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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces sex trafficking charges
Published on 17/09/2024
» NEW YORK - Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs faces three US federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transport to engage in prostitution, according to an indictment unsealed on Tuesday.
‘Unsafe’ Chinese plug-in bug repellent devices seized
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/09/2024
» Officials have seized about 7,300 Chinese-made plug-in bug repellent devices from three warehouses in Bangkok, saying they could pose a health hazard and fire risk.
‘Exploding pagers’ injure hundreds in Lebanon
Published on 17/09/2024
» BEIRUT - More than 1,000 people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, security sources told Reuters.
UN: Civilian deaths top 5,300 since Myanmar coup
Published on 17/09/2024
» GENEVA - Myanmar’s military government has ramped up killings and arrests in an apparent bid to silence opponents and recruit soldiers in an escalating conflict, with tens of thousands detained since the 2021 coup, a United Nations report said on Tuesday.
‘Game over’ for Covid despite next surge
Published on 17/09/2024
» Covid-19 will be treated as a typical respiratory disease from now on as the number of cases keeps shrinking and the symptoms are becoming less severe, says Chulalongkorn University virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan.
Final minimum wage decision due Friday
Published on 17/09/2024
» The national wage committee is scheduled to convene again on Friday with the aim of introducing a 400-baht minimum wage among large employers nationwide on Oct 1, as planned, according to Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
Government spokesman to be named soon
Published on 17/09/2024
» Jirayu Houngsub, a former spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, is expected to be appointed as the government spokesman next week, according to a source.
Locals want Southern Corridor, Land Bridge axed
Published on 17/09/2024
» A group of southern residents has called on the government to revoke two Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bills and scrap the Land Bridge megaproject, saying they will severely impact their way of life.
Patama declines IOC Presidency bid, offers support to all seven contenders
Published on 17/09/2024
» Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has declined calls to contest for IOC presidency and has offered her full support to all seven candidates.
Donald Trump promotes new crypto business
Published on 17/09/2024
» A day after an apparent assassination attempt, former US president Donald Trump appeared on an online livestream Monday to champion his latest business venture: cryptocurrencies.