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Fears of violence, vote rigging and confusion beset eve of US election
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden fought Monday through the eve of an election threatened by legal chaos and fears of violence after Trump, down in the polls and with only hours to go, pushed hard to discredit the US voting process.
Europe imposes new virus curbs as exasperation, anger grows
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» BERLIN: Germany on Monday led a further tightening of coronavirus restrictions in Europe that have triggered anger and frustration across the continent, while the Covid-19 crisis in the United States deepened.
Police accused of overreaction in killing of drug suspect
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 02/11/2020
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Angry villagers surrounded a team of police who fatally shot a drug suspect in Ron Phibun district on Sunday, saying the suspect did not have a gun and was raising his arms in surrender.
Myanmar voters feel cheated
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/11/2020
» Myanmar voters say preparations for early voting in Thailand for their Nov 8 general election were poor and many voters missed out as a result.
Great example
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/11/2020
» On Friday, Thairath hosted a debate on today's hottest topic: the nationwide student protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, among other things. Having watched the US presidential debates and the Thairath debate, I can confidently say that I learned a lot more from the Thai debate than either of the US debates.
Phuket projects urged to hurry up
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 02/11/2020
» Phuket developers are urging the government to speed up investment of 290 billion baht worth of infrastructure megaprojects scheduled for the island.
Tax revenue held back by pandemic
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/11/2020
» Tax revenue from private consumption and personal and corporate income will not reach the levels seen during the pre-pandemic period until a vaccine is successfully developed, says the Revenue Department.
The rise of smart cities in China
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 02/11/2020
» China is leading the global race to create smart cities -- digitising urban areas by using big data processing and analysis powered by artificial inrelligence (AI) to help manage resources and public spaces for urban living.