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Borders close as world rushes to contain new Covid variant
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/11/2021
» World governments rushed to contain a new, heavily mutated Covid-19 strain Sunday, with borders closing and Australia reporting its first cases of the variant.
Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport avoids scheduled deportation
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/01/2019
» A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport on Monday appealed for asylum and for other passengers to help protest her deportation, in desperate tweets from the hotel room where she barricaded herself.
Biometric checks for new SIM cards begin Dec 15
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/11/2017
» The telecom regulator will introduce biometric checks nationwide for mobile telephone users who register their SIM cards from Dec 15 in a bid to stamp out fraudulent electronic transactions.
Saudi women will be allowed to drive next year
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/09/2017
» Saudi King Salman on Tuesday ordered that women be allowed to drive from next June, in a historic decision that makes the kingdom the last country in the world to permit women behind the wheel.
Medical tourism vs. universal healthcare for all Thais
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/06/2017
» New law threatens universal healthcare. Also a threat is medical tourism & better pay for doctors at private hospitals.
Philippine city in ruins: Islamic State still a threat
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/06/2017
» The war against ISIS currently raging in the city of Marawi has taken many lives & is a stark warning to other ASEAN states to be prepared.
Japan's exports, imports surge: Good sign for Asia
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/04/2017
» Exports raising industrial production in Japan despite slow domestic economy but new fears that Trump might target Japan as well as China are also present.
Pokemon Go comes to Thailand in September
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/07/2016
» True Corp Plc plans to launch Nintendo Co Ltd's smash-hit mobile phone game Pokemon Go in the country in September, a top executive at the firm said on Thursday.
EgyptAir flight 804 crashed: Search underway (UPDATE2)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/05/2016
» EgyptAir flight 804 from Paris to Cairo carrying 59 passengers and 10 crew disappeared from radar early Thursday morning.
World happiness report: Denmark tops, Thailand gains
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/03/2016
» Denmark, Switzerland happiest in world, Thailand, China & US happier this year, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia & Sweden round out top ten.