Media academics have voiced strong objections to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) spending 1.6 billion baht on the rights to broadcast live World Cup 2022 matches free of charge. The NBTC is expected to decide on the proposal on Wednesday to set aside […]
Day: November 8, 2022
Footy spend riles scholars
Media academics have voiced strong objections to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) spending 1.6 billion baht on the rights to broadcast live World Cup 2022 matches free of charge. The NBTC is expected to decide on the proposal on Wednesday to set aside […]
60,000 criminal suspects rounded up
National police chief Damrongsak Kittiprapas, third from left, inspects weapons seized from criminal suspects at a press conference at the Royal Thai Police Office on Tuesday. (Police photo) More than 60,000 suspects in cases mostly tied to narcotics and illegal weapons have been detained during […]
60,000 criminal suspects rounded up
National police chief Damrongsak Kittiprapas, third from left, inspects weapons seized from criminal suspects at a press conference at the Royal Thai Police Office on Tuesday. (Police photo) More than 60,000 suspects in cases mostly tied to narcotics and illegal weapons have been detained during […]
Austrian Think Tank Identifies Need for Improvements to Ukraine’s Reconstruction Plan
Ukraine has already been scarred by war with Russian separatists in the east of the country since 2014, and this has already had far-reaching socioeconomic consequences. But since the great Russian attack on Ukraine, the country has been at the mercy of all-out war. The […]
Turkey demands Sweden take concrete steps prior to NATO approval
Ankara has conveyed its request for Sweden to work towards countering “terrorism” threats before clearing the country’s application to join NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “We understand their security concerns, and we want Sweden to respond to ours,” Erdogan said after meeting […]
Binance plans to buy key rival FTX in latest crypto bailout
Crypto giant Binance has signed a non-binding agreement to buy rival FTX’s non-United States unit, FTX.com, to cover a “liquidity crunch” at the cryptocurrency exchange, the companies said on Tuesday. The surprise move has raised new concerns about the risks investors face in the volatile […]
US Powerball ticket sold in California wins $2.04bn after delay
A person who bought a Powerball ticket in southern California has won a record-setting $2.04bn after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers were selected on Tuesday morning in Tallahassee, Florida: white balls 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, […]
Photos: Their lagoons languishing, Spanish wetlands go dry
The lagoon in the heart of Spain’s Doñana nature reserve is a puddle. The park called “the crown jewel of Spain” may be dying. Farming and tourism had already drained the aquifer feeding Doñana. Then climate change hit Spain with record-high temperatures and a prolonged […]
Photos: Americans vote in laundromats, schools and libraries
Americans were voting on Tuesday in a key election that will decide whether Republicans end the Democratic Party’s hold on Washington and take back the House and Senate. The balloting marks the first major national elections since the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol […]