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UK seeks smoother waters with France after subs row
AFP, Published on 24/09/2021
» LONDON - Britain sought Friday to turn a page with France after a cross-continental diplomatic crisis centred on alleged perfidy over a submarine contract with Australia.
Hua Hin tourism operators dismayed by opening delay
Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 24/09/2021
» Tourism operators in Hua Hin have cried foul over a government decision to postpone its planned reopening even though the resort town is on course to achieve its vaccination target and complete all required procedures.
Korat hospital chief stunned by sudden transfer
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 24/09/2021
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The director of Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital was stunned by an unexpected order on Friday to move him to another hospital without his request.
Beijing tightens oversight of Evergrande accounts
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/09/2021
» BEIJING: China’s housing ministry has stepped up oversight of embattled China Evergrande Group’s bank accounts to ensure that funds are used to complete housing projects and not diverted to pay creditors.
Vaccinated holidaymakers flock to Koh Kut in Trat
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 24/09/2021
» TRAT: More than 1,000 vaccinated holidaymakers flocked to Koh Kut, a popular tourist destination off the coast of this eastern province on Friday, the first day of a three-day long holiday weekend.
China bans all crypto transactions
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/09/2021
» BEIJING: China has banned all cryptocurrency transactions and vowed to stop illegal crypto mining, delivering the toughest blow yet to the trillion-dollar industry.
Singapore returns to work-from-home as Covid cases surge
Bloomberg, Published on 24/09/2021
» Singapore made work-from-home the default and tightened rules to allow a maximum of two people to meet in restaurants or other social settings, as it seeks to rein in mostly mild cases that could otherwise quadruple in two weeks and overburden hospitals.
Myanmar's biggest cities hit by brief power outages
AFP, Published on 24/09/2021
» A power blackout briefly hit Myanmar's main urban centres and far-flung towns on Friday, including commercial hub Yangon and parts of the capital Nay Pyi Taw, authorities and AFP correspondents said.
Intradermal Covid vaccination in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/09/2021
» PHUKET: The Public Health Ministry began intradermal Covid-19 vaccination as a booster in this southern province on Friday, saying a normal dose could be stretched to inoculate five times as many people as by intramuscular injection.
China central bank crackdown on cryptocurrency trading
Reuters, Published on 24/09/2021
» SHANGHAI: China's central bank vowed on Friday to crack down on illegal activities of cryptocurrency trading, banning overseas exchanges from providing services to mainland investors via the internet.