A motion calling for a referendum to be held on a charter redraft will be slotted in the Senate meeting agenda on Nov 21, said Senator Kamnoon Sidhisamarn. Sen Kamnoon, also a Senate whip, said the whips’ meeting agreed it will be treated as an […]
Day: November 9, 2022
Dignitaries get 24-hour security
National police chief Damrongsak Kittiprapas, centre. Police are more than ready to ensure the safety of leaders from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) countries and economic zones who will attend the Apec summit from Nov 18-19, the commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP) […]
Austria Plans to Increase Climate Aid
Austria’s Federal President Van der Bellen is currently at the World Climate Conference in Sharm El-Sheik. As Vindobona.org reported, President Alexander Van der Bellen is going into the COP27 world climate conference with mixed feelings. In his speech to heads of state and government at […]
Musk tells Twitter advertisers he wants to stop fake accounts
Elon Musk has told advertisers he aims to turn Twitter into a force for truth and stop fake accounts, in an effort to assuage agencies increasingly backing away from the social media platform. The new owner said on Wednesday that Twitter Blue subscriptions would become […]
All you need to know as US Senate race goes to runoff in Georgia
The fate of a potentially decisive United States Senate seat will not be determined this week, as a hard-fought midterms contest in Georgia is now moving to a runoff next month between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican hopeful Herschel Walker. Though both candidates garnered […]
Cryptocurrencies see sharp decline as investors fret on FTX deal
Cryptocurrencies saw a second day of sharp declines on Wednesday, as investors continued to fret about the stability of the sector and the financial health of major exchange FTX despite plans for a rescue deal from bigger rival Binance. Crypto giant Binance signed a nonbinding […]
Stranded migrants disembark in Italy as one ship heads to France
The remaining passengers on two humanitarian ships that Italy had initially refused to take in have been allowed to disembark, as another vessel carrying 234 people headed to France in the hope of a safe port. The Ocean Viking, operated by the European organisation SOS […]
Photos: Russia’s occupation of Ukraine’s Kherson city
Russia on Wednesday ordered its troops to withdraw from the west bank of the Dnieper River in the face of Ukrainian attacks near the southern city of Kherson, a significant retreat and potential turning point in the war. Kherson city was the only regional capital […]
Tesla stock hits two-year low after boss Musk sells more shares
Tesla Inc shares have sunk to their lowest level in nearly two years after chief executive Elon Musk sold $3.95bn worth of shares in the electric-vehicle maker. The shares were down 6.1 percent at $179.66 in afternoon trading on Wednesday. Musk’s latest share sale drove […]
US midterm vote: How Democrats thwarted an anticipated ‘red wave’
Washington, DC – The stars appeared aligned for Republicans. With economic uncertainty, a seemingly unpopular president from the opposite party in the White House, and historic trends on their side, they were hoping to deliver a knockout punch to their Democratic rivals in the United States […]