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Musk’s lost boys and Trump’s mean girls
News, Maureen Dowd, Published on 12/02/2025
» Tom Stoppard wrote in The Real Thing, his enticing play about infidelity: “To marry one actress is unfortunate. To marry two is simply asking for it.”
Thailand’s corruption score slips
Published on 12/02/2025
» Thailand’s score has in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) declined to 34 from 35 the year before, though its global ranking improved one place to 107th, according to Transparency International.
New push to salvage Gaza truce
AFP, Published on 12/02/2025
» GAZA CITY - Mediators Qatar and Egypt were pushing to resolve a crisis in the Gaza ceasefire Wednesday, a Palestinian source told AFP, after Israel and the United States told Hamas to release hostages this weekend or face a return to war.
Russia rejects swapping occupied territory with Ukraine
AFP, Published on 12/02/2025
» KYIV - Russia on Wednesday rejected swapping occupied territory with Kyiv as part of any future peace deal hours after launching a barrage of drones and missiles on Kyiv that killed one person.
Israel calls up reservists with Gaza ceasefire in peril
Reuters, Published on 12/02/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel’s military has called up reservists in preparation for a possible resumption of fighting in Gaza if Hamas fails to meet a Saturday deadline to release more Israeli hostages and a nearly month-old ceasefire breaks down.
Noise, power and scams topped complaints list last year
Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2025
» In fiscal 2024 more than 59,400 complaints were filed at government complaint centres nationwide, with noise, electricity and scams topping the list.
UN says former Bangladesh govt behind possible 'crimes against humanity'
AFP, Published on 12/02/2025
» GENEVA — Bangladesh's former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the United Nations (UN) said Wednesday, warning the abuses could amount to "crimes against humanity".
FTI EXPO 2025: Empowering Industry, Elevating Thailand’s Future
Published on 12/02/2025
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), in collaboration with leading partner organisations, is preparing to host FTI EXPO 2025, the largest industrial innovation and technology exhibition of the year. The event will take place from 12–15 February 2025 at Hall 5–8, LG Floor, Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre. The expo will showcase a diverse range of products and services from various industries, expecting to attract 50,000 to 70,000 participants from both Thailand and abroad. The event aims to generate over 1 billion THB in business opportunities and create an economic circulation of over 5 billion THB during the event.
IRPC Powers Growth with Innovation and Sustainable Energy
Published on 12/02/2025
» IRPC Public Co., Ltd., led by President and CEO Terdkiat Prommool, is leveraging its expertise in petroleum, ports, and property businesses while expanding into new opportunities in innovative materials and sustainable energy. Despite the challenges posed by economic volatility and global uncertainties, IRPC is determined to achieve growth through capacity enhancement, cost reduction, and maximising asset utilisation.
Musk defends war on US government ‘fraudsters’
The New York Times, Published on 12/02/2025
» WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk, in an extraordinary Oval Office appearance on Tuesday, said he was providing maximum transparency in his US government cost-cutting initiative but offered no evidence for his sweeping claims that the federal bureaucracy had been corrupted by cheats and officials who had approved money for “fraudsters”.