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This Friday, July 1, there will be an official declaration that Thailand is now in “post pandemic” mode. Here’s an overview of the current situation and what to expect. The word endemic is being avoided as Thai officials believe it will be up to the World Health Organisation to make that call. According to the Public Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr. Kiattiphum Wongrajit, “What we expect to see is only small or medium clusters that will not do any harm to our public health service. The disease will be under control.” He commented on the international concerns over two new Covid-19 sub-variants, BA.4 and BA.5, noting that infections had already been detected in Thailand but, at this stage, had not led to an increase in the number of serious cases being admitted to hospitals. On the tourist side of the pandemic, deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisaranakul announced that the International Air Transport Association is predicting that foreign visitors to … [Read more...] about Thailand News Today | Post pandemic Thailand – What to expect

Paul Bascobert is seen in this undated pix. (Photo credit: Handout via Reuters) - A + A (June 28): Thomson Reuters Corp  on Tuesday named Paul Bascobert as president of Reuters News , turning to a tech and media veteran to drive growth at the 171-year-old news organization. Bascobert, 58, is a former CEO of US print giant Gannett Co Inc, which owns USA Today . He also has held senior positions at Bloomberg LP, where he ran the business operations of its consumer arm Bloomberg Media, and at Dow Jones, where he was the chief marketing officer and launched new products and improved its subscription strategy. Most recently, Bascobert was the CEO of media and ad tech-focused Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) which raised nearly US$190 million in an initial public offering in December. He succeeds Michael Friedenberg, who left the company in December after a three-year stint that included appointing Alessandra Galloni as … [Read more...] about Thomson Reuters names ex-Gannett CEO as Reuters News president

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Australia have reaffirmed their commitment to enhance cooperation in multifaceted areas of mutual interest, driven by the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) that both countries will build on, according to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah. He said he and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong had discussed in depth the various positive growth areas under the CSP including the economy, people-to-people relations, technology as well as on stability and security in the region, especially in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period and beyond. “We expressed our delight over the positive growth of our multifaceted cooperation, especially in the post-pandemic period. “Malaysia is confident that all of the various collaborative efforts made under the partnership will contribute significantly towards supporting the region to rise from the challenges posed by the pandemic,” he told a joint news conference with Wong at his office here yesterday, reported … [Read more...] about Malaysia and Australia reaffirm commitment to boost ties

UPDATE Stall sellers and the owners of the Ratchawong Rungrueng packaging shop building, which caught fire in Bangkok’s Chinatown on Saturday, say they are going to sue the Metropolitan Electricity Authority for negligence after a broken transformer caused the blaze that killed 2 people. The faulty transformer caught fire and quickly ripped through the 3-story building on Ratchawong Road in the Sumphanthawong district of Bangkok, also affecting 4 nearby buildings and stalls, causing the death of 2 people and millions of baht worth of damage. The inspector of police from the Chakkrawat Police Station, Ponlawat Promsorn, yesterday spoke to the building owners, and stall sellers, and they estimated the damage caused by the fire is about 10 million baht. They revealed they are suing the MEA and other relevant departments for their recklessness. The building owner revealed to the police and media that they asked the MEA to repair the transformer many times, but they allegedly did … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Owner of fire building in Bangkok Chinatown to sue electric authority

A drunken foreign man was caught on film sexually assaulting a female contestant at the recent Miss Universe Thailand beauty contest. The sex pest was captured harassing the woman at the competition, part of the Pattaya International Pride Festival 2022, last Sunday on a Facebook Live stream. Kasama “Tangkwa” Sue-tong, who was the third runner-up in the contest, told the Miss Universe Thailand director immediately after the assault, saying “This foreigner grabbed my arm and touched my bottom.” The incident was recorded by the Facebook page Jox Jox Nang Ngam, which was created to spread news and information about beauty contests in Thailand. The man in a blue shirt is seen viewing the proceedings around the 5 minutes mark. After the assault, the man tried to flee the scene, but the MUT Director, Piyakorn “Pui” Sankosik, and her staff dashed after the foreigner, apprehended him, and forced him to apologise to Tangkwa. The man was also forced to pay respect to the woman by … [Read more...] about Foreign sex pest caught on film assaulting Thai beauty contestant

