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Polish vote framed as ‘clash of civilisations’
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» WARSAW - Warsaw’s pro-EU mayor and a nationalist historian held their last day of campaigning on Friday for Poland’s presidency, with opinion polls predicting a close race in Sunday’s vote, which will determine the direction of the key central European EU and NATO member.
New dugong duo spotted in Thailand's Krabi province
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/05/2025
» KRABI - Park officials have reported the sighting of two new dugongs and a group of green turtles near Ao Nam Mao in Muang district of this southern Thai province, suggesting improving marine biodiversity.
Age limit for non-local skilled workers seeking jobs in Hong Kong raised from 35 to 40
South China Morning Post, Published on 30/05/2025
» The age limit for non-local skilled workers seeking employment in Hong Kong has been raised from 35 to 40 years old, the labour chief has revealed, saying the change was made after extensive consultation and will attract the necessary talent to address the city's manpower shortage in technical fields.
The Mall Group Partners with Harrods for World-Class Privileges
Published on 30/05/2025
» The Mall Group is expanding its successful Global Privilege campaign with the announcement of a strategic partnership with Harrods, the iconic United Kingdom department store and one of the world’s most prestigious retail destinations, operating since 1905. This collaboration offers exclusive privileges for M Card members and Bangkok Bank M VISA cardholders.
New York's Met museum sheds new light on African art collection
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» NEW YORK - From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York's Metropolitan Museum reopens its African art collection on Saturday, exploring the "complexity" of the past and looking to the present.
PTTEP, Oman Extend Block 53 Concession to 2050
Published on 30/05/2025
» Mr Montri Rawanchaikul (far left), Chief Executive Officer of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP), together with H.E. Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi (centre), Oman’s Minister of Energy and Minerals; Ms Vicki Hollub (second from left), President and Chief Executive Officer of Occidental Petroleum; Mr Ashraf Al Mamari (second from right), Group Chief Executive Officer of OQ; and Mr Rashed Al Blooshi (far right), Director of Non-Operated Assets at Mubadala Energy, have signed a memorandum of understanding to extend the production sharing contract for the Oman Block 53 project until 2050.
Vietnam blocks copies of The Economist over To Lam cover
Bloomberg, Published on 30/05/2025
» A printed edition of The Economist magazine with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam on the front cover has been blocked from distribution in the country, in the latest sign of the government’s tightening control over the media.
Tougher immigration checks for arrivals
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/05/2025
» National Police Chief Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch has ordered immigration police to step up the screening process for foreign arrivals.
Rock and ice prevent rescue work after Swiss glacier collapse
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» FERDEN (SWITZERLAND) - Swiss authorities said Thursday that rock and ice piles from a collapsed glacier that destroyed a village were preventing emergency services from working, but that they were cautiously optimistic no more homes were at risk.
PGH asked for details on tycoon's 'privileged' stay
News, Chairit Yonpiam, Published on 30/05/2025
» The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Police General Hospital (PGH) asking it to clarify the case of Vonnarat Tangkaravakoon, a former executive and major shareholder of scandal-hit Stark Corporation, who reportedly received preferential treatment there.