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Russia frees US reporter in prisoner swap
Published on 01/08/2024
» Jailed American reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan were among 26 prisoners from the United States, Russia and a number of their allies being freed in a multi-country prisoner swap on Thursday, the presidency of Turkey has confirmed.
Little-known party ‘set to admit Move Forward MPs’
Published on 01/08/2024
» All MPs from the opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) will move to the little-known Thinkakhao Chaovilai Party if the Constitutional Court orders Move Forward dissolved next week, according to a source from the MFP.
Iran mourns Hamas official as Israel braces for revenge
Published on 01/08/2024
» Iran’s Supreme Leader led prayers over the coffin of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas assassinated in Tehran this week, as the Israeli military heightened its alert over potential retaliatory attacks.
Bank of England cuts rates for first time since 2020
Published on 01/08/2024
» LONDON - The Bank of England cut interest rates from a 16-year high on Thursday after a tight vote by policymakers who were split over whether inflation pressures had eased sufficiently.
China silences one of its biggest cheerleaders
Published on 01/08/2024
» Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of China’s state-backed Global Times, has been banned from posting on social media after he wrote controversial comments about the economy, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Phatthalung farmers get welcome shot in the arm
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/08/2024
» Phatthalung has been chosen as the southern hub for an agricultural product development project by the Thailand Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade of Thailand and the provincial chamber of commerce.
More forest rangers to be recruited
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/08/2024
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is planning to increase the number of forest rangers to improve forest protection and reduce the workload of existing rangers in the country.
Thai robot wins global rescue contest
Post Reporters, Published on 01/08/2024
» A team of students from King Mongkut’s University of Technology, North Bangkok (KMUTNB) have won the 2024 RoboCupRescue league, in which teams from 10 countries competed to come up with robotic systems that could locate victims in simulated disaster scenarios.
Thai IOC member celebrates Ratchanok's victory, gives moral support to Tai
Published on 01/08/2024
» Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Vice President of the Badminton World Federation, and President of the Badminton Association of Thailand, congratulated Ratchanok Intanon for defeating world number three Tai Tzu-ying from Taiwan and advancing to the quarterfinals of the women's singles badminton event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Algerian boxer’s win raises questions about sex tests
Reuters, Published on 01/08/2024
» PARIS - Italian boxer Angela Carini, who abandoned her welterweight round of 16 bout against Algeria's Imane Khelif after 46 seconds at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, says she does not consider the boxing bout as a defeat.