Former President Trump is appealing the dismissal of the lawsuit he filed after Twitter permanently banned him in the wake of the January 6 attack. The suit, which argued that Twitter’s action violated his free speech rights, was dismissed last month by U.S. District Judge James Donato. Today, Trump filed a notice of appeal in San Francisco, meaning that Trump v. Twitter will go before the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and his and Twitter’s lawyers will face off once again. advertisement Trump’s lawsuit argues that Democrats “coerced” Twitter into deplatforming him as political retribution. Judge Donato rejected the claim that Jack Dorsey, then Twitter’s CEO, “willful[ly] participat[ed] in joint activity with federal actors to censor” Trump. This kept Trump cut off from his account’s almost 89 million followers. Ultimately, he also lost his Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and Twitch accounts for violating their policies against encouraging or … [Read more...] about Trump’s war on Twitter ban continues with appeal of lawsuit dismissal

A dog that has been trained to sniff out the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), screens a sweat sample at Chulalongkorn University, in Bangkok, Thailand May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva BANGKOK — Thailand on Friday deployed dogs trained to detect coronavirus infections by sniffing samples of human sweat, as the country deals with a spike in infections, including many without symptoms of the virus. Three of six trained Labradors made their debut at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University after trials that the project leader said had shown a success rate of about 95%, with about 2,000 samples sniffed this month. “The canines are very fast at screening,” said co-researcher Thitiwat Sirprasart. “At this pace, we are able to isolate those whom we suspect are infected from those who are virus-free.” The dogs are not required to smell the humans directly. Sweat samples are collected from humans and stored in small metal containers for the dogs to inspect one by one. When a suspected … [Read more...] about Sweat-sniffer dogs make Thai debut as coronavirus detectors

Analiza Perez-Amurao (The Jakarta Post) Salaya, Thailand   ● Fri, February 21, 2020 2020-02-21 16:19 858 7f440ff09e92db75a02bbad2065d78be 3 Opinion Hong-Kong,domestic-worker,migrant-workers,migrant-protection,economy,coronavirus,Wuhan-coronavirus Free Among those identified as "vulnerable" amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak are migrant workers, particularly low-skilled workers. Overseas workers across the region are among the many who are bearing the brunt of the impacts from the global health emergency. Hong Kong’s foreign domestic workers, for example, have a number of complaints. International Migrants Alliance chairperson Eni Lestari said that many domestic workers in the Chinese territory were not allowed to take a day off and were still tasked with going out to the market to shop for household items. This is despite the fact that the Hong Kong Labour Department has called on foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) to remain indoors on their … [Read more...] about The coronavirus outbreak and the plight of migrant workers

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly (Image: Reuters) Saurav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has not stepped down from his post, BCCI secretary Jay Shah clarified on June 1, shortly after reports claimed that the former Indian skipper has submitted his resignation. The reports came in the backdrop of a cryptic tweet posted by Ganguly , stating that he is planning to "enter into a new chapter" of his life. Shah, while speaking to news agency ANI, confirmed that Ganguly will continue to remain at the helm of India's nodal cricketing body. He has "not resigned", Shah reportedly said. Sourav Ganguly has not resigned as the president of BCCI: Jay Shah, BCCI Secretary to ANI pic.twitter.com/C2O3r550aL — ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2022 Ganguly, in his tweet posted at 5:20 pm, said he was planning to start something that will "probably help a lot of people" Close "2022 marks the 30th year since the start of my journey with … [Read more...] about Saurav Ganguly has not resigned as BCCI chief, Jay Shah clarifies

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A s the class of 2022 loads their twin XL sheets and overpriced textbooks into their parents’ SUVs, they’re met not just with the existential questions of fresh grads ( What am I doing with my life? How do I excel at my job? ) but also with questions that have been dominating the news cycle: Do I even want to be in an office? What happens if my company starts laying people off? Will I find better professional prospects if I land a job now or in a few months? One Under 30-founded startup wants to help alleviate this sense of dread: Gen-Z recruiting company RippleMatch . The startup announced this week that it had raised a new $45 million Series B round from investors such as Goldman Sachs (whose analysts are not known for their workplace satisfaction ) to be the new LinkedIn for young professionals. Read about RippleMatch here . Speaking of young talent, the Forbes newsroom just gained some of its own: a … [Read more...] about The Class Of 2022 Enters A Shaky Workforce. This Under 30 Startup Wants To Help.