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Supreme Court acquits activist in defamation case
Published on 30/06/2020
» The Supreme Court has upheld the Appeals Court’s acquittal of human rights defender Andy Hall on criminal defamation and computer crimes charges brought against him by the pineapple company Natural Fruit Co Ltd in 2013.
Russian Arctic sets 'fantastical' heat records: weather chief
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» MOSCOW - The Russian Arctic set record temperatures in June that sparked abnormal tundra fires, the head of Russia's weather service said Tuesday, blaming climate change for the "fantastical" anomalies.
EU to open borders to 'safe' countries as pandemic accelerates
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» BRUSSELS: The European Union will reopen its borders to a select list of "safe countries" to be confirmed Tuesday, as the WHO warned the pandemic is still accelerating with more than 500,000 deaths worldwide.
Online, food delivery services to be regulated
Reuters, Published on 30/06/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved measures to regulate food and online delivery services after customer complaints during the country's coronavirus lockdown, a senior government official said.
DR Congo violence displaces over one million in six months: UN
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» GENEVA - More than one million people have been forced to flee their homes in the violence-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the start of the year, the UN said Tuesday.
Daily-wage health workers seek more benefits
Post Reporters, Published on 30/06/2020
» A group representing hospital daily-wage workers nationwide is calling for better fringe benefits, saying they also deserve a work benefit upgrade being offered salaried staff as a reward for their good work in containing the coronavirus.
Three dead as protests erupt over killing of Ethiopian singer
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» ADDIS ABABA - Three people were killed and others were critically injured when protests erupted in Ethiopia on Tuesday after a prominent singer from the country's largest ethnic group was shot dead, a doctor said
Thai spa brand eyes international invasion, “Bonita Spa Expert” aims for world number one spa spot
Published on 30/06/2020
» Spas are parts of the hospitality industry most affected by social distancing in the Covid-19 era but at least one visionary practitioner is taking a big leap into the ‘now normal’ with new safeguards. Staying at home so long is hardly restful and in fact puts more pressure on people.
Migrant sex workers fear for the future
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 30/06/2020
» “Bua” used to earn up to 40,000 baht a month as a sex worker in the northern province of Chiang Mai when the coronavirus forced entertainment venues to close, leaving her jobless.
July 27 set as lieu day for Songkran
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/06/2020
» The cabinet has approved July 27 as a substitute holiday for Songkran it postponed earlier, creating another four-day holiday next month.