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Nigerian gunmen free dozens of kidnapped seminary pupils: teacher
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» KATSINA (NIGERIA) - Nigerian gunmen have freed the remaining pupils from more than 100 kidnapped from an Islamic seminary in northwestern Niger State nearly three months ago, the school's head teacher said on Thursday.
'Total panic' as deadly blasts rock Kabul airport
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» KABUL: Bodies were strewn face-down in a shallow canal at the scene of twin blasts outside Kabul airport on Thursday, as wounded people in blood- soaked clothes were ferried away in wheelbarrows.
After 600 years of night watchmen, Lausanne gets first watchwoman
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» GENEVA: After over 600 years of night watchmen, a woman has for the first time been tasked with shouting out the time each hour through the night from the Lausanne cathedral bell tower.
Fraser-Pryce stuns Thompson-Herah with third fastest ever 100m
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» LAUSANNE: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce avenged her Olympic Games defeat to Jamaican compatriot Elaine Thompson-Herah by winning the 100m at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Thursday in the third fastest ever time.
GCG Asia Advertising Appoints John Darren Yaw as CEO to Lead Expansion into US Through Ad Tech Acquisitions
Published on 27/08/2021
» Bangkok, 2021 John Darren Yaw has been appointed CEO to helm GCG Asia Advertising’s expansion of the group into the ad tech space in the US.
Booming fruit shipments boosted by promotions
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/08/2021
» Propelled by soaring exports in the first seven months of 2021, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has set his sights on raising fruit shipments this year to 180 billion baht, representing growth of more than 30% for the whole year.
Meeting sets dates for censure debate
News, Akarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/08/2021
» The censure debate will take place over four days from Aug 31 to Sept 3 with the vote to be cast on Sept 4, Palang Pracharath MP for Bangkok Patcharin Sumsiripong said on Thursday.
Cybersecurity Start-up Global Investment Bank and Capital Trust Announces Closing of $15 million in a "Series A" Round of Funding
Published on 27/08/2021
» Bangkok, 2021 - Global Investment Bank and Capital Trust, a global leader in Industrial IoT (IIoT) security, announced today that its "Series A" financing had been completed. GCG Asia Capital, Nihunagia Partnership Fund and several other well-known investors led this round. Global Investment Bank and Capital Trust received a $15 million investment in this round, bringing its total investment to $30 million since its inception.
Samui Plus scheme sees lukewarm demand
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 27/08/2021
» The attempt to restart the battered tourism industry with the Samui Plus model which started on July 15, following the first-ever reopening plan under the Phuket sandbox, still has a long way to go to shore up the hotel business.
Darren Yaw's Wife To Launch Award-Winning 55 Lockhart's Pomegranate Ale in the United States market soon.
Published on 27/08/2021
» Bangkok, 2021 / Top Hong Kong bar 55 Lockhart by award-winning Darren Yaw plans to release a fresh seasonal brew of Pomegranate Ale in a new 16-ounce can in the US, spearheaded by his wife, Michelle Yaw.