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Property tycoon ‘in coma’, trial postponed
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/08/2024
» Prosecutors have postponed taking billionaire property tycoon Anant Asavabhokhin to court on charges of money laundering linked to the decade-old Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement scandal because he is now in a coma, a source said.
Authorities insist Thang Rath app is secure
Post Reporters, Published on 03/08/2024
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) insists that personal data registered via the government-developed Thang Rath application — the portal for the 10,000-baht digital wallet handout — cannot be leaked, as it was developed with high-security protection against cyberattacks.
Signs of hope amid HIV ‘second wave’
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 03/08/2024
» The recent spike in HIV infections among groups of young people in the Asia Pacific region is a serious concern, and countries need to invest more in prevention and intervention, says Eamonn Murphy, the UNAIDS regional director for Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe Central Asia.
British police brace for more violence
Reuters, Published on 03/08/2024
» SUNDERLAND, England - British police are putting more officers on the streets amid warnings of more violent disorder this weekend and mosques have tightened security after anti-immigration protesters torched cars following the murder of three young girls.
PMs pledge to spur Thai-Malaysian border development
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 03/08/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim met yesterday during a joint border visit and discussed ways to heighten border trade and tourism cooperation between the two countries.
Musicians sound alarm about AI-enabled ‘theft’
Reuters, Published on 03/08/2024
» American country musician Tift Merritt’s most popular song on Spotify, “Traveling Alone”, is a ballad with lyrics evoking solitude and the open road.
Nearly 1,200 detained in migrant worker crackdowns
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 03/08/2024
» Multiple crackdowns have been carried out in the past two months on illegal migrant workers, and the employers who hired them, resulting in the detention of 1,179 workers, according to the Department of Employment.
Tourist dies at Chiang Mai zipline site
Post Reporters, Published on 03/08/2024
» CHIANG MAI - Authorities have closed a local zipline tourist attraction for an inspection following an accident in which a Chinese tourist was killed and her husband was injured.
Somalia beach attack kills 32 civilians
Reuters, Published on 03/08/2024
» MOGADISHU - At least 32 civilians were killed and 63 injured in an explosion on a popular beach in Somalia's capital Mogadishu late on Friday evening, police said, an attack blamed by Somali state media on the militant Islamist group al Shabaab.
Two hurt by falling ceiling tiles at Chiang Mai airport
Online Reporters, Published on 03/08/2024
» A section of the ceiling inside the Chiang Mai airport terminal collapsed on Saturday, injuring two young travellers.