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US livid as basketball star Griner moved to Russian penal colony
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» MOSCOW - Russia is moving US basketball star Brittney Griner to a penal colony after she lost an appeal against a drug conviction, her lawyers said Wednesday, drawing a sharp rebuke from the White House.
From Siam Piwat’s game-changing success towards a new “Above the Ocean” strategy
Published on 09/11/2022
» Throughout over 63 years of business in Thailand, Siam Piwat has overcome all sorts of crises especially at Siam, the fiercest battlefield of commerce and much more. Siam Piwat has been able to lead its partners and retailers out of each plight through the years. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, in which it was no less impacted than any other business, the Company parlayed the extensive experience it had amassed over the years into a toolset that enabled it to triumph over the crisis with grace.
Warmest congratulations to The Kingdom of Cambodia on her Independence Day
Published on 09/11/2022
» Bangkok Bank is committed to supporting Cambodia’s economy and serving its business community. With an extensive branch network covering 9 of ASEAN’s 10 member countries, we are ideally positioned to connect our customers across the region and help them realize the benefits of regional integration under the ASEAN Economic Community.
Ukraine's Zelensky tells COP27 Russia's war harms climate efforts
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» SHARM EL SHEIKH (EGYPT) - A fast-heating world "cannot afford a single gunshot", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN climate summit on Tuesday, arguing that Russia's invasion threatened international efforts to tackle global warming.
Uno Mas now opens for lunch
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 09/11/2022
» Take your lunch experience to new heights — on the 54th floor of Centara Grand at CentralWorld to be exact — at Uno Mas, one of Bangkok's best-known Spanish restaurants.
Erdogan announces new meeting on Sweden's NATO bid
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said another meeting on Sweden's NATO membership bid would be held later this month after hosting Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Ankara on Tuesday.
60,000 criminal suspects rounded up
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/11/2022
» More than 60,000 suspects in cases mostly tied to narcotics and illegal weapons have been detained during a series of nationwide raids from Oct 10 until on Tuesday, in a major security operation aimed at bolstering confidence among the international delegates attending the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok on Nov 18-19.
Expats get online visa extensions
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/11/2022
» The Immigration Bureau (IB) unveiled its Electronic Extension of Temporary Stay (e-Extension) service on Tuesday to make it easier for expats to apply for visa extensions.
Fortune Pink diamond sells for more than B1bn
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» GENEVA: The Fortune Pink diamond, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, sold for more than 1 billion baht at auction in Geneva on Tuesday to a private Asian collector.
One winner of record $2bn US lottery: organiser
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» LOS ANGELES: A single ticket sold in California scooped an eye-watering $2 billion on Tuesday after a delayed draw in the US lottery.