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Remembering Choi's 25 years on the PGA Tour
Sports, Published on 02/05/2025
» When the South Korean contingent shows up in strength at this week's The CJ Cup Byron Nelson -- a legacy tournament which Sung Kang and KH Lee have tasted victories in recent years -- they will look back with great pride the trailblazing exploits of one man who defied all odds to ensure the American dream isn't quite the pipe dream.
China-built airport in Nepal ‘littered with corruption’
Published on 19/04/2025
» A government inquiry into a new $216-million international airport in Nepal’s second-biggest city found that “irregularities and corruption” by officials and lawmakers allowed a Chinese state-owned contractor to ignore its obligations and charge for work it never completed.
Take a trip to the Galapagos Islands with &Beyond
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 29/02/2024
» If visiting the Galapagos Islands is on your bucket list, here's some good news. With the launch of &Beyond Galapagos Explorer programme, &Beyond is broadening its base to South America by providing two, seven-night yacht trip routes, which are set to begin on June 17.
Xi clings to partnership with weakening Putin
Oped, Kent Harrington, Published on 22/07/2023
» Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin may have played his assigned role by reportedly meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on June 29. But notwithstanding the contrived show of unity, it will not have been lost on Chinese President Xi Jinping that Mr Prigozhin's highly public mutiny last month has profoundly weakened the Russian leadership. With Ukraine on a counteroffensive and Russia's battlefield losses mounting, Mr Xi's "no limits" partnership with Mr Putin is quickly morphing into a military liability for China.
French island plans rodent cull to save albatross eggs
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» ÎLE AMSTERDAM, France: Conservationists are working to rid a remote French southern Indian Ocean island of rodents and stray cats by the end of next year to protect prized albatrosses and other birds.
Re-assure taxpayers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/11/2022
» Re: "THAI fleet undergoing resurgence?" (Business, Nov 16).
Twitter ex-security chief in Congress as shareholders back Musk buyout
AFP, Published on 14/09/2022
» WASHINGTON - Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko told the US Congress Tuesday that the platform ignored his security concerns, with his testimony coming as company shareholders greenlit Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover deal.
Biden Officials Split on Easing China Tariffs to Slow Inflation
Business, Published on 05/05/2022
» The Biden administration is split on whether to pare back tariffs on imports from China in an effort to cut consumer costs and reduce inflation, as the White House gives renewed consideration to a step that has divided officials.
Peterson hopes to be in the mix
Sports, Published on 13/04/2022
» Pattaya: If there is one player who could steal the thunder of the teenagers on the Asian Tour this week at the US$750,000 Trust Golf Asian Mixed Stableford Challenge at Siam Country Club, then look no further than in-form American Paul Peterson.
Covid strikes military spending
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/01/2022
» Military spending has faced intense scrutiny in recent years, and due to budgetary pressure from the Covid-19 pandemic several weapon purchase programmes have been shelved or scrapped to pool money into addressing the crisis and its economic fallout.