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Trump plans ‘gold card’ visa for ‘high level people’
Published on 26/02/2025
» US President Donald Trump has previewed plans for a new visa programme he is calling the gold card, describing it as “somewhat like a green card, but at a higher level of sophistication”.
New Indonesia sovereign wealth fund to invest $20 billion in projects
Published on 24/02/2025
» JAKARTA - Danantara Indonesia will invest $20 billion in a wide range of projects from metal processing to artificial intelligence, President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday, as he launched the country's new sovereign wealth fund.
Law-breaking factories closed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2025
» Authorities yesterday raided three Chinese-owned factories in Samut Sakhon's Muang district and suspended their operations after finding they had violated a number of laws.
It could boil down to a choice between Trump or Brics
News, Clyde Russell, Published on 08/02/2025
» Beyond the short-term volatility and uncertainty created by US President Donald Trump's tariff machinations, it's likely that the longer-term trend of the world splitting into two trading blocs is accelerating.
Trump tariff deadline looms over Canada, Mexico, China trade
AFP, Published on 02/02/2025
» PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump is due to unleash fresh tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, threatening upheaval across supply chains from energy to autos.
Rwanda, DR Congo leaders in crisis summit as Goma's fate hangs in balance
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» GOMA (DR CONGO) — The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma.
The hitchhiker’s guide to the hummingbird
Published on 28/01/2025
» NEW YORK - Flower mites spend their lives slurping nectar and nibbling pollen in flowers throughout the tropics. To travel from one blossom to another, these tiny, eight-legged creatures hitch rides on the beaks of hummingbirds, taking shelter in the birds’ nostrils during flight.
The Wireless House: A Journey Through Thailand’s Past
Published on 13/01/2025
» One Bangkok, a world-class destination in the heart of Bangkok, has officially unveiled The Wireless House One Bangkok, a lovingly restored tribute to the Saladaeng Radiotelegraph Station. This new cultural landmark houses a permanent exhibition narrating the captivating story of Witthayu Road (“Wireless Road”), where One Bangkok is located. The exhibition traces the history of Thailand's first radio telegraph station, and the origin of the name Witthayu Road.
An Italian gem in Bali
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 13/01/2025
» There is nothing like a quick getaway in the beginning of a new year to recharge the batteries of life. And, no better place to do it than in Bali, but away from the hustle and bustle.
'Make Greenland great again'? No, thank you, Greenlanders say.
New York Times, Published on 09/01/2025
» NEW YORK — Christian Ulloriaq Jeppesen remembers how this all started.