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US government enters shutdown as Congress fails to reach funding deal
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US government began shutting down after midnight Wednesday as lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding.
EU leaders plot defence boost in shadow of Denmark drones
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» COPENHAGEN — European Union (EU) leaders will discuss bolstering Europe's defences and Ukraine's financial firepower at a Wednesday summit in Denmark, where mysterious drone flights have ramped up fears about the threat from Russia.
Vaccine risk data
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/10/2025
» Re: "Dept quick to dispel vaccine naysayers", (BP, Sept 29). Unfortunately, this article, in which the Department of Disease Control dismisses claims that vaccines are unnecessary or harmful, uses authoritarian declarations. There are copious testimonies and a recent definitive paper presented to the US Congress committee investigating vaccine safety.
Inflow surge propels K-Asset's AUM to B1.8tn
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 01/10/2025
» Kasikorn Asset Management (K-Asset) has emerged as a market leader in Thailand's mutual fund industry, capturing more than half of total net inflows this year-to-date to drive its assets under management (AUM) close to 1.8 trillion baht.
UN debate swerves, slides, but scores
Oped, Published on 01/10/2025
» US President Donald Trump lambasted the United Nations on opening day for its failure to stop global crises in the midst of major regional wars, humanitarian disasters, looming security threats, never mind costly bureaucratic waste. But as the leader of the most prominent and founding UN member state, he then added that the world organisation isn't living up to its potential, and scathingly challenged, "What's the purpose of the United Nations?" The old rebuke, "You can do better!" Sometimes it works.
Trump tells military brass US faces ‘war from within’
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» QUANTICO, Virginia - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States faces a “war from within” from crime and immigration, in a darkly authoritarian speech to a rare meeting of the top US military officers.
Rivers pose threat in North
Post Reporters, Published on 30/09/2025
» Authorities are urging caution in northern and upper northeastern Thailand, where heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers remain likely over the next couple of days, despite Typhoon Bualoi having weakened into a strong low-pressure system.
Thamanat defends role in cabinet
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/09/2025
» Agriculture Minister Thamanat Prompow on Tuesday rejected allegations made during a heated parliamentary debate that he was unqualified to serve as a cabinet minister.
GPO pharmacies open at 14 Skytrain stations
Published on 30/09/2025
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has officially launched its new GPO Metro Sky initiative, opening pharmacies at 14 BTS Skytrain stations in Bangkok to provide commuters with convenient access to quality health services and essential medications.
Hamas yet to respond on Trump’s Gaza plan
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» JERUSALEM - Hamas had yet to respond Tuesday to Donald Trump on his plan for Gaza, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing.