Protest in front of court in support of fasting activists
A GROUP of protesters are continuing their demonstration in front of the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek Road in conjunction with a hunger strike by two detained female activists who are neither eating nor drinking water with tonight (Jan. 21) being the third night but they have been taken to the Correctional Department’s hospital, Matichon […]
Read MorePolice probing Chinese video clip claiming to hire Thai police escort
THAI POLICE have launched an investigation into a video clip going viral in China with the woman who shared it claiming that everything is really for sale in Thailand including police escort from the airplane to the hotel for only 6,000 to 7,000 baht, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 21). Pol. Maj. Gen. […]
Read MoreKorat gold shops quiet amid sluggish demand this Chinese New Year
DESPITE CHINESE New Year usually heralding a bounce in trade of gold jewellery with people buying precious ornaments for their loved ones, this time round demand is low in Nakhon Ratchasima, or Korat, leading to gold shops remaining rather quiet, INN News said today (Jan. 21). At this northeastern city’s economic centre stretching along […]
Read MoreGoogle parent Alphabet to lay off 12,000 workers as AI focus intensifies
By Reuters and published by CNA GOOGLE’S parent Alphabet Inc said on Friday (Jan. 20) it is cutting about 12,000 jobs, or 6 percent of its workforce, as the technology sector reels from layoffs and companies stake their futures on artificial intelligence (AI). Alphabet’s shares rose almost 4 percent in pre-market trading. The cuts […]
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