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Narcotics Suppression Bureau vows to crush drug trade
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/07/2024
» The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) has asserted that it can accomplish Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's ambition to eradicate drugs and trafficking in 25 of the country's worst-affected provinces in three months.
Farm animals are hauled all over the country; so are their pathogens
Published on 20/05/2024
» The bird flu virus that is spreading through American dairy cows can probably be traced back to a single spillover event. Late last year, scientists believe, the virus jumped from wild birds into cattle in the Texas panhandle. By this spring, the virus, known as H5N1, had travelled hundreds of miles or more, appearing on farms in Idaho, North Carolina and Michigan.
Brazil to stage 2027 Women's WC
Sports, Published on 18/05/2024
» The Women's World Cup will take place in South America for the first time after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 edition at the 74th Fifa Congress yesterday.
The popular decimation of India's democracy
Oped, Pranab Bardhan, Published on 18/05/2024
» India's ongoing parliamentary election, in which nearly a billion people casting their votes over a six-week period, should represent an extraordinary exercise of democracy. The bleak reality, however, is that the election appears poised to consolidate a decade-long process of democratic decay, which has included the decimation of liberal institutions and practices and weakening of political competition. After all, the leader who has presided over this process -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- remains wildly popular.
Hong Kong phone scam cases drop in first quarter but losses quadruple
Published on 13/05/2024
» HONG KONG: The number of phone scam cases in Hong Kong dropped in the first quarter compared with the same period last year although losses quadrupled to HK$789 million (3.7 billion baht), with more mainland Chinese students in the city falling victim.
Man dies after falling into well in Lat Phrao
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/05/2024
» A man died after falling into a 15-metre-deep tube well on a road divider in Bangkok's Lat Phrao district on Friday.
Man dies after falling into tube well in Lat Phrao
Online Reporters, Published on 03/05/2024
» A 59-year-old man died after falling into a 15-metre-deep tube well on a road divider in Lat Phrao district of Bangkok on Friday.
More drugs found on Hong Kong airport arrivals in first 4 months of year than during all of 2023
Published on 30/04/2024
» HONG KONG: The amount of illegal drugs confiscated from air travellers at Hong Kong International Airport soared to 370 kilogrammes in the first four months of the year, a 32% increase over the total amount seized in all of 2023.
Overcrowded Venice introduces first entry charge for tourists
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2024
» VENICE - Venice becomes the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the peak holiday season.
Michelin Guide extends to Da Nang
Life, Published on 15/04/2024
» Michelin recently announced that the Michelin Guide has added Da Nang to its gourmet portfolio. Consequently, Da Nang has become the third Vietnamese city to have its gastronomic scene inspected by Michelin Guide, after Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh debuted last year.