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Geoeconomic implications of Covid-19
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 26/06/2020
» The longer the coronavirus pandemic wends its way around the world, the more it takes on permanent features. As case infections still persist virulently, especially in the US, Brazil, Russia and India, states, societies and individuals are being forced to make adjustments. There will be winners and losers in the geoeconomic competition for market shares and supply chains. Those with more effective public health systems will stand in good stead with opportunities to re-emerge less scathed and better positioned to carry on, whereas others with less adequate health infrastructure will face more risks and disadvantages. For the first time in generations, health security has become the main determinant in the fate of nations and peoples.
Beauty in brutality
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 26/06/2020
» The Last of Us was a groundbreaking game that took players through an emotional story with nail-biting tension due to trying to sneak around undetected and also having a number of good scares provided by the zombie-like creatures known simply as the Infected. In fact, the game was so good that Neil Druckmann, the game's director, admitted that he was wary of making a sequel. Obviously, they figured out a way to continue the story and make another game that would hopefully satisfy players worldwide. But does it?
Buried Roman city revealed with ground penetrating radar
AFP, Published on 09/06/2020
» PARIS: Scientists have unveiled the contours of an ancient city north of Rome for the first time, and all they needed was a quad bike and a radar gun.
Samui body set for autopsy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/06/2020
» The dead body of a Ukrainian woman found on the resort island of Samui on Sunday will be sent for autopsy at Police General Hospital to determine the cause of death, police said yesterday.
Emerging-market rally seen as unstoppable
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/06/2020
» There’s so much positive momentum in risk assets, it’s difficult to see what could stand in the way of the emerging-market rally, at least in the coming days.
Missing foreign woman found dead on Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 08/06/2020
» SURAT THANI: The body of a missing Ukrainian woman was found in a ditch on the resort island of Samui on Sunday, police said
China's premier warns of 'immense' challenges to economy
AFP, Published on 22/05/2020
» BEIJING - China faces "immense" economic challenges as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, Premier Li Keqiang warned Friday as he opened his nation's annual legislative session that will seek to tighten Beijing's control over Hong Kong.
US weekly jobless claims remain high
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: Millions more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as backlogs continue to be cleared and disruptions from the novel coronavirus unleash a second wave of layoffs, pointing to another month of staggering job losses in May.
Missing young girl found slain in forest
Published on 15/05/2020
» MUKDAHAN: A missing 3-year-old girl was found dead and unclothed in a forest four days after she disappeared from her home in Dong Luang district, police said.
Making tracks: ancient footprints shed light on early humans
AFP, Published on 15/05/2020
» TOKYO - Thousands of years ago, a group of people took a walk in what is now Tanzania. The footprints they left behind are now offering insights into ancient human life.