Cyber police round up Taiwanese grey capital gang in Phuket
A GANG of Taiwanese grey capitalists who had set up an online system to quickly transfer money for illegal gambling website owners was arrested in Phuket, Naewna newspaper said late tonight (Feb. 11). Pol. Lt. Gen. Trirong Phiwpaen, head of the Technology Crime Suppression Division, said their operation, “Hunting Down the Island, Breaking Up […]
Read MoreTrump issues sweeping pardon of supporters charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Washington – US President Donald Trump on Monday (Jan. 20) said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters who have been charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, using his sweeping clemency powers on his first day back in office to dismantle the largest investigation […]
Read MoreClimate change could force Bangkok to move, official warns
By AFP and published by CNA THAILAND may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior official in the country’s climate change office told AFP on Wednesday (May 15). Projections consistently show that low-lying Bangkok risks being inundated by the ocean before the end of the century. Much […]
Read MoreSeven drones shot down over Myanmar capital: Junta
By AFP and published by CNA MYANMAR security services shot down seven drones over the military-built capital Naypyidaw today (Apr. 4), the junta said, in what appeared to be a rare attack on the junta’s centre of power by its opponents. The military’s ouster of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in 2021 sparked renewed […]
Read MoreIndonesia parliament passes bill on new capital, paving the way for construction to begin
By Channel NewsAsia Jakarta – The Indonesian parliament passed a bill on the country’s planned new capital in eastern Kalimantan today (Jan. 18). This means that the construction of the new capital can soon begin, ahead of the planned relocation from the current capital of Jakarta starting 2024. Speaking in parliament, House of Representatives Speaker […]
Read MoreNew scheme allows using credit card points to invest in mutual funds
THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) unveiled its “Point to Invest” project whereby investors can use their credit card points to invest in mutual funds with this increasing opportunities to create wealth, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Nov. 15, 2020). Dr. Pakorn Peetathawatchai, SET’s president, said making investment easily accessible to the general public as […]
Read More