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Nobel Peace Prize buzz for press freedom, Belarus and Greta
AFP, Published on 08/10/2021
» OSLO - Media watchdogs, Belarus opposition leaders and climate campaigners such as Greta Thunberg are among those tipped as contenders for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize to be announced in Oslo on Friday.
Remembering first PGA win of Woods
Sports, Jim McCabe, Published on 08/10/2021
» It is sometimes difficult to fathom, but the media circus has travelled with Tiger Woods since before even Twitter and Facebook dominated our world.
Pair win Nobel for unlocking mystery of sensing temperature, touch
AFP, Published on 04/10/2021
» STOCKHOLM - US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on receptors for temperature and touch.
The rise and rerise of SPACs
Business, William Hicks, Published on 22/09/2021
» The Covid era has spawned a number of counter-intuitive investment products and strategies, making the sudden resurgence of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) not only unsurprising, but very on-brand for the times.
Sira scraps eye bet over cheque
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/08/2021
» A bet between a prominent anti-government protester and a coalition MP over injuries sustained by the former in a recent rally remained unsettled on Monday, after the latter called off the bet at the last minute.
Censure debate is govt's toughest test yet
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 28/08/2021
» The forthcoming no-confidence debate is set to be the toughest challenge posed by the opposition bloc against the Prayut Chan-o-cha government.
Fund approved despite 'blank cheque' fears
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/08/2021
» The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to approve 587 billion baht of spending in the next fiscal year's central fund despite some lawmakers' doubts over accountable spending.
Australia rejects climate targets despite damning UN report
AFP, Published on 10/08/2021
» SYDNEY: Australia's conservative prime minister rejected growing calls Tuesday to adopt more ambitious emissions targets, insisting the country was doing enough to tackle climate change.
HM donates sum for Covid cause
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/08/2021
» Their Majesties the King and Queen have donated 99.9 million baht to help finance the building of facilities needed to alleviate the plight of people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pheu Thai stands by budget vote
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/08/2021
» The Pheu Thai Party has insisted it has done nothing wrong by voting for a budget transfer motion which the fellow opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) has criticised as handing the government a blank cheque.