Weeping US Marine describes Afghan ‘catastrophe’ before Congress
2023-03-09
A Congressional inquiry into the 2021 withdrawal hears emotional testimony from a bomb victim.Continue Reading
Move Forward MP petitions over revoked warrant for senator
2023-03-09
Move Forward Party MP Rangsiman Rome lodged a petition with the Judicial Commission on Wednesday seeking a probe into the role of several judges regarding the revocation of an arrest warrant against a senator suspected of having links with drug trafficking rings.Continue Reading
China consumer inflation slowest in a year; producer deflation deepens
2023-03-09
BEIJING: China’s annual consumer inflation slowed down in February as consumers remained cautious despite the abandonment of strong pandemic controls late last year, official data showed on Thursday (Mar 9). Producer deflation extended into a fifth month. The consumer price index (CPI) for the month was 1.0 per cent higherContinue Reading
Rice into low-carbon plastic: Bringing hope to a struggling Fukushima town
2023-03-09
NAMIE, Japan: Jinichi Abe grins as he watches diggers working earth near his rice fields, knowing they are returning still more fields to productivity after Fukushima nuclear reactors exploded and sprayed the area with radiation over a decade ago. Even better, Abe knows the rice that he and a cooperativeContinue Reading
BMA prepares for ‘super-aged societies’
2023-03-09
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) held a workshop to launch the so-called Urban Sandbox: Klang Model at BMA General Hospital, which aims to improve healthcare for the increasing number of elderly people in Bangkok’s inner-city areas.Continue Reading
macau888 brother ‘Big’ contacts police
2023-03-09
Kittipong “Big” Kachornboonthaworn, one of four brothers who allegedly ran the macau888 online gambling website, has contacted police to turn himself in on condition he gets bail.Continue Reading
Did US raise a false flag on Nordstream blasts?
2023-03-09
Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh said an odd thing on March 7 when TASS asked him to compare his version of the Nordstream 1 and 2 pipeline explosions (US Navy divers did it, he had reported February 8) with a newly released version from the New York Times and German media that points to non-governmental Ukrainians […]Continue Reading
City groups push for the legalisation of sex work
2023-03-09
Women’s rights groups in Bangkok on Wednesday called for the decriminalisation of sex work in the country, along with a range of broader measures supporting women.Continue Reading
City groups push for legalisation of sex work
2023-03-09
Women’s rights groups in Bangkok on Wednesday called for the decriminalisation of sex work in the country, along with a range of broader measures supporting women.Continue Reading
Japan’s economy barely grew in Q4, weak consumption raises policy challenge
2023-03-09
TOKYO: Japan’s economy narrowly averted a recession in the final months of 2022, barely growing on frail consumption after shrinking in the third quarter, revised data showed, underscoring the challenge for policymakers trying to shore up a wobbly recovery. Record high inflation and slowing global growth amid sweeping monetary tighteningContinue Reading