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Accused tiger killers face 10 charges
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 14/01/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Police have pressed 10 charges against all suspects involved in the killing of two Bengal tigers found skinned with their meat cooking on a grill in a jungle near the Myanmar border in Thong Pha Phum district.
Australia cancels Djokovic's visa again
AFP, Published on 14/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Australia cancelled Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time on Friday in a sensational new attempt to deport the unvaccinated tennis superstar.
N.Korea fires 2 missiles, warns of strong action over US sanctions push
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles on Friday, its third test in two weeks, just hours after criticising a US push for new sanctions over the previous launches as a "provocation" and warning of a strong reaction.
China exports surge in 2021 as global demand picks up
AFP, Published on 14/01/2022
» Chinese exports surged in 2021 on solid global demand as countries reopened from pandemic lockdowns, data showed Friday, bumping its overall trade surplus to a new high and providing a much-needed boost to the stuttering economy, but officials warned of headwinds.
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Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 14/01/2022
» We are a few weeks into 2022 and I suspect many of us are still trying to grapple with the events of 2021. Heck, some of us may still be dealing with 2020! Time, however, waits for no one. We’re almost to the halfway mark of January (gasp) so we need to prepare ourselves for the rest of the months to come and if you don’t know where to start, Guru has you covered. From fun games that chillax you to getting the living daylights scared out of you to apps that could help your productivity, your health and even your love life, here are a few things to help you get on track.
Amata to develop $1bn Smart and Eco City in Laos
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 14/01/2022
» SET-listed Amata Corporation Plc, an industrial estate developer and operator, is continuing its overseas expansion through the US$1 billion construction of Amata Smart and Eco City in Laos.
Alibaba helps upskill SMEs for B2B trade
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/01/2022
» The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) has joined hands with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to launch a programme aimed at promoting e-commerce skills among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to tap into the global business-to-business (B2B) market worth US$23.9 trillion.
Long pandemic is giving way to 'virus fatigue'
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 14/01/2022
» The most dangerous consequence of Covid fatigue, however, is the magical thinking that it induces even in some health professionals. “It’s been so long; surely it will be over soon” is a wish, not a scientific statement.
Argentine economic miracle amid Covid
Oped, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 14/01/2022
» Although Covid-19 has been hard on everyone, it has not been an “equal opportunity” disease. The virus poses a greater threat to those who are already in poor health, many of whom are concentrated in poor countries with weak public-health systems. Moreover, not every country can spend one-quarter of its GDP to protect its economy, as the United States did. Developing and emerging economies have faced hard financial and fiscal constraints. And because of vaccine nationalism (hoarding by rich countries), they have had to scrounge for whatever doses they can get.
Changing times for Saudi's once feared morality police
AFP, Published on 14/01/2022
» RIYADH - In deeply conservative Saudi Arabia the religious police once elicited terror, chasing men and women out of malls to pray and berating anyone seen mingling with the opposite sex.