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Thousands of protesters gather at Ratchaprasong
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/03/2021
» Thousands of demonstrators occupied Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok on Wednesday demanding reform of the monarchy and the release of detained leaders.
Hollywood actor George Segal dies at age 87
Life, Reuters, Published on 25/03/2021
» LOS ANGELES: George Segal, the Oscar-nominated actor who sparred with Richard Burton in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, romanced Glenda Jackson in A Touch Of Class and won laughs in the TV sitcom The Goldbergs, has died at the age of 87, his wife Sonia said.
Manslaughter probes worsen vaccination turmoil
News, Reuters, Published on 25/03/2021
» When alarm about potential side effects of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 shot halted vaccinations around Europe this month, many people worried this would damage public trust in the vaccine. In Italy, legal action has added to the turbulence.
Thousands of protesters demand monarchy reform, release of jailed leaders
Reuters and online reporters, Published on 24/03/2021
» Thousands of demonstrators occupied Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok on Wednesday demanding reform of the monarchy and the release of detained leaders.
Bank of Thailand keeps key rate at record low, cuts 2021 GDP outlook
Reuters, Published on 24/03/2021
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low on Wednesday, as widely expected, but slightly lowered its 2021 GDP growth forecast after a second wave of coronavirus infections hit economic activity.
UN staffer’s sexual assault in Bangkok lift case dismissed
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2021
» GENEVA: A policy adviser who filed a sexual assault complaint and was later fired by the UN agency fighting AIDS has lost an appeal against her dismissal for misconduct and been refused a copy of an investigation into her alleged assault, documents show.
Lego collector recreates Vietnam street scenes in miniature
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2021
» HO CHI MINH CITY: In a room crammed from ceiling to floor with boxes, cabinets and drawers of Lego bricks, Hoang Dang intently builds a bright blue, yellow and red fishing boat with a Vietnamese flag and eyes at its prow.
Fearing Myanmar border battles, Mae Hong Son kids taught to take cover
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2021
» Army rangers on Thailand's northwest border have been training children to duck, crawl and take cover, readying them for a spillover of fighting if conflict between Myanmar troops and ethnic armies resumes.
EU imposes China sanctions over Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2021
» BRUSSELS: The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on four Chinese officials, including a top security director, for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the first sanctions against Beijing since an arms embargo in 1989 following the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Taiwan loses 2 fighter jets in apparent collision, third crash in 6 months
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2021
» TAIPEI: Two Taiwanese fighter jets crashed on Monday in the third such incident in the past half year, at a time when the Beijing-claimed island's armed forced are under increasing pressure to intercept Chinese aircraft on an almost daily basis.