Leonardo DiCaprio says Malaysian financier planned to donate to Obama’s 2012 campaign
WASHINGTON: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio told a Washington jury on Monday (Apr 3) that Malaysian financier Jho Low revealed his plans to donate up to US$30 million to help US President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign in what prosecutors allege was part of an illegal foreign influence operation. “It was aContinue Reading
Leonardo DiCaprio says Malaysian financier Jho Low planned to donate to Obama’s 2012 campaign
WASHINGTON: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio told a Washington jury on Monday (Apr 3) that Malaysian financier Jho Low revealed his plans to donate up to US$30 million to help US President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign in what prosecutors allege was part of an illegal foreign influence operation. “It was aContinue Reading
Micron probe by China seen as chips-war retaliation
A Chinese cybersecurity watchdog has launched an investigation into the products of Micron Technology, an American memory chip maker – timing the announcement of the probe to come right after Japan joined hands with the United States and the Netherlands to tighten export bans on chip-making tools to China. On Friday, the Japanese government unveiled […]Continue Reading
6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island: USGS
JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra island in western Indonesia on Monday (Apr 3), shaking homes of panicked residents but causing no casualties or damage. The quake’s epicentre was at sea southwest of Padangsidempuan city in northern Sumatra at a depth of 84 kilometres, the United States Geological SurveyContinue Reading
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California
WASHINGTON: Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Monday (Apr 3) he would meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, a move China said would be a “provocation”. “On Wednesday, Apr 5, Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be hosting a bipartisan meeting with the President of Taiwan at theContinue Reading
Bear meat vending machine is a first for Japan
Different cuts of locally killed black bear are proving popular with those who see it as a delicacy.Continue Reading
Institute offers booster shots
The Institute of Dermatology is offering a Covid-19 vaccination service using the Gen2-Bivalent Pfizer vaccine at its headquarters on Ratchawithi Road.Continue Reading
Philippines announces four more military bases US troops can use
MANILA: The Philippines announced on Monday (Apr 3) the locations of four additional military bases to be used by United States troops, with one site near the hotly disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan. The long-time treaty allies agreed in February to expand cooperation in “strategicContinue Reading
India’s Gandhi appeals defamation conviction with hearing set for Apr 13
SURAT, India: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi appealed against his conviction for defamation on Monday (Apr 3), seeking to overturn a judgment that resulted in his expulsion from parliament a year before a general election is due. Gandhi, 52, was convicted last month in a case brought by a stateContinue Reading
Govt says police closing in on hacker
Police are closing in on the hacker who threatened to release data stolen in an alleged security breach affecting 55 million Thais, said Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn.Continue Reading