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Hurried evacuations as wildfires rage in California
AFP, Published on 25/10/2019
» LOS ANGELES - Californian firefighters on Friday battled a fast-moving wildfire north of Los Angeles as further evacuation orders were issued after 40,000 residents were already told to flee their homes.
Ethiopian activist floats election challenge against Abiy
AFP, Published on 25/10/2019
» ADDIS ABABA - A high-profile Ethiopian activist at the centre of violence that left 16 people dead this week has accused Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of acting like a dictator and said he might challenge him in elections planned for next year.
TEST YOURSELF: Saving the sea
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/10/2019
» Local activists and volunteers team up to clean Koh Lanta
IPKey SEA Seminar puts new technology and “bad faith” squatters in the trade mark spotlight
Published on 25/10/2019
» EU project shares insights on rapidly-changing IP landscape and the challenges it faces in protecting Intellectual Property rights.
Google lays claim to 'quantum supremacy'
Business, Reuters, Published on 25/10/2019
» BERLIN/SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc's Google says it has achieved a breakthrough in computing research by using a quantum computer to solve in minutes a complex problem that would take today's most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack.
Thailand leaps 6 spots in EODB
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/10/2019
» Thailand advanced six notches to 21st out of 190 countries in the World Bank's 2020 Ease of Doing Business (EODB) rankings.
CP inks 3-airport contract
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 25/10/2019
» A Charoen Pokphand Group-led consortium signed a contract with the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on Thursday to build the high-speed train route linking three major airports, which is expected to boost economic development and create more than 100,000 jobs.
Easier rules hoped to draw merchants
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/10/2019
» Spending of cash rebates under the second phase of the Chim, Shop, Chai (taste, shop, spend) scheme is expected to accelerate after the Finance Ministry eased conditions to attract more merchants.
Condotel sector to see healthy growth
Business, Published on 25/10/2019
» Condotels have emerged as a popular property development format in major tourist destinations such as Pattaya, Phuket and Bangkok.
Sea-green commitment
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 25/10/2019
» Twenty-five minutes from Phuket International and Domestic Airport lies Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort on the serene beach of Bang Tao. Located between the azure Andaman Sea and a tropical lagoon, Outrigger is Laguna Beach's only resort which has three swimming pools, including Phuket's longest water slide, a wedding studio, water sports and beach activities, plus four tennis courts, a squash court, an archery centre, a fitness centre and my favourite, a vegetable and herb garden. And that's not all… room sizes begin at 43m2!