Police seize a Porsche and other luxury cars for examination during raids on 11 locations in Bangkok and Samut Prakan on Tuesday. (Police photo) Police raided 11 locations across Greater Bangkok on Tuesday, including a luxury housing project in the Lasalle area of Samut Prakan, where […]
Day: November 29, 2022
‘Pinky’ denies duping anyone as Forex trial begins
Savika: Was ‘only an investor’ Actress Savika “Pinky” Chaiyadej and her mother on Tuesday told the Criminal Court they had never persuaded or duped anyone into investing in the Forex-3D Ponzi scheme. Their testimonies were given during the examination of evidence at the Criminal Court […]
Pakistan FM travels to Kabul, meets Taliban amid border tensions
Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan’s minister of state for foreign affairs, has met Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in the capital Kabul amid tension over cross-border violence. Tuesday’s visit comes a day after Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) armed group ended a months-long ceasefire with Islamabad […]
Congress leaders signal support for preventing US rail strike
United States congressional leaders have expressed support for quickly ending a threatened rail workers’ strike that could sow chaos in the US economy. Speaking at the White House after a meeting with President Joe Biden Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the leaders of […]
US jury finds Oath Keepers leader guilty of seditious conspiracy
A United States jury has found Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers, guilty of seditious conspiracy in relation to last year’s riot at the US Capitol. The rare seditious conspiracy charge is among the most serious to stem from a US Justice Department […]
US mass shooting survivor files $50m lawsuit against Walmart
A survivor of the deadly mass shooting at a Walmart store in the US state of Virginia last week has sued the company, alleging that she and other employees warned Walmart management about the attacker but that nothing was done. Donya Prioleau, who filed the […]
Photos: Rashford brace downs Wales and sends England to last 16
Forward Marcus Rashford’s second-half double propelled England to a 3-0 win over neighbours Wales, sending them into the World Cup last 16 as Group B winners and ending Welsh hopes of reaching the knockout stage. The match on Tuesday came to life when Rashford curled […]
Photos: Pulisic’s daring header gives US 1-0 victory over Iran
With a daring header, Christian Pulisic drove the ball into the net and his body into the Iranian goalkeeper, giving the US their game-winning goal and taking himself out of the rest of the match in the process. The US defeated Iran 1-0 on Tuesday […]
Biden administration to co-host second democracy summit next year
The United States will co-host a second “Summit for Democracy” next year, the White House has announced, with the goal of strengthening democratic institutions and fighting corruption around the world. In a statement on Tuesday, the Biden administration said the event on March 29 and […]
Western museums are returning artefacts to countries of origin
London’s Horniman Museum has returned its collection of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. They were stolen in the late 1800s by British colonial troops after they invaded the Kingdom of Benin in what is now Nigeria. The artefacts ended up in museums in Europe and the […]