Actress Sawika “Pinky” Chaidet, her mother and her brother were arraigned in court and denied bail on Thursday on charges of operating a forex Ponzi scheme that cheated thousands of victims out of about 2 billion baht.Continue Reading
It’s reported that the film crew was not allowed to enter the seventh floor of the building when they were shooting there. Read full storyContinue Reading
Sang Nila Utama Road will replace the existing Vernon Park Road, which will be permanently closed to traffic.Continue Reading
Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices. Read full storyContinue Reading
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to thank and praise military medics for spearheading the country’s fight against the coronavirus in the capital Pyongyang, state media said on Friday. Read full storyContinue Reading
“In politics nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it is planned that way.” That famous quote is widely attributed to Franklin D Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States. While he may not have actually uttered those exact words, in today’s era of propaganda-based politics, its sentiment is quite true. […]
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Bangkok Authorities on Thursday unanimously approved a budget associated with 79. 71 billion dollars baht for the coming 2023 fiscal calendar year, starting Oct one, as City Hall plans to use most of the money to ease the city’s most nagging problems including flooding plus traffic congestion.Continue Reading
The US is set to significantly improve its missile defenses on Guam, fortifying its main forward operating base in the Western Pacific against evolving missile threats from China and North Korea. In a press release this week, British Aerospace Systems announced that it had received a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture next-generation […]
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The charges towards Najib, who offered as prime minister from 2009 to 2018, involved the transfer of RM42 million (US$9. 4 million) from SRC International, a former subsidiary of 1MDB in to his personal bank accounts in 2014 and 2015. He had been found guilty upon three counts associatedContinue Reading
The Indonesian Government’s decision to carve up the sprawling province of Papua into four has been widely seen by its detractors as a strategic move to divide and conquer the rebellious indigenous population living mostly along the central mountain chain. But the leading proponent of the move, President Joko Widodo, who has probably paid more […]
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