Capella Bangkok has been name Best Global Hotel for Food & Drink in Food & Wine’s prestigious 2026 Global Tastemakers Awards, reinforcing its position as one of the world’s leading culinary destinations. Now in its fourth year, the Global Tastemakers Awards celebrate the most exceptional food and drink experiences across restaurants, bars, hotels, airlines, and cruise lines, honouring those that combine a strong sense of place with outstanding gastronomic quality. At Capella Bangkok, a diverse and thoughtfully curated culinary portfolio brings together Thai heritage with contemporary flavours and techniques. Within the hotel’s riverfront estate, four distinct dining and drinking outlets…
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U.S. Department of Defense On May 30, Secretary Hegseth met with Japan’s defense minister Shinjirō Koizumi in Singapore. The two leaders reaffirmed the critical role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in preserving peace in the Indo-Pacific. They discussed Japan’s strategic documents review, as well as its efforts to rapidly enhance defense capabilities and to increase its defense spending.Secretary Hegseth and Minister Koizumi also discussed upcoming bilateral activities, which are part of a comprehensive effort to increase realistic training and exercises across Japan. The two leaders endorsed the upcoming temporary deployment of U.S. ground-based missile capabilities to a Japan Self-Defense Forces base,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has the potential to become a ‘reading city’ within the next 20 years if efforts to uphold the culture of knowledge and reading continue to be strengthened, says Fadhlina Sidek.The Education Minister said creating such a society, which embraces reading as a way of life, requires wider access to quality reading materials as well as an ecosystem that encourages the practice in daily life.”We want to build a reading nation. (This vision) is one where, when people meet, their conversations go beyond exchanging pleasantries and instead revolve around discussing the books they are reading,” she said.Speaking at…
MTN Ghana is set to channel the power of employee volunteerism into improving healthcare delivery across the country as it launches the 2026 edition of its flagship Y’ello Care campaign, a nationwide initiative aimed at expanding access to quality healthcare in underserved communities.The campaign, which runs from June 1 to June 21, will see MTN employees undertake a series of health-focused interventions designed to support struggling health facilities and bring essential healthcare services closer to vulnerable populations.Under the theme “Expand Equitable Health for Every Community,” this year’s Y’ello Care campaign places healthcare at the centre of MTN Ghana’s community engagement…
Nasser Hussain questioned England’s selection after Charlotte Edwards’ side suffered a disappointing 38-run defeat to India in the opening match of their T20 series on Thursday night.The hosts were high in confidence coming off the back of their 2-1 series victory against New Zealand earlier this week, but half-centuries from India’s Jemimah Rodrigues (69) and Yastika Bhatia (54) lifted India to a comprehensive victory. While Amy Jones starred with the bat, making 67 off 48 deliveries to thrust herself into contention to open during next month’s Women’s T20 World Cup, England’s batters struggled to score, with the hosts losing the…
SINGAPORE (30 May 2026) – The ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup™, Southeast Asia’s premier club competition will return for its third edition in 2026/27, with the region’s leading clubs including defending champions Buriram United FC battling to be crowned ASEAN Club Champions. The 2025/26 edition concluded just this week with Buriram United FC successfully defending their title after defeating Selangor FC 3-1 on aggregate in the Final. This season, the Shopee Cup™ promises to be even more exciting with an expanded field of 14 domestic league champions (and in some instances, runners-up) and Cup winners. The Shopee Cup™ 2026/27 Official…
The return capsule of the Shenzhou XXII spaceship, carrying the Shenzhou XXI astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang, is about to touch down at the Dongfeng landing site in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on May 29, 2026. (PHOTO / XINHUA)BEIJING – A total of approximately 41.14 kg of scientific samples from China’s space station, spanning 23 experimental projects in life sciences, materials and combustion, successfully returned to Earth aboard the Shenzhou XXII spacecraft on Friday, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).It marks the tenth transfer of materials from China’s orbiting laboratory.Life science experiment samples,…
The story was debunked, but not before it went viral last year: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a video masquerading as a legitimate media report claimed, had bought his mother a $3.2 million Armani-designed apartment in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa skyscraper, the world’s tallest building.As it racked up millions of views and spread on social media, the report was found to be false — but the question of who was behind it was trickier. Now, leaked documents examined by Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian service, link the disinformation campaign to the Social Design Agency, a Western-sanctioned Russian outfit with close…
Open this photo in gallery:Customers eat dinner at Wing Fat Seafood Restaurant, a dai pai dong in the Yau Mai Tei district of central Kowloon in Hong Kong.Esme Anderson/The Globe and MailKeung Kee is a dai pai dong, a type of open-air food stall that was once ubiquitous across Hong Kong. Busy even on a humid spring evening in the middle of the week, both customers and staff jostle for space on a small side street in Sham Shui Po, a working-class neighbourhood. Traditional Cantonese dishes are cooked in a giant wok and served outdoors on tables covered in red…
KATHMANDU: Kuala Lumpur: Nepal lost to Malaysia by 6 wickets in the Semifinal match of Asian Games Women’s Qualifier today at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Batting first Nepal scored a total of 126 runs in the stipulated 20 overs in 6 wickets. In response Malaysia achieved target of 127 runs in just 18.4 overs loosing 8 wickets. To achieved target fast Malaysia’s Elsa Hunter scored 48 runs, Dhanusri Muhunan 21, Ainna Hamizah Hashim 18, Mahirah Izzati Ismail 14, Wan Julia and Mas Elysa hit 6 runs each and Nur Dania Syuhada and Nur Qalysha hit 2 runs each.…