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TCMA Wins Climate Action Award for Decarbonisation
Published on 17/09/2025
» The Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA) has received the ‘Outstanding Contribution’ Climate Action Award 2025 from the CCI Climate Change Forum 2025, organised by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). The award highlights TCMA’s achievements in greenhouse gas reduction and underscores its leadership in steering the Thai cement industry towards decarbonisation, in line with the Thailand 2050 Net Zero Cement and Concrete Roadmap.
Red-shirt Jeng Dokjik, serial petitioner Srisuwan sentenced to jail for extortion
Published on 17/09/2025
» Former red-shirt activist Yoswaris Chuklom, alias “Jeng Dokjik”, has been sentenced to six years in prison and prolific petitioner Srisuwan Janya and three other accomplices to four years for the attempted extortion of the director-general of the Rice Department.
Thai industrial sentiment hits 3-year low
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2025
» Thailand's industrial sentiment index fell to its lowest level in three years in August on worries about domestic political uncertainty, a strong baht currency and tariffs imposed by the United States, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported on Wednesday.
Botox under burqas: Cosmetic surgery in vogue in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» KABUL — Decked out with fake crystal chandeliers and velvet sofas, cosmetic surgery clinics in Afghanistan's capital are a world away from the austerity of Taliban rule, where Botox, lip filler and hair transplants reign.
Park Chan-wook's murder comedy to open Asia's biggest film festival
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» BUSAN — Celebrated director Park Chan-wook's star-studded murder comedy will open Asia's biggest film festival Wednesday, which launches its first fully fledged competition lineup as South Korea projects its soft power worldwide.
X possibly falling short in compliance with Japan rules on content removal
Kyodo News, Published on 17/09/2025
» KYODO — Social media platform X's requirement for non-users to become members of the service in order to request the deletion of harmful posts targeting them potentially violates rules in Japan against imposing "excessive" burdens on online victims, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Estimated 16,500 climate change deaths during Europe summer: study
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» PARIS - Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released.
2025 China-Asean Expo opens in Guangxi with focus on AI and free trade deal
News, Nannalin Tiengtae, Published on 17/09/2025
» The 22nd China-Asean Expo (CAEXPO) commenced on Wednesday, highlighting regional cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) and efforts to advance the Free Trade Agreement 3.0.
Pit bull kills 2-month-old girl in Uthai Thani
News, Online Reporters, Published on 17/09/2025
» A two-month-old girl was savaged and killed by a pit bull that pulled her from her stroller at a house in Uthai Thani on Tuesday afternoon.
Britain rolls out royal red carpet for Trump's state visit
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» LONDON - Britain will roll out a supersized royal welcome for Donald Trump's unprecedented second state visit on Wednesday, with the king to greet the US president who has compared himself to a monarch.