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Oil execs on trial in Sweden over Sudan war crimes role
AFP, Published on 05/09/2023
» STOCKHOLM - A Swedish oil firm operated in Sudan with support from the military allegedly knew violence would affect civilians to bring the areas under control, prosecutors said Tuesday as two former executives faced war crimes charges.
Venice to charge visitors an entry fee
Reuters, Published on 05/09/2023
» VENICE, Italy: Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of €5 (190 baht) for day trippers next year to try to manage the flow of tourists drawn to its historic canals, the city council said on Tuesday.
Saudi and Russian oil cuts extended to year-end
AFP, Published on 05/09/2023
» RIYADH - Saudi Arabia and Russia said on Tuesday they would extend voluntary oil cuts until the end of the year, sending the price of Brent crude to a 10-month high.
Asean talks tough on Myanmar
AFP, Published on 05/09/2023
» JAKARTA: Southeast Asian leaders strongly condemned violence and attacks on civilians in Myanmar, directly blaming the ruling junta, with host Indonesia saying at a summit on Tuesday there had been scant progress on an agreed peace plan.
PTT aims to increase LNG conversion capacity
Reuters, Published on 05/09/2023
» SINGAPORE: Thailand’s capacity to convert liquefied natural gas (LNG) will nearly double by the end of the decade as imports are set to rise to replace declining domestic natural gas production, a senior executive of PTT Plc said on Tuesday.
Phuket water problems get more attention
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 05/09/2023
» PHUKET: The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) is accelerating plans to solve Phuket's problems of water shortages, flooding and poor wastewater management.
French 'getaway king' on trial for helicopter jailbreak
AFP, Published on 05/09/2023
» PARIS - A convicted burglar who escaped prison in 2018 aboard a hijacked helicopter in a jailbreak that astonished France went on trial in Paris on Tuesday, facing life in prison over his brazen getaway.
86% of police stations fail transparency test
Post Reporters, Published on 05/09/2023
» Eighty-six percent of nearly 1,500 police stations nationwide have failed to pass integrity and transparency tests, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
BMA grapples with monkeypox surge
Post Reporters, Published on 05/09/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is offering monkeypox (mpox) treatment and prevention consultations at clinics after a sharp rise in the number of cases of the disease.
Questions raised about Thaksin's condition
Published on 05/09/2023
» A legal scholar is pressing the Department of Corrections to respond to questions about whether former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra really is so seriously ill that he requires treatment in a premium ward at the Police General Hospital as claimed.