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Sri Lanka protesters tear-gassed again
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» COLOMBO: Police again fired tear gas and water cannon at students trying to storm Sri Lanka’s parliament on Friday as the country was brought to a halt by a trade union strike demanding that the government step down.
Surin reopens Chong Chom crossing to Cambodia
Nopparat Kingkaew, Published on 06/05/2022
» SURIN: The Chong Chom checkpoint on the border with Cambodia reopened on Friday, two years after it was closed by the arrival of the Covid-19 epidemic.
National strike in Sri Lanka to demand govt step down
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's bus and train networks ground to a halt while offices and factories were empty Friday in a nationwide strike demanding the government's resignation over the island's worsening economic crisis.
Fears mount for China's economy as leaders dig in on zero-Covid
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» BEIJING - Mass testing of China's vast population could bring fresh misery to the economy, experts warned Friday, after Beijing vowed to regain control of the narrative around a zero-Covid policy that has strangled growth and fanned anger across the country.
Prinn charged in another molestation case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/05/2022
» Embattled former Democrat deputy leader Prinn Panitchpakdi was on Friday charged with molesting a 26-year-old woman at a condominium, a complaint registered 18 months ago.
Singapore convicts two linked to $6bn penny-stock crash
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2022
» SINGAPORE: Singapore's high court has convicted two people over what authorities consider to be the largest market manipulation case in the city-state, a joint statement by the Singapore police and Monetary Authority of Singapore said on Thursday.
Karine Jean-Pierre named as first Black W.House press secretary
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on Thursday named Karine Jean-Pierre as the next White House press secretary, the first Black person to hold the high-profile post.
TAT keen on 20m goal
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 06/05/2022
» Thai tourism remains on course to reach 20 million arrivals next year as the prime minister predicted, following the easing of travel rules on May 1, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Thai silk fair buoys homegrown talent as Covid stymies travel
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/05/2022
» The annual Thai silk fair will focus on showcasing collections by 318 fashion design students and teachers from 73 local institutions rather than international designers this year, as the Covid pandemic has yet to end.
Ministry to host Apec trade talks
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/05/2022
» The Commerce Ministry is set to host Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) trade ministers in Bangkok, with renewed talks on the long-delayed Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) and open economies topping the agenda.