Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs as tech layoffs intensify
By Reuters and published by Euronews.com MICROSOFT Corp on Wednesday (Jan. 18) said it would eliminate 10,000 jobs and take a $1.2-billion charge as its cloud-computing customers dissect their spending and the company braces for potential recession. The layoff, far larger than cuts by Microsoft last year, pile on to tens of thousands of […]
Read MoreSingapore denies authorising transfer of arms, materials to Myanmar
By Channel News Asia Singapore – Singapore does not authorise the transfer of arms or “items with potential military application” to Myanmar, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday (Jan. 18). There is serious risk that such items may be used to inflict violence against unarmed civilians, a spokesperson added. The ministry was […]
Read More2 Cambodians held for stealing Japanese passenger’s bag on arriving flight
SUVARNABHUMI Airport Tourist Police quickly arrested two Cambodian men after they stole a Japanese man’s bag on a flight arriving from Phnom Penh today (Jan. 18), TV Channel 7 said. The unidentified Japanese passenger had reported that two Cambodian men who were seated on the same row as him on this flight to Bangkok […]
Read MoreHouse meeting only spends 25 minutes due to usual lack of quorum
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today (Jan.18) spent a record short period of time for a regular meeting due to the usual lack of a quorum. Deputy House Speaker Suchart Tancharoen was obliged to adjourn today’s House meeting due to the repeated lack of a quorum after it had only proceeded […]
Read MoreCentral Bank rules out scamming via phone chargers
THE BANK OF THAILAND said it is not true cash has been stolen from mobile bank accounts while the handsets were being charged with suspect USB cables with this having occurred by loading applications packed with malware, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan. 18). The Central Bank had asked the Thai Bankers Association to investigate […]
Read MoreBlinken to pay long-awaited China visit on Feb. 5-6
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Beijing on Feb. 5-6, a US official said on Tuesday (Jan. 17), confirming a long-awaited trip aimed at keeping high tensions in check between the world’s two largest economies. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Blinken […]
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