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Climate action must rise above political fray
News, Nadia Calviño, Published on 18/11/2024
» This year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku is taking place against a tumultuous geopolitical backdrop. In addition to shifting strategic alliances, trade tensions, and violent conflict, the "year of elections" has ushered in a period of heated political rhetoric and led to changes of government.
The power of gender equality
News, Nadia Calviño, Kristalina Georgieva and Odile Renaud-Basso, Published on 11/03/2024
» It is hard to find a word that is more relevant to the world's greatest challenges and policy priorities than "inclusion", the theme of this year's International Women's Day. Inclusive, green economic growth that benefits all of society is an essential component of sustainable prosperity, social cohesion, competitiveness, and geopolitical stability. Supporting a "just transition" that includes all members of our societies is crucial to ensuring that climate action and the digital transformation lead to a more sustainable and secure world.
Conscript accused of blackmailing young boys for sex
News, Post reporters, Published on 18/02/2020
» An army conscript has been arrested for blackmailing teenage boys who he had lured into sending him nude photos, according to the police.
9 more accused of 'seasteading'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/07/2019
» Charges will be pressed against an additional nine suspects, among them seven Thais, one German and one person of an unknown nationality, for their alleged involvement in the illegal construction of a "seastead" in Thai territorial waters in the Andaman Sea.
US-Thai couple 'hiding on Tarutao'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/04/2019
» An American man and his Thai wife, accused of illegally building a so-called seastead close to Thai territorial waters in the Andaman Sea, are believed to be hiding on Tarutao Island to escape police arrest.
'Seastead' dismantled by navy
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/04/2019
» PHUKET: The navy on Monday began dismantling a so-called seastead, the key piece of evidence in a security case being pursued against an American man and his Thai wife, and is expected to complete the task within the day.
Seastead comes to shore later Monday
News, Published on 22/04/2019
» Phuket: An operation is due to be carried out on Monday to remove a seastead, a key piece of evidence in a security case being pursued against an American man and his Thai wife who previously occupied it, and tow it to the shore from the sea.
Seastead to be dismantled
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran & Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/04/2019
» Authorities led by the Royal Thai Navy are expected to today resume an operation to dismantle and tow to shore the seastead of an American bitcoin investor and his Thai girlfriend in the Andaman Sea.
Navy probes threat posed by seasteads
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/04/2019
» The navy has begun carrying out surveillance on seasteading activities in or near Thai waters saying they are a new form of threat that needs to be closely monitored and dealt with, according to a navy chief.
Crypto pair risk death for new sea state
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/04/2019
» An American man who spent some of the fortune he made wagering on cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to fund a seasteading structure near Phuket is at risk of facing the death penalty for breaking Thai law.