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PHOTO: Facebook/ฝ่ายส่งเสริมจริยธรรมการวิจัย สวทช The developers of Thailand’s first mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine are urging the Food and Drug Administration to approve it for emergency use during the booster roll-out. The Bangkok Post reports that, in a bid to become self-reliant in vaccine manufacture, the government has allocated a budget of 1 billion baht to developers. The mRNA-based ChulaCov19 vaccine is being developed at Chulalongkorn University, under the leadership of Kiat Ruxrungtham. He says the team is now concerned that by the time the development process is complete, at least 70% of the population will already be fully vaccinated. He is calling on the FDA to allow the ChulaCov19 vaccine to be approved for emergency use in human trials, alongside the booster vaccines currently in use. “We are going to consider the case with the FDA to reach a conclusion. If yes, we might see a place to use it for the booster vaccine.” The developer of another Thai vaccine, … [Read more...] about Developers of Thai mRNA vaccine call for it to be fast-tracked for emergency use

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Written by Enrique Esclusa, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Assemble How do you decide what to pay an employee? This is a simple and important question with a complex answer. With a volatile labor market, global inflation, and the continued rise of distributed work, it has never been more difficult to answer this question. Traditionally, HR teams have primarily relied upon two sources of data to inform decisions: salary datasets, compiled and distributed by third-party consultants such as Radford and Mercer; and candidate data collected by recruiters asking prospective employees about their salary expectations. Now, advances in legislation and technology are changing the way companies think about and handle compensation. In many states such as California, it is now illegal to ask candidates about their salary. Additionally, the rise of pay transparency laws have open-sourced new insights about what organizations are … [Read more...] about Real-Time Market Compensation Data Is Not A Panacea

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission. The company, headquartered in Long Beach, California, will cut 675 jobs, about 85% of its workforce, according to a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Earlier this month Virgin Orbit said that it was pausing all operations amid reports of possible job cuts. At the time the company confirmed that it was putting all work on hold, but didn’t say for how long. In January, a mission by Virgin Orbit to launch the first satellites into orbit from Europe failed after a rocket’s upper stage prematurely shut down. It was a setback in the United Kingdom which had hoped that the launch from Cornwall in southwest England would mark the beginning of more commercial opportunities for the U.K. space industry. The company said in February that an investigation … [Read more...] about Virgin Orbit collapse: Mass layoffs at Richard Branson’s satellite launch company after failed mission

Democratic Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee has been diagnosed with skin cancer, he announced Friday. “A few weeks ago, after consulting with doctors, I scheduled what I thought was a preventative scan for a swollen lymph node. The results, it turned out, were much more serious. After additional testing, I’ve been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a serious but curable form of cancer. Thankfully, I caught it very early. With early detection and great doctors, they found a very small tumor in one of my tonsils,” he said in a statement. Michigan @RepDanKildee shares he’s been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. He says he’ll have surgery in a few weeks. Full statement: pic.twitter.com/M2UzTN8uQ5 — Mica Soellner (@MicaSoellnerDC) March 31, 2023 Kildee added that he will undergo surgery and take “a few weeks” to recover. His office will remain open to serve constituents, he said. (RELATED: Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin Reveals ‘Serious But Curable’ Cancer … [Read more...] about Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) launched a personal attack against President Joe Biden on Thursday, as negotiations between the White House and GOP lawmakers surrounding two high-stakes fiscal issues—the debt ceiling and the federal budget—are deadlocked. Key Facts McCarthy offered Thursday to meet with Biden “tonight” to discuss increasing the U.S.’ federal borrowing limit, offering to bring “soft foods” to a White House lunch if Biden would agree to a sit-down, in what appears to be a ham-fisted attempt to ridicule the president about his age. (At 80, Biden is the oldest president in history.) The offer is a non-starter, however, as the White House has repeatedly called on Congress to pass a debt ceiling increase with no strings attached and said it will not negotiate with Republicans on increasing the borrowing limit, which the federal government is expected to reach some time in late summer. … [Read more...] about McCarthy Mocks Biden Amid Debt Ceiling Standoff—Offering To Bring ‘Soft Foods’ To Negotiating Table

