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Google in hot seat after ban on Hong Kong protest song
Published on 09/05/2024
» Hong Kong called it “unbelievable” when Google rebuffed its 2022 request to bury a popular protest song from search results. Now armed with an injunction, authorities are putting legal pressure on the company to wipe it from the city’s internet.
Cannabis U-turn could bring protests, lawsuits
Published on 09/05/2024
» The government’s move to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic threatens to trigger street protests and class-action suits by owners of thousands of dispensaries that have sprung up across the country since decriminalisation two years ago.
1.4 tonnes of heroin seized in Nong Khai
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/05/2024
» Four drug smugglers have been arrested and 1.4 tonnes of heroin smuggled across the Mekong River seized from a house and a rubber plantation in Sangkhom district of Nong Khai province.
Chinese warships to visit Cambodia amid US worries
Published on 09/05/2024
» BEIJING - China will send two warships to Cambodia and East Timor from the first half of May to mid-June, its defence ministry said, potentially further unnerving the United States over concerns about growing Chinese presence at a key Cambodian naval base.
Thailand at the forefront of Asean's energy transition
Post Reporters, Published on 09/05/2024
» As the host of the upcoming Future Energy Asia Exhibition and Summit from May 15 to 17, 2024, at Bankok's Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC), Thailand will underscore its firm commitment and pivotal role in advancing an inclusive and sustainable regional energy transition.
Major Chinese city scraps housing curbs as easing gains pace
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/05/2024
» HANGZHOU- Hangzhou, a major city in eastern China, removed all of its remaining homebuying curbs in the latest example of a local government pursuing aggressive easing to end the property crisis.
Launching the Accessible Thailand Wellness Tourism Initiative
Published on 09/05/2024
» The Thai government proudly announces the launch of the Accessible Thailand Wellness Tourism (ATWT) initiative. The programme will commence with a media event at the SIRIRAJ H SOLUTIONS wellness centre on Wednesday, 8 May 2024. Hosted on the 5th floor of the ICS Lifestyle Complex, this inaugural event aims to engage media representatives and stakeholders in this groundbreaking endeavour.
Making sense of Microsoft's local outlays
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/05/2024
» Microsoft's announcement last week of its first investment in a data centre region in Thailand is expected to enhance the country's digital ecosystem and could fuel competition in the data centre sector.
Rejig of incentives sought to encourage investment
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 09/05/2024
» The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco) is preparing to propose to the Finance Ministry reviving long-term equity funds (LTFs) and adjusting the investment conditions for Thailand ESG funds to attract more investment into the local bourse.
Hunt on for 6 suspects over murders of local officials
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 09/05/2024
» Pattani: Police are searching for six suspects who shot dead the chief of the tambon Kholor Tanyong Administrative Organisation and a village headman in Nong Chik district. Three others were also injured.