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French anger to test UN unity
AFP, Published on 22/09/2021
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned for years about the impact of divisions at the Security Council. Now the gaps will be tested again with a rift between France and its US and British allies.
SCB, CP Group form venture fund seeking $800m
Reuters, Published on 22/09/2021
» The country’s third-largest lender Siam Commercial Bank Plc has set up a venture capital fund with top agro-industrial conglomerate, Charoen Pokphand Group, SCB said on Wednesday, as it announces major restructuring.
Macron expects 'clarifications' from Biden over submarine snub
AFP, Published on 22/09/2021
» PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron will Wednesday press US counterpart Joe Biden for "clarifications" when the two leaders speak for the first time since a fierce row erupted over the sale of submarines to Australia, France's government spokesman said.
Police consider deportation of Malaysian transgender entrepreneur
Reuters, Published on 22/09/2021
» Authorities are considering whether to deport a transgender businesswoman who was convicted this month of illegal entry and is wanted in Malaysia for insulting Islam, a case that has put a spotlight on Malaysia's approach to gender identity.
Illegal immigrants to follow eased restrictions: police
Online Reporters, Published on 22/09/2021
» Immigration police expect more illegal workers from neighbouring countries to return to Thailand as the country reopens more businesses.
Myanmar town near India border sees exodus as thousands flee fighting
Published on 22/09/2021
» Most of the population of a Myanmar town near the Indian border have fled after buildings were set ablaze by artillery amid fighting between militia forces opposed to military rule and the army, according to residents and media reports.
Drug assets worth almost B60m seized in Isan
King-oua Laohong, Published on 22/09/2021
» Drug suppression units on Wednesday seized assets worth about 59 million baht believed to have been acquired through the drugs trade, an official said.
Cyclist plunges into Chiang Mai ravine
Published on 22/09/2021
» CHIANG MAI: A 34-year-old cyclist failed to negotiate a downhill road and plunged about 30 metres into an adjacent ravine to his death in Mae Rim district on Wednesday morning.
Bats with Covid-like viruses found in Laos: study
Published on 22/09/2021
» Scientists have discovered another clue to the origins of the virus that causes Covid-19, with bats living in caves in Laos found to be carrying a similar pathogen that experts suggest could potentially infect humans directly.
Carlos the Jackal seeks shorter French jail term at new trial
AFP, Published on 22/09/2021
» PARIS - Carlos the Jackal, the Venezuelan militant who was behind some of the biggest terror attacks of the 1970s and 1980s, appeared in a Paris court Wednesday in an attempt to have one of his three life sentences reduced.