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COP26 president denies UK rift over climate
AFP, Published on 05/10/2021
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pointman for the COP26 climate summit insisted Tuesday that his own Conservative party was on board with the ambition of saving the planet.
Volcano evacuees face huge reconstruction challenges
AFP, Published on 05/10/2021
» LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE (SPAIN) - The lives of thousands may have been devastated by the volcano's eruption on La Palma island, but many are starting to dream of returning home and starting to rebuild.
India's top court orders states to pay B22,700 compensation for each Covid death
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2021
» NEW DELHI: India's top court ordered state authorities to pay 50,000 rupees (about 22,700 baht) as compensation for each death caused by Covid-19, as a way to help families cope with the loss, according to its order reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday.
Cardinal on trial as Vatican financial scandal case resumes
AFP, Published on 05/10/2021
» VATICAN CITY - The financial fraud trial of a once powerful Catholic cardinal and nine others resumed Tuesday at the Vatican, with allegations centring on a disastrous London property deal paid for with charity funds.
No defence witnesses at Suu Kyi incitement trial: lawyer
AFP, Published on 05/10/2021
» Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not call any defence witnesses at her incitement trial in a junta court, her lawyer said Tuesday, as the military hit a detained US journalist with another criminal charge.
Cabinet approves subsidies for struggling SMEs
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/10/2021
» The cabinet has approved in principle the payment of three-month subsidies to help about 480,000 struggling small businesses keep 5 million employees on their payrolls.
Thailand to buy AstraZeneca vaccine from Hungary
Published on 05/10/2021
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved the Ministry of Public Health's proposal to buy 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine from Hungary and to accept donations of 100,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine from Iceland and 346,000 doses of AstraZeneca from Germany.
Couple arrested for subscription sex shows
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/10/2021
» CHIANG MAI: Police have arrested a couple in their 30s for having sex in public places and charging people to view the videos online.
Malaysia protests China’s vessels in its territorial waters
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/10/2021
» Malaysia summoned China’s ambassador on Monday to protest the presence and activities of Chinese vessels off the coasts of Sabah and Sarawak states, describing the incident as an encroachment.
BOI revises the scope for IBC/TISO
Published on 05/10/2021
» The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has revised the scope for IBC/TISO by adding new scope to provide lending to associated enterprises to allow more flexible operations by foreign multinationals providing services to associated enterprises both domestically and internationally, and to strengthen Thailand’s position as an international business hub.