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Waste not, want not
Life, Published on 02/08/2021
» To generate extra income, farmers in Tambon Khok Sa-at in Kalasin have been collecting and separating discarded electronic products, or e-waste, in between harvests since 1996.
Bank of Japan gives green finance a boost
Asia focus, Published on 02/08/2021
» The Japanese central bank recently announced a series of incentives for climate-linked loans and investments, to help financial institutions address climate change issues.
Cloud kitchens are here to stay
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 02/08/2021
» Restaurant chains are moving their kitchens to unlikely places such as petrol stations and cooking schools as a stopgap until their regular outlets in shopping complexes are able to reopen.
Time to rein in tutoring firms
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 02/08/2021
» I have always been puzzled about why so many Thai parents send their children to private tutors after school. Even my 9-year-old niece has to study on weekends when she could be enjoying time with her parents or playing with two lovely cats at home.
Transgender weightlifter in Olympic debut as Games hot up
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» TOKYO - Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard takes centre stage at the Tokyo Games on Monday and Ethiopia-born Dutch runner Sifan Hassan faces a daunting day on the athletics track in her ambitious pursuit of an Olympic treble.
US authorities scramble, trade blame as millions face eviction
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» WASHINGTON - Eviction protections expired Sunday for millions of Americans who could face homelessness within days, triggering a scramble to unlock billions in stalled rental aid and provoking blame trading in Washington.
Jacobs storms to shock Olympic 100m crown as Italy celebrates golden double
AFP, Published on 01/08/2021
» TOKYO: Lamont Marcell Jacobs stormed to a shock victory in the Olympics 100m final on Sunday to cap a golden double for Italy on a dramatic day of athletics action at the Tokyo Games.
Chinese cities test millions as virus cases surge
AFP, Published on 01/08/2021
» BEIJING: Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled Sunday to contain the country's most widespread coronavirus outbreak in months.
Indonesia extends Covid-19 restrictions outside Java
Reuters, Published on 01/08/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia extended restrictions outside Java island by another week in efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus, local media reported on Sunday citing an interior ministry senior official.
Fires rage across southern Europe, hundreds evacuated
AFP, Published on 01/08/2021
» ANKARA: Dozens of villages were evacuated in tourist hotspots in southern Turkey on Sunday as wildfires that have claimed six lives raged for the fifth day, while Greece, Italy and Spain were also hit by blazes.