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Masturbating train station thief was high on drugs
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 08/05/2024
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A 26-year-old man who later admitted to being high on drugs has been arrested for masturbating in public, assaulting a 30-year-old woman and stealing her bag in broad daylight at Kheha BTS skytrain station on Tuesday.
Top business lobby joins rate cut call, trims GDP forecast
Published on 08/05/2024
» The country's biggest business lobby has urged the Bank of Thailand to cut interest rates and work with the government on ways to revive business and consumption activity, after slashing its own estimate for economic growth.
“ARS Mos Shooter" Launched in Thailand
Published on 08/05/2024
» Earth (Thailand) Co., Ltd., led by Mr. Kentaro Sato, President, and Kao Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd., led by Mr. Yuji Shimizu, President, held a press conference on the launch of "ARS Mos Shooter", an innovative mosquito eradication spray. This product, developed collaboratively by Earth and Kao, marks its debut in Thailand. The press conference was presided over by Mr. Takuro Tasaka, Minister of the Embassy of Japan in Thailand; Dr. Chantana Padungthod, Director of the Vector-Borne Diseases Division, Department of Disease Control; Assistant Professor Dr. Panida Srisan, Chairperson of the Chalermphrakiat Building Fund Administration, The Children's Hospital Foundation; along with Ms. Lydia Saranrach and her family, who also participated in a special talk on 'How to Protect Your Family from Dengue Fever.' The event took place at the Promotion Hall, Samyan Mitrtown Shopping Center, Bangkok.
Debt burden to fund Hong Kong's airport expansion soars
Published on 08/05/2024
» HONG KONG: The debt burden for construction of Hong Kong's airport expansion has soared to HK$123 billion (582 billion baht), with no end in sight to a levy on passengers who fly out from the city.
Imagining a world without cash
Life, James Hein, Published on 08/05/2024
» How safe are you in a purely digital economy? If you are carrying cash, someone can of course rob you, or you can lose it or give it to someone. You can also have a stash of it at home for emergencies or for buying something from a garage sale. For the most part, you retain control over any cash you manage. Electronic cash can still be stolen and your ability to spend it can be taken by someone else if your details get into the wrong hands. However, it's convenient, just tap and go, or in some cases, just wave your smartphone over a pad. While you have no idea where your money actually is, a small piece of plastic, your watch or a phone can retrieve it for you for a payment. You can even use it to get cash from a wall.
Changing lives
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 08/05/2024
» After Savitree Phongpratuang noticed that her youngest son, Kullapat, did not have verbal skills to communicate, she decided to take him to see a paediatrician at the age of two. The results showed that his development was normal, so he was sent for a test and was diagnosed with hearing loss.
Adapting to a hotter world
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/05/2024
» The arrival of rains this week might have cooled off what has been an unusually hot season, which saw temperatures reaching 45C.
US: Malaysian firms help move Iranian oil
Published on 07/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - The United States says Iran’s capacity to move its oil as is becoming more reliant on service providers based in Malaysia, with oil being transferred near Singapore and throughout the region, a senior US Treasury official said on Tuesday.
Microsoft creates AI for spies
Published on 07/05/2024
» Microsoft Corp has deployed a generative AI model entirely divorced from the internet, saying US intelligence agencies can now safely harness the powerful technology to analyse top-secret information.
Industrialists join rate-cut chorus
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 07/05/2024
» The Bank of Thailand should consider reducing interest rates in the second half to relieve the financial burden of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are facing tougher competition and an uncertain economy, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).