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Nobel chemistry laureate targets climate change, cancer
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/12/2023
» Chemistry has played an important role in finding the best solutions for humankind amid potentially existential threats like climate change as well as myriad health problems, says Roger Kornberg, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2006.
Minimum wage to rise by only 2.4%
Online Reporters and Reuters, Published on 08/12/2023
» The average daily minimum wage will rise by 2.4% effective from Jan 1, far short of the level promised by the Pheu Thai Party during its election campaign earlier this year.
Chinese woman questioned over 'dangerous' Soi Nana video
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/12/2023
» A Chinese woman, who posted a video clip on TikTok while walking in Soi Nana off Sukhumvit road, expressing concerns about the safety of nighttime strolls in Bangkok, has been questioned by immigration police regarding her motives.
Most voters want Narapat as Democrat Party leader: poll
Online Reporters, Published on 08/12/2023
» Narapat Kaeothong, a Democrat Party list MP and caretaker deputy party leader, is leading other potential candidates in the race for the post of Democrat leader, according to an opinion survey carried out by Super Poll.
Committee to decide on minimum wage rates
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/12/2023
» The tripartite committee on minimum daily wages is expected to decide on new rates in each province at its meeting, scheduled to take place on Friday, said Pairoj Chotikasathien, permanent secretary for labour, on Thursday.
No 'fast-track' in appointments
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/12/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin has denied providing a "fast-track pass" for a police appointment, saying an investigation will get underway to determine if there was any wrongdoing.
Renowned journalist John McBeth dies at 79
News, Published on 08/12/2023
» New Zealand-born John McBeth, one of Asia's preeminent journalists with a record of scrupulous and ground-breaking reporting, has died after a short illness in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was 79.
TikTok of cops sparks probe
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/12/2023
» Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang has ordered a probe into a viral TikTok video which shows six military police lining up in front of a van guarding Chinese tourists, saying that a disciplinary punishment must be meted out.
'Loan sharks' arrested for vandalism
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/12/2023
» CHAI NAT: Members of a loan shark gang who vandalised their debtor's restaurant in Sankhaburi district in this Central Plains province for registering with the government's loan shark scheme have been arrested, police said yesterday.