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Brazil heads for runoff vote with Bolsonaro buoyant
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil entered the final stretch of a deeply polarized presidential race Monday after an inconclusive first voting round put far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an unexpectedly strong position.
US women's football probe uncovers 'systemic' abuse and sexual misconduct
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» WASHINGTON: An independent investigation into allegations of misconduct in United States women's football released Monday found "systemic" abuse and sexual misconduct by coaches.
Prawit issues orders to protect capital from surge
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/10/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered that surging floodwaters from the North be retained in upstream provinces and diverted to a canal to Bangkok's east so as to protect the capital from flooding.
PM gets back to mopping up
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/10/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha plans to visit people and provinces affected by severe flooding following the Constitutional Court ruling in his favour that could see his tenure as premier last until 2025.
PM keen on bolstering Australia ties
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/10/2022
» Thailand and Australia yesterday pledged to create more trade opportunities, promote multilateral cooperation and combat human trafficking as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha met new Australian ambassador Angela Jane Macdonald at Government House yesterday.
Flooding in Chiang Mai, locals evacuated
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 04/10/2022
» Heavy rains brought severe flooding yesterday to central Chiang Mai where locals were warned to move their belongings to higher ground as water levels rose.
Newspaper stalwart dies age 79
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/10/2022
» Anussorn Thavisin, former Editor-in-Chief of the Bangkok World afternoon newspaper, passed away peacefully at his home in Soi Suanphlu, Bangkok yesterday morning. He was 79 years old.
Calls for swift passage of new weed bill
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/10/2022
» Research and traditional medicine groups are rallying behind the prompt enactment of a bill currently stalled in parliament which seeks to exploit cannabis and hemp for medicinal and research purposes.
Rising car manufacturing poised to boost EPG sales
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/10/2022
» Eastern Polymer Group Plc (EPG), Thailand's leading plastic moulder, expects more car manufacturing to boost its sales of pickup accessories, now making up about half of its total revenue.
The populist climate threat
Oped, Izabella Teixeira, Ana Toni and Laurence Tubiana, Published on 04/10/2022
» Reactionary populism is now the biggest obstacle to tackling climate change. With outright climate denial no longer an option, populist politicians have increasingly positioned themselves as climate doubters and delayers, and this new approach is proving to be quite insidious. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that global greenhouse-gas emissions must peak within three years to keep the Paris agreement's 1.5° Celsius target in reach; by slowing effective action, the tactics of today's populists are becoming an existential threat.