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Third launch attempt for Boeing's beleaguered Starliner spacecraft
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» WASHINGTON: American aerospace giant Boeing is making a third attempt to reach the International Space Station Thursday in a critical uncrewed test flight for its Starliner capsule, which has been beset by numerous failures and false starts.
Life sentence requested for Russian soldier in Kyiv war crimes trial
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian prosecutors on Thursday requested a life sentence for the first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes since the start of Moscow's invasion, AFP journalists in the courtroom reported.
Russell Crowe quizzes Bangkok governor candidates
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» Hollywood star Russell Crowe quizzed candidates for Bangkok's governor election campaign in a cameo television appearance on Thursday, almost a year after his tweets on visiting the capital delighted Thais.
Bush gaffe on 'unjustified' war draws Iraqi ire
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» BAGHDAD - An embarrassing slip of the tongue by former US president George W. Bush may have drawn laughter from his American audience, but it raised the ire of Iraqis.
Ministry plans to open registration for migrant workers
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/05/2022
» The Labour Ministry will open registration for illegal migrant workers in the country and those whose work permits are about to expire after the ministry's proposal has received cabinet approval.
Indonesia to lift palm oil export ban from Monday
Published on 19/05/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia will lift its palm oil export ban from Monday, May 23, following improvements in the domestic cooking oil supply situation, President Joko Widodo said on Thursday.
North Korea 'ready for nuclear test' with Biden due in Seoul
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea is poised to conduct a nuclear test, Seoul said Thursday, as the United States warned it could come as President Joe Biden visits South Korea this week.
Singapore Air says business travel is climbing its way back
Published on 19/05/2022
» Business travel is returning for Singapore Airlines Ltd, with forward bookings accounting for a similar proportion of ticket sales as before the Covid pandemic now that border restrictions have been lifted.
BOI chairs the opening of SUBCON Thailand 2022
Published on 19/05/2022
» On 18 May 2022, Ms. Duangjai Asawachintachit, Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), Mr. Panuwat Triyangkulsri, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Mr. Manu Leopairote, Chairman of Informa Markets Thailand, jointly chaired the opening of SUBCON Thailand 2022, the biggest machinery technology and industrial subcontracting exhibition in ASEAN. The event, which demonstrates the potential of the sector and offers a business matching platform for industrial parts manufacturers and buyers, takes place 18-21 May 2022 at BITEC Exhibition and Convention Center, Bangkok.
Cannabis laws to be eased next month
Post Reporters, Published on 19/05/2022
» Anyone interested in growing cannabis plants and hemp for home use will be able to do so without having to seek permission from the authorities as of next month, when both plants are due to be removed from the category 5 narcotics list, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official said on Thursday.