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Activists urge IOC to postpone 'genocide' Beijing Games
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» ATHENS: Activists on Tuesday called for the postponement of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as China prepared to receive the Olympic flame, a day after a protest disrupted the lighting ceremony in Olympia.
Bangladesh arrests hundreds for violence against Hindus
Reuters, Published on 19/10/2021
» NEW DELHI: Bangladeshi police said on Tuesday that 450 people had been arrested in the Muslim-majority nation after attacks against Hindus in some of the worst such unrest for over a decade.
Greece hands over Olympic flame to Beijing 2022 hosts
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» ATHENS - Greece on Tuesday handed over the Olympic flame to organisers of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, a day after the lighting ceremony was disrupted by activists calling for the event to be postponed.
Khon Kaen Covid-cluster factories sealed tight
Chakrapan Natanri, Published on 19/10/2021
» KHON KAEN: Strict bubble and seal measures have been imposed on factories in Khon Kaen province with clusters of Covid-19 infections, a major fishing net factory and workplaces with migrant labour, and a prison.
Bitcoin on cusp of all-time high ahead of futures ETF listing
Reuters, Published on 19/10/2021
» LONDON/SINGAPORE: Bitcoin hit a six-month high and was within striking distance of its all-time peak on Tuesday as traders bet an anticipated listing of a futures-based US exchange-traded fund could herald investment flows into cryptocurrencies.
BOI enhances merit-based incentives
Published on 19/10/2021
» The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) is enhancing merit-based incentives in a move to boost industrial competitiveness.
Tradition vs credibility: Inside the SE Asian meet that snubbed Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 19/10/2021
» Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore pushed for a harder stance against Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing at a "tense" meeting that decided to exclude him from a regional summit this month, four people with knowledge of the talks said.
Baby jumbo killed in multi-vehicle pile-up
Manit Sanubboon, Published on 19/10/2021
» PRACHIN BURI: A male baby elephant was hit and killed in a multiple-vehicle crash on a road through a forest in Sri Maha Phot district early on Monday evening, according to local police.
Cops nab 93 revellers for pub boozing
Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2021
» City police raided a restaurant in a shopping mall in Pathumwan district on Monday and arrested 93 party-goers who had allegedly been served alcoholic drinks.
Police arrest couple over heroin haul
Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2021
» A Hong Kong resident and his Thai wife have been arrested in Chon Buri over their alleged involvement with an international drug-smuggling ring based in Hong Kong.