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Bezos case exposes billionaires' vulnerability to hackers
AFP, Published on 11/02/2019
» NEW YORK - The stunning revelation that a tabloid obtained below-the-belt selfies of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos -- the world's richest man -- suggests that even billionaires are not out of the reach of hackers.
IMF chief: 'Global economic storm' brewing
AFP, Published on 11/02/2019
» DUBAI: The head of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday warned governments to gear up for a possible economic storm as growth undershoots expectations.
Racism and redemption: Virginia blackface row stirs painful past
AFP, Published on 11/02/2019
» RICHMOND (UNITED STATES) - Can a politician be forgiven for racist behavior from the past?
Private sector jots wish list
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 11/02/2019
» Despite having different work cultures and development mindsets, public and private policies should ideally go hand-in-hand to usher a country's development forward.
Bright start for solar sector
Business, Yuthana Praiwan and Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 11/02/2019
» The year 2019 is looking like a fresh start for the country's solar power industry after the latest power development plan (PDP) for 2018-37 sought to attract more participation from private companies.
Bad education?
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/02/2019
» Sex is rarely a topic we discuss freely in Thailand. Shunned in our conservative culture, sex -- as a topic of discussion -- is received with either embarrassment, shame or laughter, not to be taken seriously or with a straight face.
Greener rice
Asia focus, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2019
» Drive northwest of Siem Reap for about 90 minutes and you will arrive at a large grassland conservation site in Kampong Thom province that is a paradise for bird lovers, who can see as many as 100 bird species there. Villages near the Northern Tonle Sap Protected Landscape benefit from birdwatching tourism organised by non-governmental organisations, which share some of their income with the communities to be used for conservation.
Japan's new foreign worker policy faces challenges
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 11/02/2019
» Japan last year recorded its biggest population decline, as its birthrate shrank for the 37th consecutive year. The implications are dire for the workforce, and so the country is gearing up to accept more foreign workers in hopes of rejuvenating its economy. Nevertheless, hurdles remain.
Venezuela's Guaido warns military on blocked aid
AFP, Published on 11/02/2019
» CARACAS - Opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by some 50 countries as Venezuela's interim president, warned the military Sunday that blocking humanitarian aid from entering the country is a "crime against humanity."
Missing refugee wanted by China 'flew to Thailand'
Associated Press, Published on 11/02/2019
» BEIJING: The US Embassy in Beijing says it is following the case of a Chinese-born Kazakh man who had been fighting attempts by Beijing to return him to China from neighbouring Uzbekistan and whose current whereabouts are unknown -- although the Uzbek foreign ministry claimed he flew to Bangkok on Saturday.