Global LGBT event scrapped over Taiwan name flap
TAIPEI: An international LGBT gathering in Taiwan has been cancelled after its global organisers demanded the removal of the self-ruled island’s name from the 2025 event — a move denounced by the government.
Five Chinese firms to exit US stock market
SHANGHAI: Five major Chinese companies including two of the country’s largest oil producers will delist from the New York Stock Exchange, the firms said in filings on Friday.
J&J to end all sales of talc-based baby powder
Johnson & Johnson says it will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, more than two years after it ended US sales of a product that has drawn thousands of consumer safety lawsuits.
Australian pleads not guilty at Myanmar junta trial
An Australian economist detained by Myanmar's junta has pleaded not guilty to breaching the colonial-era official secrets act, a source close to the case said on Friday.
Public warned against fake government websites
People are being warned to remain vigilant against websites imitating the homepages of government agencies with the intent to steal sensitive data and carry out financial scams.
Ex-Sri Lankan president staying in inner Bangkok
Police advise ousted former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa not to leave his hotel in the heart of Bangkok for security reasons for as long as he stays in Thailand.
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Hacker offers to sell data of 48m Covid app users
BEIJING: A hacker has claimed to have obtained the personal information of 48.5 million users of a Covid health code mobile app run by the city of Shanghai, the second claim of a breach of public data in the city in just over a month.
ThaiBev shares fall on IPO delay news
SINGAPORE: Shares of Thai Beverage Plc slumped on Friday after the company deferred the initial public offering (IPO) of its brewery unit in Singapore once again, citing “prolonged challenging market conditions”.
Police search for Ratchaburi gold robber
RATCHABURI: Police are stepping up their hunt for an armed man who made off with almost 780,000 baht worth of gold after holding up a shop in Baan Pong district on Thursday.
Rain drenched sheet smashes into car on Rama II Rd
A car was heavily damaged on Rama II Rd when a canvas filled with rainwater fell from an incomplete elevated road structure on Thursday night, just weeks after a fatal bridge collapse on the same route.
Hong Kong bans film over one-second scene showing 2014 protest
Hong Kong censors have banned an award-winning animation from being shown over a one-second scene depicting the 2014 pro-democracy protests, local media reported, in the latest sign of free speech curbs in the finance hub.
United Airlines Puts Down Deposit on Flying Taxis
United Airlines Holdings Inc. has paid a $10 million deposit for 100 electric flying taxis, a sign that the airline is growing more confident in the nascent technology.
Pub quarrel leaves 2 dead, 1 injured
YALA: Police arrested a paramilitary ranger who allegedly shot and stabbed three people following a quarrel at a popular pub in Muang district of this southern border province early Friday, resulting in two deaths and one injury.
Seames faces ableism claim
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is urging the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Secretariat (Seames) to compensate a job applicant who was denied a position due to his disability.
Tourism-reliant economy likely gathered pace in Q2
BENGALURU: Thailand's economy likely grew at its fastest pace in a year last quarter, thanks to increased tourism as pandemic curbs eased, but the high cost of living and a slowdown in China pose threats to the outlook, a Reuters poll showed.
2,455 new Covid cases, 33 more deaths
Little change in the daily figures released by health officials, with 33 more Covid-related deaths and 2,455 new cases admitted to hospitals on Friday.
Hong Kong’s ban on CBD products leaves companies facing ruin
As Hong Kong takes its first steps towards cracking down on cannabidiol, businesses specialising in CBD-infused beers, coffees and other products are scrambling to work out what comes next.
Most of nation 'will get Covid by year's end'
It should take about three years from the emergence of Covid-19 for it to infect most of Thailand's population, a virologist said citing past surveillance of the virus.
