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Myanmar's biggest cities hit by brief power outages
Published on 24/09/2021
» A power blackout briefly hit Myanmar's main urban centres and far-flung towns on Friday, including commercial hub Yangon and parts of the capital Nay Pyi Taw, authorities and AFP correspondents said.
MEA presents fund support for UFPD to provide career training among people with disabilities
Published on 24/09/2021
» Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), led by Penchan Tassanakulpant, Assistant Governor, presided over the donation ceremony at Universal Foundation for People with Disabilities (UFPD) amounting to 3,084,615 baht to support provision of training programmes for better living quality among people living with disabilities. Prof. Viriya Namsiripongphan, UFPD Honorary Chairman, received the donation on behalf of the Foundation via video conference in compliance to the Covid-19 preventive measures.
Vaccinated holidaymakers flock to Koh Kut in Trat
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 24/09/2021
» TRAT: More than 1,000 vaccinated holidaymakers flocked to Koh Kut, a popular tourist destination off the coast of this eastern province on Friday, the first day of a three-day long holiday weekend.
China central bank crackdown on cryptocurrency trading
Reuters, Published on 24/09/2021
» SHANGHAI: China's central bank vowed on Friday to crack down on illegal activities of cryptocurrency trading, banning overseas exchanges from providing services to mainland investors via the internet.
Facebook puts 'Instagram Kids' project on hold
Business, Published on 29/09/2021
» New York: Facebook Inc announced on Monday that it was pausing development of the children's version of its Instagram video-sharing social networking service, after widespread criticism and building worries the platform could damage young people's mental health.
The day I saw Greaves score a hat-trick
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/09/2021
» It is only natural that every football fan will have grown up idolising a particular player who catches their heart.
Vaccinations for all
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/09/2021
» Chiang Mai's vibrant old town is decimated; by one estimate only 2,000 of its previous 10,000 restaurants remain in business.
Slash tourist entry rules, urge firms
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 25/09/2021
» Tourism operators are urging the relaxation of travel restrictions in addition to a shorter quarantine to lure back more international arrivals for the upcoming high season.
After Merkel, who will fill her 'sensible shoes'?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/09/2021
» Last January Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) were ahead in the German opinion polls by 15 points. She was stepping down after 16 years as chancellor (prime minister), but she was still by far the most trusted politician in Germany. Indeed, she is universally known as "Mutti" ("Mummy").
The four-horse race to be Yoshihide Suga's successor
Oped, Published on 25/09/2021
» Last month, I wrote, "Unless [Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide] Suga acts quickly, more lives will be lost, and his own political position may become yet another victim of the virus." This has now come to pass.