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Arrests made after man beaten in crypto dispute
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/09/2024
» Nine Vietnamese men have been arrested in Bangkok on charges of illegally detaining a Thai woman and a Taiwanese man and physically assaulting the latter to force him to pay a debt of 1.7 million baht for the purchase of cryptocurrency.
Arizona aspires to be chip off the Taiwanese block
Oped, Published on 21/09/2024
» Contrary to expectations, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) semiconductor plant in Arizona is reportedly on track to meet its 2025 production targets. This announcement poses a challenge to the many observers who predicted that the effort to bring chip manufacturing back to the United States would fail. What went right this time?
Top Thai cop call likely to spur interference
Published on 16/09/2024
» This year's appointment of a new police chief and annual reshuffle could see the most political interference in a decade, says a police source, quoting recent speculation.
Belgian tourist’s body found in Mae Hong Son creek
Online Reporters, Published on 07/09/2024
» A Belgian tourist who went missing in Pai district of Mae Hong Son province was found dead on Saturday, apparently having drowned in a local stream.
‘Chinese spy mayor’ faces grilling in Philippines
Published on 07/09/2024
» A Philippine court has allowed a former small-town mayor to attend a Senate hearing on Monday about her alleged illegal activities linked to online casinos serving Chinese bettors, days after she was arrested in Indonesia.
Weak US jobs report all but ensures rate cut
Published on 06/09/2024
» WASHINGTON - US Federal Reserve policymakers got a green light to start a round of interest rate cuts this month after a government report on Friday showed employers added far fewer workers than economists had expected in August and July.
Indian man wanted for murder arrested in Bangkok
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/09/2024
» An Indian man accused of a string of crimes in his country, including murder and abduction, has been arrested in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok.
15 Chinese scammers arrested in Chon Buri
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/08/2024
» Fifteen alleged Chinese scammers have been arrested in Chon Buri province for defrauding fellow nationals in a fake investment scheme.
Koreans held over call-centre scam
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/08/2024
» Eight South Korean nationals have been arrested in downtown Bangkok for allegedly operating a call centre scam.
Democracies uniting to counter global populism
News, Jan-Werner Mueller, Published on 22/08/2024
» Think back to late June and early July. The French far right was favoured to win a snap parliamentary election. Trumpist judges in the United States were conveniently resolving the legal woes of the former president, who seemed to be gliding to victory after President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance. And while Britain was getting a Labour government, a new anti-immigration party led by the chief Brexiteer, Nigel Farage, had made unprecedented gains. Faced with it all, pundits warned that a wave of populist, "anti-incumbency" rage was sweeping across the world's democracies.