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Berry company in Finland exploited dozens of Thai workers, court says
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/09/2025
» A district court in Finland has sentenced Vernu Vasunta, CEO of berry company Kiantama, to three and a half years in prison for 62 counts of aggravated human trafficking involving dozens of Thai workers, reported Xinhua, quoting national broadcaster Yle.
Do carbon credits make a difference?
News, Rapeepat Ingkasit, Published on 27/11/2024
» At COP29 in Baku, carbon credits ignited intense debate from the very start. While Azerbaijan, the host nation, celebrated progress on Article 6, climate justice groups criticised carbon markets for enabling major polluters to continue emitting greenhouse gases.
Crackdown nets over 2,600 Euro 2024 gamblers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/06/2024
» More than 2,600 people have been arrested for betting on 2024 UEFA European Football Championships (Euro 2024) matches since the tournament started on June 14, the Royal Thai Police announced yesterday.
Cops nab 126 over betting on first days of Euro 2024
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/06/2024
» One hundred and twenty-six people were arrested for betting on the 2024 UEFA European Football Championships (Euro 2024) matches on Friday and Saturday, the Royal Thai Police announced on Monday.
Trump's words seen raising risk of war in Europe
News, Peter Apps, Published on 21/02/2024
» As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a new munitions factory early last week, he warned that Europe must move to mass-producing weapons "because the painful reality is that we do not live in times of peace".
Why the oil market refuses to catastrophise
News, John Kemp, Published on 20/01/2024
» Psychologists sometimes warn anxious and depressed clients about the danger of catastrophising -- fixating on the worst possible outcome, exaggerating serious but unlikely risks rather than evaluating all outcomes rationally.
Western chip subsidies help China
News, Daniel Gros, Published on 11/01/2024
» If there is one certainty about the coming year, it is that geopolitical rivalries will persist. For the European Union, this will translate largely into an effort to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers, especially of critical goods. For the United States, the focus will be on maintaining military supremacy by denying potential adversaries -- namely, China -- access to relevant technologies. Both approaches overlap in an important area: the chips industry.
Cops nab 6 foreigners in 3 cases
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/11/2023
» The immigration police have arrested six foreign suspects in three separate cases involving visa fraud, overstaying and operating illegal money transaction services.
Wars aren't won with peace economies
News, Joseph E Stiglitz, Published on 19/10/2022
» Politically, the G7 and likeminded countries around the world have adopted a war footing to stop Russian aggression. Russian President Vladimir Putin violated the most fundamental principle of international law by launching an unprovoked attack on another member of the United Nations -- an institution created explicitly to prevent such aggression. The dangers of appeasement should be obvious. Even a little empathy should make us shudder in horror at the prospect of having to live under Mr Putin's rule.
Govt takes flak over 'spyware' in censure debate
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/07/2022
» A Move Forward Party (MFP) MP has also accused the government of using spyware to monitor its critics, saying at least three invasive surveillance programmes had been procured and used between 2014 and 2022.