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Weapons fiascos
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/01/2022
» Re: “Air force confirms nod for new jets,” (BP, Jan 13). Our military procurement process has led to many fiascos — with no general, admiral, or ACM ever held accountable — and badly needs top-to-bottom reform.
Time for weed to bloom
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2022
» Just glancing at the local cannabis laws can leave you feeling punch-drunk. According to new anti-drug law, effective from Dec 9, cannabis is no longer a narcotic substance. Yet, state authorities, police and anti-narcotics officers continue to arrest people who have cannabis plants, some with only a few, in their possession.
Supermarket shelves go bare as Omicron disrupts US
AFP, Published on 14/01/2022
» BETHESDA (UNITED STATES) - As the Omicron variant of Covid-19 sweeps the United States, empty supermarket shelves have become the latest sign of the pandemic's ongoing disruption to the country's supply chains.
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.
Prince Andrew gives up military titles, patronages
AFP, Published on 14/01/2022
» LONDON: Queen Elizabeth's second son, Prince Andrew, was on Thursday effectively stripped of his position in royal life, in a dramatic move as he faces a US civil case for sexual assault.
Yingluck faces charges for ‘wasteful’ roadshow
News, Published on 14/01/2022
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will file a case in the Supreme Court against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and others for allegedly wasting a 240-million-baht budget on publicising infrastructure projects in 2013.
Indochinese tiger poachers turn themselves in
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 14/01/2022
» Four wildlife poachers found grilling Indochinese tiger meat in a Kanchanaburi national park before fleeing on Sunday, turned themselves in to police yesterday.
Stray shots force army response
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2022
» The Thai military fired a warning shot into Myanmar after bullets and grenades from the neighbouring country were fired across the border at a village in Tak, a source said.
City infections spike in pubs, dorms
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2022
» Bangkok has reported a jump in Covid-19 caseloads, many involving infections in restaurant-cum-pubs and crowded communities, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Ministry budget cuts 'need review'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/01/2022
» The environmental conservation group Seub Nakhasathien Foundation is urging the government to review the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s budget for the 2022 fiscal year, which was set at around half of the previous year’s amount.