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Red Sea becoming more risky by the day
Published on 16/01/2024
» A commodity-carrying ship was hit by a missile on Tuesday in the Red Sea, a fresh sign of intensifying attacks on merchant vessels in a waterway that key industry groups say remains too dangerous for navigation.
New Covid variant mutations closely watched
Published on 16/01/2024
» Health authorities are closely monitoring reports of new mutations that could significantly increase the ability of the JN.1 variant of Covid-19, now becoming dominant in Thailand, to evade people’s immune systems.
Move Forward probes assault on MP's aide
Published on 16/01/2024
» The Move Forward Party is investigating a serious assault on an aide to one of its MPs, allegedly by fellow party members, at a recent Children’s Day party in Nonthaburi.
World Economic Forum interview: Myanmar and humanitarian diplomacy
Published on 16/01/2024
» It is obvious that at these days the events in Israel and Gaza together with the situation in Ukraine continue to capture headlines and everyone’s attention. But for us in our region – Southeast Asia – it is the crisis in Myanmar that weighs heavily in the minds of the member states of ASEAN – particularly Thailand as the next door neighbour. Myanmar is a vitally important country in terms of its immense economic potential and its strategic location, straddling Southeast and South Asia and bordering China.
Global tobacco use tumbling, says WHO
Published on 16/01/2024
» GENEVA - Global tobacco use has tumbled in a generation, to one in five people smoking versus one in three in 2000, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
Korean Air, Cathay Pacific aircraft clip wings at Japan airport
Published on 16/01/2024
» TOKYO/SEOUL: Two aircraft belonging to Korean Air Lines and Cathay Pacific Airways clipped wings at New Chitose Airport on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Tuesday amid wintry conditions, a Korean Air official said.
Upbeat Thais kick off campaign Tuesday
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 16/01/2024
» Thailand coach Masatada Ishii has urged the War Elephants to put in their best effort when they take on higher-ranked Kyrgyzstan in their first Group F game of the Asian Cup in Qatar on Tuesday.
Senate push to grill govt to go ahead
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/01/2024
» The Senate's push for a general debate on the implementation of government policies has received the backing of more than 84 senators, according to Senator Kittisak Rattanawaraha.
Capital braces for pollution surge
News, Published on 16/01/2024
» City Hall is closely monitoring ultra-fine dust pollution levels and will implement a work-from-home programme if seriously unsafe levels are predicted for three consecutive days, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has said.
Not how I recall it
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/01/2024
» Re: "Call to end alcohol ban", (BP, Jan 15). Is history being rewritten? 1972? In happier and somewhat simpler times, I was drinking or purchasing beer cheerfully during the afternoon back in the early 1980s and subsequently anywhere in Thailand.