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Covid pandemic killed 13 to 17 million in 2020-21: WHO
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» GENEVA - The Covid-19 pandemic killed 13.3 to 16.6 million people in 2020 and 2021, the WHO estimated Thursday -- up to triple the number of deaths officially attributed to the disease.
Death toll rises to 26 in Chinese building collapse
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» The number of people confirmed dead after a building in China collapsed has risen to 26, state media reported Thursday, nearly a week after the block containing apartments, a hotel and a cinema caved in.
Film star joins Thai Sang Thai
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/05/2022
» Actor, host and singer Johnny Anfone on Thursday expressed his readiness to stand as an MP for Bangkok under the banner of the Thai Sang Thai Party in the next general election.
TikTok signal helps cabbie escape armed junkie
Post Reporters, Published on 05/05/2022
» A taxi driver fearing for his safety used an SOS hand gesture he learned from a social media platform to signal police for help, after his passenger was seen carrying a firearm and appeared to be under the influence of drugs.
War in Ukraine: Latest developments
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
Abandoned bride-to-be demands compensation
Manit Sanubboon, Published on 05/05/2022
» PRACHIN BURI: An abandoned bride-to-be has vowed not to mend ties with her runaway groom who claimed to be a soldier working in the deep South, and the woman has demanded 270,000 baht in compensation from him.
Singapore convicts duo in penny stock manipulation case
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» Two people were found guilty Thursday of masterminding Singapore's "most serious case" of market manipulation, wiping US$5.8 billion in a penny-stocks scam nearly a decade ago.
Zelensky launches crowdfunding platform to help win war
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday launched a global crowdfunding platform to help Kyiv win the war with Russia and rebuild the country's infrastructure.
Motorcyclist admits to taking drugs before rampage at airport
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 05/05/2022
» A motorcyclist arrested for causing havoc at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday has confessed he was high on methamphetamine and the drug cocktail known as 4x100 at the time, police said on Thursday.
Thai stock investor mood at 3-month low over Ukraine war, Fed
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2022
» Investor confidence in the Thai stock market has slipped to a three-month low on concerns about Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the US Federal Reserve's tightening policy, a capital markets group said on Thursday.