‘Reboot’ pitches a knowing look at sitcom revivals and Hollywood insecurities
The meta aspects of a Hulu comedy about the making of a Hulu comedy quickly pile up in “Reboot,” a fictional show about reviving a series from the early 2000s, reuniting the cast and crew with all their insecurities and old grudges. Created by “Modern Family’s” Steve Levitan, it’s a breezy and very-inside look at Hollywood, with a few too many rim shots but still a fair amount of laughs.Continue Reading
Covid to be excluded from banned diseases for visitors
The cabinet on Tuesday approved a ministerial regulation to exclude Covid-19 from the list of illnesses that prevent entry to Thailand, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said.Continue Reading
HK may finally lift quarantine rules in Nov
Hong Kong’s government is expected to announce this week a further relaxation of its Covid-19 quarantine rules by November to attract more international travelers and restore the city’s sagging standing as an international business hub, according to local press reports. All incoming travelers to Hong Kong must now stay at designated hotels at their own […]
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Buffalo Bills dominate Tennessee Titans 41-7, but cornerback Dane Jackson hospitalized after scary-looking injury
The Buffalo Bills continued their electric start to the new season on Monday night — beating the Tennessee Titans 41-7 — but the evening was mired by a scary-looking injury to one of their defenders.Continue Reading
Cabinet approves longer stays for some visitors
The cabinet has approved an announcement extending the length of stay of visa-on-arrival and visa-exempt visitors, effective from Oct 1 until March 31, to aid the recovery of the tourism sector with the waning of the Covid-19 pandemic.Continue Reading
Senior student faces charges for vicious assault on junior
NAKHON PHANOM: A senior student at a school in Si Songkhram district is facing legal action for assaulting a much younger student whose takraw ball hit his expensive motorcycle.Continue Reading
Myanmar military threatens jail for liking, sharing opponents’ content on social media
Myanmar’s ruling junta on Tuesday (Sep 20) warned the public against showing moral support for a “terrorist” resistance movement, threatening jail terms of up to 10 years just for liking or sharing its content on social media. Myanmar has been plagued by violence since the military seized power early lastContinue Reading
Children killed after Myanmar army helicopters fire at school
The UN says the government helicopter attacks on a rebel area killed at least eleven children.Continue Reading
Race to hike rates guarantees global recession
TOKYO — Punchbowls everywhere are becoming endangered species as central bankers scramble to yank them away with increasing urgency. Nowhere more so than here in Asia.
This metaphor is courtesy of William McChesney Martin, the US Federal Reserve’s longest-serving chairman who held the position from 1951 to 1970. He famously said a monetary authority’s role is that of a “chaperone who has ordered the punchbowl removed just when the party was really warming up.”
Since the 2008 Lehman Brothers crisis, the catchphrase markets most associate with central banks is “whatever it takes.” Mario Draghi, then-president of the European Central Bank, famously uttered these words in July 2012 amid debt-market turmoil on the continent. A year later, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda would embrace a similar mantra.
Today, officials are racing to do what they can to tame inflation and keep up with current US Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell’s tightening cycle.
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Queen Elizabeth II funeral: Hong Kong man who attended tribute detained
He is said to have played a protest song, as well as the British national anthem, on his harmonica.Continue Reading