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Japan airport shut after likely WW2-era bomb explodes
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» TOKYO - A regional airport in southwestern Japan was closed on Wednesday after a US bombshell, likely dropped during World War II to stem “kamikaze” attacks, exploded near a runway, causing nearly 90 flight cancellations.
Philippine volcano erupts but alert level low
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» MANILA - Taal volcano near the Philippine capital region has erupted, the country’s seismology agency said on Wednesday.
Inferno-bus driver charged on four counts
Wassayos Ngamkham and Online Reporters, Published on 02/10/2024
» Police have pressed four charges against the driver of the bus that burst into flames, killing a least 20 students and three teachers in Pathum Thani on Tuesday.
Myanmar civil war spurs cross-border drug trade; meth prices fall in Thailand
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» Thailand has seen a surge in illegal drugs trafficked from neighbouring Myanmar and a sharp increase in methamphetamines and heroin seizures, as a civil war adds fuel to the regional drug trade, a senior Thai counter-narcotics official said.
Iran says it has finished attack on Israel amid fears of spreading conflict
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Iran said early on Wednesday that its missile attack on Israel was finished barring further provocation, while Israel and the U.S. promised to retaliate against Tehran's escalation as fears of a wider war intensified.
Pushing banks towards green finance
News, Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Published on 02/10/2024
» In an earlier article in this space, I mentioned that "the Bank of Thailand should integrate [Thailand] taxonomy into its reporting and disclosure regulations for the financial sector, as the EU has done, because the public scrutiny of activities in the banking sector can and should be part of the learning process on the journey towards greener finance".