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Police scour New York for killer of insurance CEO
Published on 06/12/2024
» NEW YORK - Armed with a growing file of clues, New York police on Friday were scouring surveillance videos and asking the public for help in finding the masked assailant who gunned down an executive of America’s biggest health insurer on a Manhattan sidewalk.
What is mystery 'disease x' and why have dozens died in DR Congo?
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/12/2024
» HONG KONG — Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo expect to know within days the cause of an infectious disease outbreak termed 'Disease X' that's sickened hundreds of people and killed at least 79, since late October.
US, Japan, Philippine conduct maritime exercises in South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2024
» MANILA — The armed forces of the Philippines, United States and Japan on Friday conducted a "maritime cooperative activity" within the Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, the US Indo-Pacific Command said.
Media firm MONO threatens to sue over SET warning
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/12/2024
» Mono Next Plc (MONO) is considering legal action against the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), saying the bourse's announcement on Dec 3 about irregular trading of the digital TV operator's shares caused unnecessary panic among investors and affected its share price.
HRC term off to shaky start
News, Editorial, Published on 04/12/2024
» Winning a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in October is one thing. But walking the line of good human rights protection seems to be a different issue for the Thai government, which starts its three-year term with the body on Jan 1.
Israel, Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations
Reuters, Published on 29/11/2024
» BEIRUT — The Israeli military said its air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon on Thursday, after both sides accused each other of breaching a ceasefire that aims to halt over a year of fighting.
Bourse unveils three flagship projects
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/11/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has devised three flagship projects under its three-year strategic plan to drive the development of the capital market via fair and inclusive growth.
The world's babies need antibiotics
Oped, Published on 28/11/2024
» Over the last half-century, the number of children who die before reaching the age of five has fallen dramatically, from around 20 million in 1960 to 4.9 million in 2022, largely owing to the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI). Established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1974, the EPI has been extraordinarily successful in providing the youngest people with access to vaccines, saving more than 150 million lives. But while such progress is worthy of celebration, there is still much work to do, because newborns comprise half of all deaths in children under five each year, many of which are caused by infection.
Kanchanaburi seeks reopening of border pass
Published on 27/11/2024
» Officials in Kanchanaburi province hope the Ban Phu Nam Ron border pass can be reopened by the New Year to boost cross-border trade, employment and investment between Thailand and Myanmar.
Thai court dismisses activist’s spyware suit
Published on 23/11/2024
» The Bangkok Civil Court has dismissed a lawsuit by activist Jatupat Boonpattararaksa against NSO Group Technologies for allegedly failing to prevent him from being targeted with its Pegasus spyware, according to Amnesty International.