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BEIJING (AFP) – A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Monday (June 17), leaving at least six people dead and 75 others hurt, officials and state media said. Rescuers were rushing to affected areas in heavy rain near the epicentre, which was located outside the city of Yibin, the Xinhua news agency
The Democrat party today unveiled its team of, what they call, ‘Avengers’ who will help drive the party’s ideas for a new economy. The Avengers team are all people who have experience working with international organizations or are successful executives in the private sector. The head of the team, Mr. Prinn Panitchpakdi, deputy party leader
“Disinformation is a threat to the global community because there is no way you can tell what is true,” “Having an open government will counter disinformation. It’s basically about trusting the people, and you’ll be trusted in returned,” – Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang in her keynote address at the International Conference on Fake News
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Marine Department today (June 17th) launched a new route for passenger boat services, a trial run between Bang Wa (Khlong Phasi Charoen) and Tha Chang (Chao Phraya River). The boat service is free of charge during its 6-month trial run and is to provide an additional option for
Cabinet seat sharing in the Palang Pracharat party appears to be far from settled, as resentment still simmers among a group of 19 northeastern MPs who claim they have been left out and are now demanding a “share of the cake”. Mr. Aekkarat Changlao, a party-list MP and self-proclaimed leader of the dissident MPs, said
Taiwan’s Digital Minister, Audrey Tang said, at the International Conference on Fake News, being held in Bangkok today (June 17th), that creating an online tool with fast access will boost people’s participation in clarifying and deterring disinformation, which is a growing global crisis. “Disinformation is a threat to the global community because there is no
Emerging tourist destinations like Bangkok, Cape Town and Istanbul are facing growing tourism momentum and increased pressures, according to a new global report on city readiness for tourism growth. In a recently released report from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), of the 1.4 billion international visitors who crossed borders in 2018 for tourism
About two million protesters choked Hong Kong’s streets in a powerful rebuke of a reviled extradition law, organisers said Sunday, piling pressure on the city’s embattled pro-Beijing leader who apologised for causing “conflict” but refused to step down. The show of force saw vast crowds marching for hours in tropical heat, calling for the resignation
“I wish all Thais could donate 10 baht each. All small contributions for a bigger purpose to save lives.” Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai, a rock singer, national running hero who raised 1.37 billion for state hospitals in 2017. He takes to the streets again for fund-raising for another eight state hospitals in northeastern Thailand 16th June 2019
Eight organizations are holding a joint “International Conference on Fake News” on Monday, June 17th at the Pathumwan Princess Hotel, Bangkok, to address the damage being done to society by online fake news. The eight bodies are the Thai Media Fund (TMF), the Press Council, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), the Thai Health
Police and narcotic suppression officials seized about one tonne of crystal methamphetamine, or Ice, worth an estimated two billion baht at street prices, in a container yard in Si Racha district of Thailand’s eastern province of Chon Buri on Saturday. Two Chinese nationals and two Thais were apprehended on the spot as they went to
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in central Hong Kong Sunday against a reviled extradition law, the latest huge demonstration to pile pressure on the city’s embattled leader, despite her weekend climbdown.
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in central Hong Kong Sunday against a reviled extradition law, the latest huge demonstration to pile pressure on the city’s embattled leader, despite her weekend climbdown. The enormous show of force saw protesters chanting “Scrap the evil law!” as they marched through the streets calling for the resignation of
More than 80% of people sampled have identified the addressing of “bread and butter” problems as the first priority for the new government, said Dr. Noppadol Kannikar, director of Super Poll. Super Poll surveyed the opinions of 1,094 people, of different occupations and professions between June 3rd and 15th, on which problems should be given
In a media statement, released on Friday (June 14th), Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the country is among four from the Asia-Pacific group elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The three other countries are China, Bangladesh and South Korea. Thailand received 186
