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Tiny bundles of hope: critically endangered turtles hatch in Myanmar
Published on 25/06/2023
» Small miracles are popping out of the mud around Myanmar’s largest lake: Burmese peacock softshell turtles, just hatched from their eggs. For what may be the first time, humans were there to witness the birth of these rare creatures.
Newly-built Asai Bangkok Sathorn blends into its neighbourhood
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 24/06/2023
» Though the Asai brand is well known in Bangkok, having opened in Chinatown during the pandemic in September 2020, the flagship is in a green lane on Sathon 12.
Malaysian court charges 4 Thais with human trafficking
Published on 23/06/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Friday charged four Thai nationals with human trafficking in connection with the discovery eight years ago of mass graves near the country’s border with Thailand.
A 99% stock crash and shock default raise alarm
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/06/2023
» Only a year ago Stark Corporation looked like a Thai corporate success story. Backed by a wealthy local businessman, the nearly US$2 billion maker of electrical cables was an aggressive acquirer making its first major push beyond Asia.
Wembanyama chosen by Spurs with No.1 pick in NBA Draft
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» NEW YORK: France's Victor Wembanyama was chosen with the top pick in the NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, sparking wild celebrations as the Texas club reveled in landing the gifted teenager seen as a once-in-a-generation talent.
5 die in quest to see Titanic, implosion suspected
New York Times, Published on 23/06/2023
» NEW YORK: A vast multinational search for five people who had descended to view the wreckage of the sunken RMS Titanic ended on Thursday after pieces of the privately owned submersible vessel that had carried them were found on the ocean floor, evidence of a “catastrophic implosion” with no survivors, according to the United States Coast Guard.
Bank of England delivers big rate hike
Published on 22/06/2023
» LONDON: The Bank of England (BoE) rattled markets by raising interest rates by half a percentage point — twice the amount expected — on Thursday, after it said there had been “significant” news suggesting British inflation would take longer to fall.
Titanic sub hours from running out of air
Published on 22/06/2023
» A multinational search team scanned the sea near the century-old wreck of the Titanic on Thursday, the fifth day since a tourist submersible went missing with five people aboard and with just hours to go before its air supply was expected to run out.
Paris climate summit opens with call for ‘finance shock’
Published on 22/06/2023
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron told global leaders Thursday that no country should have to choose between tackling poverty and dealing with climate change at a summit tasked with reimagining the world’s financial system.
Slippery stuff
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/06/2023
» Re: “Yok as a political pawn”, (Editorial, June 19).