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Asean envoy meets Myanmar junta chief
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2024
» Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has met with a new Asean special envoy as Laos takes over chairing the bloc, which has struggled to promote peace efforts in the country.
Disputed Ukraine mobilisation bill withdrawn
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2024
» KYIV - A hotly debated draft law on tightening army mobilisation rules in Ukraine was returned to the government for further work, the parliamentary speaker said on Thursday.
Brexit ‘erased £140bn from UK economy’
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/01/2024
» LONDON - London Mayor Sadiq Khan blames Brexit for costing the UK economy £140 billion ($178 billion), and is calling on the government to “urgently” rebuild relations with the European Union to stem the decline.
Former ministers face bribery charges over labour exports
Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2024
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) says it will file charges against two former ministers and two high-level officials at the Ministry of Labour for allegedly demanding 36 million baht in exchange for approving the export of Thai workers to Finland.
Highly transmissible but mild Covid strain now dominant
Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2024
» The JN.1 strain of Covid-19, which is highly transmissible but with mild symptoms, is now dominant in the country, says the well-known virologist Yong Poovorawan.
Pakistan seizes poisonous solvent used in cough syrup
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2024
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has seized a batch of contaminated propylene glycol solvent that was labelled as manufactured by Dow Chemical, Thailand, the country’s drug regulatory authority said on Thursday.
New movies out this week: Jan 11-17
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 11/01/2024
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Japan firms cool on Malaysia-Singapore rail project
Kyodo News, Published on 11/01/2024
» TOKYO - Japanese companies have decided to drop their plans to get involved in a high-speed rail project connecting Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, government and company sources said on Thursday.
Renewable power capacity grew 50% in 2023
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/01/2024
» The world’s new renewable power capacity grew by 50% last year and should keep breaking records this decade on the back of a surge in cheaper solar panels, particularly in China.
ONE Championship's Fariya Aminipour killed in Phuket accident
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/01/2024
» ONE Championship Muay Thai fighter Fariya Aminipour has been killed in Phuket, according to his gym in Thailand.