Daily Covid count still high at 756
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokeswoman Apisamai Srisangson said at 11.30 a.m. today (Jan. 28) that there were 756 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours but no additional death with the toll staying stationary at 76, Sanook.com reported. This takes the total cumulative confirmed cases to 16,221 with 11,287 having recovered […]
Read MoreMost schools to reopen nationwide
Most schools throughout the Kingdom of Thailand will reopen next week following a decline in local Covid-19 infections. Education Minister Nathapol Teepsuwan told reporters that only schools in Samut Sukhon would not yet reopen due to a spate of infections there. The education ministry ordered schools closed in 28 provinces at the beginning of January. […]
Read MoreFrom Egypt to the US: Lessons for activists from the Arab Spring
Whether crossing a bridge in Selma, Alabama in 1965, or in Cairo in 2011, or Bangkok Thailand, our struggles for justice share much. By Esam Boraey of Al Jazeera We stood side by side on the steps of the Iowa State Capitol, our bodies moving in unison as I led hundreds of people in Al-Maghrib […]
Read MoreWhy are thousands of Indian farmers protesting?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says recently enacted farm laws will free farmers from bullying middlemen; farmers say they fear big corporations. By Megha Bahree of Al Jazeera Some of India’s farmers are among the country’s poorest people, but government policies have long protected them from the ravages of open market prices. A set of […]
Read MoreBiden stresses US commitment to defend Japan
President Joe Biden has reaffirmed that the United States’ commitment to defend Japan in his first phone call with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, striking a note of reassurance after the Trump era. During Donald Trump’s administration, America’s Asian allies often questioned whether Washington would uphold long-standing promises to defend them in the event of attack. […]
Read MoreChina gives vaccine to Cambodia
(Phnom Penh) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said China would offer Cambodia an immediate donation of one million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Sinopharm company. In an audio message addressing the public on the night of January 15, he said Cambodia has accepted the offer and will use them on the […]
Read MoreDoes your husband see sex workers?
Escort, author and intimacy coach Samantha X explains exactly the kinds of men who visit sex workers – and it’s not always who you think. Every type of man sees sex workers. Normal, very every day, conservative men. Bosses, husbands, brothers, work colleagues … From tradies to CEOs, bankers to carers, men in wheelchairs to […]
Read MoreThai Smile mulls Cambodian goods
Cambodia on January 25 requested Thailand’s flag carrier Thai Airways International Pcl to stock Cambodian premium products on planes operated by its wholly owned subsidiary Thai Smile Airways Co Ltd. The regional full-service airline is scheduled to launch daily flights early in July to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and do its part to help promote […]
Read MoreChina flexes muscles to US in South China Sea after promising to ‘open fire’
Just days into Joe Biden’s presidency, China has launched a “strike package” in the disputed South China Sea. And this is just the start. Two formations of missile-carrying bombers and fighters surged into Taiwan’s airspace at the weekend. Their “target”, the USS Theodore Roosevelt and her escort, were captured by satellite as they faced off […]
Read MoreMan engaged to sex doll
(Hong Kong) – A man has got engaged to his sex doll because she is so much “easier to date” than real women. Xie Tianrong, 36, lives with his parents and his “girlfriend” – a life-size silicone doll he’s affectionately named Mochi. The Hong Kong native – who has showered his love interest in expensive […]
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