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France's Sarkozy ordered to serve prison time in historic first
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» PARIS — Former president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday set to become France's first postwar leader to go to prison after a court jailed him for five years over a scheme for the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his victorious 2007 presidential run.
Negroni Week 2025 Launches with Charitable Focus
Published on 25/09/2025
» The 13th annual Negroni Week is taking place worldwide from 22–28 September 2025, with fundraising proceeds directed toward charitable initiatives.
Low-paid women still waiting for their #MeToo moment
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» BORDEAUX, France - “You need the work,” one woman said, “so you shut your mouth.” #MeToo may have helped change the landscape for women in Hollywood and in the boardroom, but cleaners, secretaries and supermarket workers who have suffered sexual violence at work say it has yet to do much for them.
Thai vocalists to perform royal compositions at charity concert
Life, Published on 25/09/2025
» Thai vocalists will join hands to perform royal compositions during "Royal Jazz For The Chaipattana Foundation Volume 2", which will take place at SX Grand Plenary Hall, ground floor of Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Ratchadaphisek Road, on Saturday at 7pm.
Danish PM to apologise for forced contraception in Greenland
AFP, Published on 24/09/2025
» COPENHAGEN - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has arrived in Denmark’s autonomous territory Greenland for a ceremony Wednesday to apologise in person to the victims of a forced contraception programme that Copenhagen ran for more than three decades.
CP AXTRA, Ayala Partner to Operate Makro Philippines
Published on 24/09/2025
» CP AXTRA Public Company Limited, Asia’s leading operator of wholesale and retail businesses Makro and Lotus’s, has executed definitive agreements with Ayala Corporation, one of the Philippines’s largest conglomerates with interests in real estate, banking, telecommunications, and renewable energy. The venture will focus on operating Makro stores in the Philippines, offering a modern shopping experience with a wide range of food and non-food products at accessible prices for consumers and small businesses.
Rate cut seen as turning point for crypto
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 24/09/2025
» The Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut in over a year presents a turning point for cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin, Ethereum and major altcoins poised to benefit from improving liquidity conditions, says digital asset investment advisor Merkle Capital.
Clean Air Bill offers hope
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/09/2025
» Parliament is reportedly set to deliberate the Clean Air Bill today. The scrutiny will be the third and final reading -- jointly conducted by MPs and senators in both houses. If passed immediately, the long-awaited clean air legislation will take effect this year.
Maybank aims to double profit by 2030
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 24/09/2025
» Maybank Securities (Thailand) has set an ambitious goal to double its profit to 1 billion baht by 2030, supported by an expansion of its retail business, activation of private fund operations and a shift to become a comprehensive financial partner rather than a transaction-driven broker.
Lower public transport fares eyed for ‘quick win’
Published on 23/09/2025
» The government has outlined a two-phase policy framework for the Ministry of Transport, with an immediate four-month “quick win” programme focused on easing people’s financial burden by targeting public transport costs in the short term.