTubers who have at least 10,000 subscribers may enroll at the university through a special admissions scheme. Original published: 2019-06-16 16:54:51 Read the full Bangkok News here

A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake stuck near the remote Kermadec Islands northeast of New Zealand Sunday, briefly prompting a tsunami warning. Original published: 2019-06-16 20:28:48 Read the full Bangkok News here

Saturday’s street brawl between members of two unauthorised taxi-motorcycle stands in Bangkok has now claimed two lives. Original published: 2019-06-16 20:06:38 Read the full Bangkok News here

Canada’s Brooke Henderson produced a barnstorming finish to maintain her lead after the third round at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan on Saturday. Original published: 2019-06-16 13:34:14 Read the full Bangkok News here

Plastic, paper, metal? In Japan’s Kamikatsu, sorting rubbish isn’t that simple. Residents face a mind-boggling 45 separate categories for their garbage as the town aims to be “zero-waste” by 2020. Original published: 2019-06-16 17:59:26 Read the full Bangkok News here

Hong Kong was braced for another mass rally Sunday as public anger seethed following unprecedented clashes between protesters and police over an extradition law, despite a climbdown by the city’s embattled leader in suspending the bill. Original published: 2019-06-16 18:08:03 Read the full Bangkok News here

United States coach Jill Ellis insists her team’s allegedly over-exuberant goal celebrations in their record demolition of hapless Thailand at the women’s World Cup were nothing to do with humiliating their opponents and all about pride from “years and years of hard work”. Original published: 2019-06-16 13:38:58 Read the full Bangkok News here

A youngster in Si Sa Ket, angry at being forced to stop playing video games at home, attempted to poison his family by pouring pesticide into the household water container, his mother has revealed. Original published: 2019-06-16 18:29:33 Read the full Bangkok News here

ONE Championship™ (ONE) made a triumphant return to the Baoshan Arena in Shanghai for yet another night of world-class martial arts action Original published: 2019-06-16 16:54:58 Read the full Bangkok News here

Quartararo takes on Marquez as Yamaha make it a tight battle at the top in Barcelona Original published: 2019-06-16 16:57:17 Read the full Bangkok News here

Gary Woodland produced three birdies and a string of gutsy par saves in a two-under par 69 that left him a one-shot lead over Justin Rose after three rounds of the US Open at Pebble Beach. Original published: 2019-06-16 16:45:06 Read the full Bangkok News here

As President Donald Trump’s trade wars drag on, and the global economy weakens, the US Federal Reserve is inching closer to its first interest rate cut in more than a decade. Original published: 2019-06-16 16:26:05 Read the full Bangkok News here

Single-ticket Bangkok public transport pushed back to 2020  Bangkok Post The common ticketing system designed to link all modes of public transport in Bangkok will not fully launch this year as planned but commuters will be able to … Original published: 2019-06-16 07:30:00 Read the full Bangkok News here