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Hopes fade as quake toll reaches 17,500
AFP, Published on 09/02/2023
» BAB AL-HAWA BORDER CROSSING, Syria: Hopes were fading Thursday for rescuing survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which has killed over 17,500 people in one of the deadliest tremors in decades.
No plugs please
Life, Kingsley Wijayasinha, Published on 06/02/2023
» German luxury carmaker BMW has several electric models in its line-up, ranging from mild hybrids to plug-in hybrids and EVs.
Don’t rush sub deal
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/02/2023
» As the current government’s term will soon end, it’s bewildering to see how the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is apparently speeding up its decision-making process on whether it will continue with a highly questionable submarine procurement from China.
Southeast Asia factories fire up as China reopens
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/02/2023
» JAKARTA: Asia’s manufacturers are improving at the start of the year as the region becomes more optimistic about how China’s re-opening might help offset an otherwise gloomy outlook for the rest of the world.
A web of lies
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/02/2023
» Re: "Actress bribe claim borne out by officers' confessions: source," (BP, Jan 31).
Is the new Twitter just like the old?
Life, James Hein, Published on 01/02/2023
» The Twitter situation is complex and somewhat confusing. On the one hand, all kinds of people from The Babylon Bee satirical website to former US president Donald Trump have been allowed back on the platform. The stated aim is to allow freedom of speech to be supported by Twitter once again. On the other hand, you can be banned by linking to a public photo of a public person on a public platform. The rule for the latter appears to only be for friends of Elon Musk. A YouTube channel I enjoy watching, The Quartering, did this after someone else had been banned and was also almost instantly banned himself. This is of course wrong in every respect especially given the individual in question, apparently now hypocritically, is always banging on about freedom of speech. Update, the ban is permanent.
Boeing to deliver last 747, the plane that democratised flying
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» NEW YORK: Boeing is set to officially bid farewell to the original jumbo jet, the 747, as it makes its final commercial delivery of an aircraft that democratised flying and serves United States presidents.
Toyota top-selling automaker for third year running
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» TOKYO: Japan's Toyota was the world's top-selling automaker in 2022, retaining its lead over German rival Volkswagen for the third year, company data showed Monday.
FTI upbeat on motorcycles
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 30/01/2023
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) estimates motorcycle production will grow by 4.17% year-on-year to 2.1 million units in 2023 despite concerns over a global economic slowdown.
Wuhan trip to clear engine doubts
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 30/01/2023
» The Royal Thai Navy will send a team of officers to observe performance tests on the Chinese-built CHD620 submarine engines between Feb 7 and March 4, a source in the RTN said.