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Phuket murder suspect 'no scapegoat'
News, Published on 08/08/2021
» Police say the 27-year-old man detained on Saturday for the murder of a Swiss tourist at a local waterfall is a legitimate suspect and not a scapegoat as some netizens have claimed.
Tokyo finally reaches the finishing line
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 08/08/2021
» It is no secret that the build-up to the Tokyo Olympics was not exactly plain sailing, primarily due to the Covid pandemic. For a start it was a year late through no fault of its own, and was being held at the hottest and most humid time of the Japanese summer when sensible people retreat into air conditioning. It was not just by chance that when Tokyo hosted the Games in 1964 it was held in October, Japan's autumn.
'Compensation' a joke
News, Postbag, Published on 08/08/2021
» Re: "Govt 'sorry' for Phuket murder", (BP, Aug 7).
NACC told to disclose govt leaders' assets
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/08/2021
» The Official Information Commission (OIC) will ask the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to disclose information about assets declared previously by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his deputy, Wissanu Krea-ngam.
Politicians alone can't fix Covid
News, Editorial, Published on 08/08/2021
» With the unrelenting nature of the novel coronavirus, which has now evolved into a smorgasbord of variations, what is happening the world over is a public health crisis on a scale we have seldom seen before.
Efforts mount to help children affected by pandemic
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/08/2021
» About 5,000 children have lost a parent to Covid-19, and impacts from the pandemic on the youngsters are worse than the tsunami tragedy, according to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Rajanagarindra Institute (Camri).
Olympics close with marathon man Kipchoge
AFP, Published on 08/08/2021
» TOKYO - The curtain comes down on the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics on Sunday with Eliud Kipchoge hoping to defend his marathon title on the streets of Sapporo.
Deadly fighting between rivals in SSudan VP Machar's party
AFP, Published on 07/08/2021
» JUBA - Deadly fighting erupted Saturday between rival factions of South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar's SPLA-IO after his foes in the party said they had ousted him as leader, the latest twist in the nation's troubled decade of independence.
Brazil golden in Olympic extra time
Published on 07/08/2021
» YOKOHAMA: Brazil won Olympic men’s football gold for the second consecutive tournament as substitute Malcom struck the winner in a 2-1 victory over Spain after extra time on Saturday.
Amazon.com woos jab holdouts with lottery
Published on 07/08/2021
» Amazon.com will offer cash prizes of as much as US$500,000 as well as cars and vacation packages to frontline employees who can prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19.