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Singapore ties to alleged Cambodian scam ring under spotlight
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/10/2025
» SINGAPORE — The alleged head of a Cambodian criminal ring and his associates set up a family office in Singapore that claimed to receive tax breaks, while also building relationships with firms backed by state investor Temasek Holdings Pte and spending millions on properties in the city-state.
AIS partners with top business news networks
Business, Published on 23/07/2025
» Advanced Info Service (AIS) continues to strengthen its leadership in delivering premium content through the addition of global in-depth news channels to AIS Play, Thailand's leading video platform.
US rescuers search for missing girls in deadly Texas flash floods
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» HUNT (UNITED STATES) - Rescuers were on Saturday searching for more than 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed 24 people -- with more rain on the way.
Rock and ice prevent rescue work after Swiss glacier collapse
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» FERDEN (SWITZERLAND) - Swiss authorities said Thursday that rock and ice piles from a collapsed glacier that destroyed a village were preventing emergency services from working, but that they were cautiously optimistic no more homes were at risk.
Pakistan says India planning strike as tensions soar over Kashmir attack
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's information minister said early Wednesday that Islamabad had "credible intelligence" that India was planning an imminent military strike and he vowed a "decisive response", as worries of spiralling conflict grew over a deadly attack in Kashmir.
Ukraine's fate is now hanging in the balance
Oped, Published on 20/02/2025
» Three years into Russia's war against Ukraine, there seems to be a chance for peace. But this political intermezzo may be as fleeting as the approaching spring weather to soon sweep the steppes, yet at the same time, it remains a worthwhile window of opportunity for all parties to reach a ceasefire and then begin the long and perilous quest for peace.
Risky and unsafe
Postbag, Published on 31/07/2024
» Re: "New train tunnel closes for clean-up", (BP, July 30).
Digital wallet scheme poses credit risk
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 25/07/2024
» During the debate on the extra-fiscal budget for 2024 of 1.22 billion baht to fund the digital wallet (DW) scheme, the government presented the bright side of the figurative coin. This article will present the dark side of the scheme.
Digital wallet scheme hits another snag
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 13/06/2024
» The new financing problem of the 10,000-baht cash handout, commonly known as the Digital Wallet Scheme (DW), has not made much noise in the media. This may be because the government wants this to be a non-issue, but in reality, it is a serious one that could wreck the entire scheme.
More than 4,000 'likely impacted' by Papua New Guinea landslide
Reuters, Published on 26/05/2024
» SYDNEY - More than 4,000 people were likely impacted by a massive landslide that flattened a village in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday, humanitarian group CARE Australia said.