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget would revive 2021’s enhanced child tax credit (CTC) with some new twists that seek to make the credit work better for families. But in doing so, the plan would likely deliver extra benefits to some very well-off families. It could also increase complexity – pushing against a key argument for operating benefit programs through the tax system . First, the good stuff. The proposal would extend full refundability permanently, allowing even very low-income families to receive the full benefit of the CTC. Full refundability is critical to reducing child poverty , especially among Black and Hispanic children. Under current law, about 19 million children in low-income families fail to get the maximum credit because their parents don’t earn enough money. As in 2021, younger children would qualify for larger benefits than older children – an idea backed by research . This … [Read more...] about Biden’s Child Tax Proposal Would Help Many But Presents Administrative Challenges

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Next continues its buying up of beleaguered brands with the purchase of Cath Kidston, the retro retailer with a unique offering of flowers and chintz. In 2020, Cath Kidston went into administration winding up a majority of UK stores and seeing the end to over one thousand roles within the organisation. It was then purchased and repackaged by private investment business, Baring Private Equity Asia, which then in July 2022 sold the business to Hilco Capital. In a deal worth $10.5 million Next has bought the name and intellectual property of Cath Kidston from administrator's PWC PWC but not the remaining four stores. It is confirmed that the stores including one in London’s Piccadilly will be wound down. Next has purchased other challenged brands over recent months including the country-casual fashion brand Joules, and furniture retailer Made.com. In a carefully unified experience, Next offers consumers a … [Read more...] about Next Adds To Portfolio Of Brands With Cath Kidston

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The U.S. government is back into cryptocurrency trading. According to a memo filed Friday in the Southern District of New York, on March 14th the U.S. sold 9,861.1707894 of the 50,000 of bitcoin bitcoin it seized in the case of a hack of the Silk Road marketplace. The government raked in $215.5 million after transaction fees. The per-coin sale price of about $21,877 was $2,000 less than the going rate on that particular day. The sale didn’t appear to impact bitcoin’s price, which gained 2.43% the day of the transaction. Bitcoin’s value currently sits at around $28,000, so maybe the government could have timed the market a little better. Twitter had a bit of fun at the government’s paying $215,000 in transaction fees — about 0.1% of the total amount sold. It seems traders for the U.S. could learn a thing or two from the crypto community about minimizing costs. For example, Gemini, the crypto exchange run by the … [Read more...] about U.S. Government Sells Bitcoin Seized From Silk Road Case, Netting Over $215 Million

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Many people remember the much-loved TV show The Love Boat , which ran for almost ten years starting in 1977. At that time, the Princess vessel the Pacific Princess had a starring role in the show, and the ship introduced millions of views to the concept of cruising. The show was credited, in part, with fueling the massive expansion in the cruise industry into what is today a multibillion-dollar business. According to CLIA, the world’s largest cruise industry trade association, in 2019 (before the global pandemic hit) the global cruise industry totaled nearly 30 million passengers, creating jobs for 1.8 million people around the world and contributing over $154 billion to the global economy. With this growth came increased awareness that cruising can be an affordable, fun and relatively easy way to travel the world. For many people, Americans specifically, who spent their vacations in their home country, the opportunity to … [Read more...] about From Love Boat To Family Boat

Photo via Channel 3 A Thai man allegedly murdered his girlfriend and hid her body inside a sauna tent in their shared house in the central province of Nakhon Pathom before committing suicide . Investigating officers from Mueang Nakhon Pathom Police Station arrived at the Nakhon Pathom Hospital at 4pm on Wednesday, March 29 and identified the deceased as 29 year old Kiattichai Wichaita. He was an officer at the Livestock Office District 7 in the province. He reportedly jumped from the 10th floor of the hospital building. A colleague of Kiattichai told police that he appeared to be very stressed when he came to the office that morning but did not disclose any personal issues to anyone. He then left the office without telling anyone where he was going. According to ThaiRath, the colleague tried to contact Kiattichai’s girlfriend, 28 year old Natticha Rodrat, to inform her of the tragic news. He was unable to reach her, so he visited her at the house. Related … [Read more...] about Tragic end to love affair: Thai man commits suicide after murdering girlfriend