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Police accused of rape, extortion of woman drug suspect
Post Reporters, Published on 12/12/2023
» Seven police detectives in Pathum Thani have been transferred to inactive posts pending an investigation into the alleged rape and extortion of a woman drug suspect.
AWC Earns DJSI Membership and Secures Top Rank in S&P Global Assessment
Published on 12/12/2023
» Asset World Corp Public Company Limited (AWC), Thailand’s leading integrated lifestyle real estate group, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Emerging Markets for the first time. This achievement coincides with AWC securing the top rank in the Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines Industry according to the S&P Global Assessment.
Business rehabilitation in Thailand and debt repayment
Chusert Supasitthumrong, Published on 12/12/2023
» Thailand's economy in recent years has felt the impact of a seemingly endless list of challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, global economic recession, repercussions from wars and armed conflicts, slumping exports, and recurring internal political turmoil. Many Thai companies simply went bankrupt during this time, but many others have gone through the process of business rehabilitation as laid out in Thailand's Bankruptcy Act.
Table Mountain attacks unnerve tourists in South Africa
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» CAPE TOWN - Hikers hit the trail before dawn at South Africa's natural jewel Table Mountain, but instead of simply trekking its rugged landscape they were also demonstrating against a surge in attacks on walkers and tourists.
Gulf CEO Sarath richest shareholder at B190bn
Online Reporters, Published on 12/12/2023
» Sarath Ratanavadi, chief executive of Gulf Energy Development Plc, one of the country’s largest power producers, is the richest shareholder in the Thai capital market for the fifth consecutive year, with stocks worth 190 billion baht.
'From despair to hope': UN urges leaders to support refugees
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» GENEVA - As the number of refugees soars worldwide, the United Nations is appealing for countries to support displaced people at a global summit this week with the aim of showing that "change is possible".
The dangerous rise of 'medicalised' genital mutilation in Kenya
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» KISII (KENYA) - As Edinah Nyasuguta Omwenga fought for her life after developing complications during childbirth, she overheard doctors in the Kenyan hospital describe her condition as a textbook example of the damaging -- even deadly -- effects of genital mutilation.
Chinese Aids whistleblower dies at 95
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A dissident doctor who became China's most outspoken and celebrated AIDS campaigner, spending years under government pressure before finding refuge in the United States, has died at the age of 95, a long-time supporter told AFP.
Fortnite maker wins court fight with Google
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, won a major US court battle against Google on Monday when a jury decided that the search engine giant wields illegal monopoly power through its Android app store.
The Dude abides: 'Big Lebowski' swag under the hammer
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» GARDENA, California - If sipping White Russians while you go bowling with your odd-ball friends is your thing, you might like to bid on the bathrobe Jeff Bridges wore in "The Big Lebowski". But you know, that's just, like, my opinion, man.