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Massive fire hits Hong Kong high-rise construction site
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/03/2023
» A high-rise building under construction in Hong Kong erupted in flames and was still burning hours later, with some nearby residential blocks evacuated early Friday after the fire threatened to spread.
Belarus cadets train on Russian tanks
AFP, Published on 18/02/2023
» MINSK, Belarus: In Moscow-allied Belarus, officers look out across a snowy training ground outside the capital Minsk as Russian and Soviet-era tanks fire into the distance.
School's in session, power or not
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 05/02/2023
» When the blare of the siren rang out over the loudspeaker, the students in a school in central Kyiv, Ukraine, quickly rose from their desks, packed their things and filed calmly down the stairs behind their teachers. But this wasn't a drill.
Teacher turns home into school in destroyed Ukraine village
AFP, Published on 27/01/2023
» SHANDRYGOLOVE, Ukraine: Teacher Oleksandr Pogoryelov occasionally strolls up the sloping road to the school in his village in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine where he taught for more than two decades.
Commuters face rail travel woes
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/01/2023
» The State Railway of Thailand made a big change in its 126-year history on Thursday when long-distance train services to the North, Northeast and South of the country moved from Hua Lamphong station to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal, formerly known as Bang Sue Grand Station, in Chatuchak district.
Together we can end child labour
Oped, Published on 20/01/2023
» Some 62 million children in the Asia-Pacific region are in child labour. It is a simple sentence to write but far harder to comprehend. Spend a moment to think just how big that number is -- roughly similar to every child aged under 14 in the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan combined. Meanwhile, 28 million of them undertake hazardous work, risking their lives and health daily in sectors such as mining, agriculture and construction.
Dad, mum die saving their children from drowning
Published on 24/10/2022
» A couple drowned Sunday trying to save their daughter and son at a dyke in Phatthalung province.
Can smartphones help predict suicide?
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/10/2022
» In March, Katelin Cruz left her latest psychiatric hospitalisation with a familiar mix of feelings. She was, on the one hand, relieved to leave the ward, where aides took away her shoelaces and sometimes followed her into the shower to ensure that she would not harm herself.
AWS to debut Asia-Pacific infrastructure in Bangkok
Business, Published on 19/10/2022
» Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud service arm under tech giant Amazon, has announced plans to roll out its Asia-Pacific infrastructure in Bangkok while vowing to invest more than US$5 billion (190 billion baht) in Thailand over the next 15 years.
Lenovo dips toe in education market with hybrid learning
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/10/2022
» Global tech giant Lenovo is penetrating the education market to help educators embrace innovative hybrid learning to equip students and prepare them for future skills.