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Pakistan building collapse kills at least 7
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» KARACHI - A five-storey building collapsed in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring eight, officials said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.
Phumtham 'signed sub deal' before leaving post
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/07/2025
» Outgoing Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai confirmed he approved the long-delayed submarine procurement deal before stepping down, marking one of his final decisions in office.
EU proposes mandatory microchips for dogs and cats
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» STRASBOURG, France - Compulsory microchipping, as well as bans on ear-cropping and tail-docking, are among a set of new rules to protect cats and dogs that European lawmakers are due to vote on Thursday.
Cash handout faces legal hurdle
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 26/04/2025
» The government faces a new legal challenge after a petition was submitted to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), asking it to investigate a 35-billion-baht sum used to finance its 10,000-baht cash handout.
First national census in 15 years begins
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 08/04/2025
» A new national census has begun to collect updated demographic data that will help address key trends such as declining birth rates, an ageing population, labour shortages and a growing foreign population.
Centre-left parties must regain relevance in Germany
Oped, Published on 01/03/2025
» Germany's Social Democrats are one of the West's oldest political parties, with a legacy of advocating parliamentary democracy, opposing Nazism, and leading the modernisation of postwar Germany. In addition to many notable labour, economic, and human-rights reforms the party has implemented over the years, ex-SPD leader and West German chancellor Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik in the 1970s laid the groundwork for Germany's reunification in 1990.
Asia hits pause button after week of gains
Business, Published on 08/02/2025
» RECAP: Asian equities paused yesterday after a week of decent gains led by the return of risk-on sentiment in China, especially among technology storks, but tariff worries continue to hang over the region.
Government Housing Bank offers mortgages for LGBTQ+ couples
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/02/2025
» The Government Housing (GH) Bank, a state financial institution specialising in mortgages, is committed to supporting the government's policy on gender equality, launching a loan programme tailored for LGBTQ+ couples.
Sansiri supports several projects
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 03/02/2025
» Sansiri Plc has reinforced its leadership in sustainable property development by earning an AAA SET ESG rating in 2024, building on its consistent inclusion in the Thailand Sustainability Investment index since 2020.
UK teen faces sentencing over murders that sparked riots
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» LIVERPOOL - A British judge is due on Thursday to sentence a teenager who murdered three young girls in a stabbing spree last year that sparked the country’s worst riots in over a decade.