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Scholz takes reins from Merkel for new German era
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» BERLIN: The German parliament elected Olaf Scholz as chancellor on Wednesday, turning the page on 16 years with Angela Merkel at the helm as a new centre-left-led coalition takes the wheel of Europe's top economy.
Australia swimmer Groves says she was molested as a teenager
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» SYDNEY: An Australian swimmer who pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics to protest "misogynistic perverts" said Wednesday she was molested from the age of 13 by someone still working in the sport.
Meta to ban all Myanmar-army controlled businesses from platforms
Reuters, Published on 08/12/2021
» Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, said on Wednesday it would ban all Myanmar-military controlled businesses from having a presence on its platforms in an expansion of its earlier curbs on the country's security forces.
Joint business group sees GDP growth next year 3%-4.5%
Reuters, Published on 08/12/2021
» The country’s leading joint-business group on Wednesday said it expects gross domestic product growth in 2022 to reach as high as 4.5%, in line with global recovery.
'Hi-so' businessman charged with B36m swindle
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/12/2021
» A man who posed as a high-society businessman has been arrested for allegedly cheating a woman beauty surgeon out of 36 million baht, Crime Suppression Division (CSD) commander Pol Maj Gen Montree Theskhan said.
Thailand detects 2 more potential Omicron cases
Online Reporters, Published on 08/12/2021
» Thailand has detected two more possible Omicron cases, two Thai women returning from Nigeria, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Wednesday.
Prosecutors blunder in rush to announce Premchai sentencing
Online reporters and King-oua Laohong, Published on 08/12/2021
» The Office of the Attorney General was in such a hurry to spread the news of tycoon Premchai Karnasuta's sentencing in the "black leopard case", they called a rushed press conference and gave out the wrong information.
20 Bangladesh students sentenced to death for brutal murder
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» DHAKA - Bangladesh sentenced 20 university students to death on Wednesday for the brutal 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social media.
Djokovic on entry list for Australian Open, no Serena
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» MELBOURNE - Men's world number one Novak Djokovic was named among the entries for the Australian Open on Wednesday, following intense speculation about his vaccination status, but women's great Serena Williams was missing.
Supreme Court sentences Premchai to prison
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/12/2021
» The Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta to a prison term of two years and six months for hunting in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary nearly four years ago.