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Twitter hackers tell their story
New York Times, Published on 18/07/2020
» OAKLAND, California: A Twitter hacking scheme that targeted political, corporate and cultural luminaries this week began with a teasing message between two hackers late Tuesday on the online messaging platform Discord.
China captures HK activists fleeing by sea
New York Times, Published on 29/08/2020
» HONG KONG: Chinese authorities have detained a dozen activists from Hong Kong who were attempting to leave the territory via speedboat, according to people familiar with the attempt and the individuals captured.
Chinese tycoon buys 10% of Daimler
New York Times, Published on 24/02/2018
» The Chinese businessman who owns the Geely automotive group has acquired a US$9-billion stake in Daimler, the German maker of Mercedes-Benz cars and trucks.
Where to find Bangkok's best street food ...
Life, New York Times, Published on 20/04/2018
» It was a few minutes after 6pm, and Lim Lao Sa, a fishball noodle stand tucked into an alleyway near the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, had just opened. Rain was falling, hard. A series of deftly arranged tarps sheltered patrons sitting on red plastic stools at a handful of tables. Water drizzled off the tarp edges, down the concrete walls and past exposed wiring. Fluorescent bulbs cast harsh shadows. Lim Lao Sa's owners -- a brother and sister who had inherited the 60-year-old business from their father -- bickered vigorously.
Child-sex charges against 'humanitarian' shock Nepal
New York Times, Published on 12/05/2018
» KARTIKE, Nepal: When Peter Dalglish, a lauded humanitarian worker, built a sleek cabin near a Nepalese village of rutted roads and hills ribbed with rice paddies, local residents knew virtually nothing about him.
Confusion mounts over Laos flood toll
New York Times, Published on 28/07/2018
» PAKSONG DISTRICT, Laos: Bounna Eemchanthavong was trying to do arithmetic that refused to add up: About 650 people lived in his village in southern Laos before it was devastated by a dam failure, and only 65 of them had been spotted at two shelters where survivors gathered.
Dean & DeLuca won't pay laid-off US staff
New York Times, Published on 03/08/2019
» Dean & DeLuca, the debt-ridden Thai-owned chain of luxury food shops, has defaulted on government-mandated payments to former employees and stalled payments to current employees in the United States, according to accounts from employees and documents received by The New York Times.
Prince Harry sues papers over hacking
New York Times, Published on 05/10/2019
» LONDON: Prince Harry has started legal proceedings against the owners of two British tabloid newspapers over accusations that they hacked his phones, Buckingham Palace has confirmed, opening a new front in a remarkable crusade against the British press.
Trump hails 'Phase 1' of trade deal with China
New York Times, Published on 12/10/2019
» WASHINGTON: The United States have reached an interim deal with China that would forestall a tariff increase slated for Tuesday, providing a temporary détente in a prolonged and economically painful trade war.
Revised forecast puts Bangkok underwater by 2050
New York Times, Published on 02/11/2019
» Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world’s great coastal cities including Bangkok.