Reuters: BANGKOK, May 3 – One of Thailand’s leading prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Wednesday said she would next week resume campaigning after giving birth a few days ago, and remains confident of a landslide election win. Paetongtarn, 36, the frontrunner in many opinion polls for the May 14 election, made her first public […]
BBC News: Explosions have been heard in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, a day after Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out a drone attack on the Kremlin. Attacks were also reported in Zaporizhzhia and Odesa in the south. The air strikes come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to speak at The Hague as […]
BBC News: Asian investors have joined a series of landmark international lawsuits being filed against the Swiss government over its handling of the takeover of troubled bank Credit Suisse. In March, Swiss authorities forced Credit Suisse to merge with larger rival UBS amid fears it could collapse. The move rendered worthless $17bn (£13.5bn) of bonds […]
BBC News: More than 100 people have died after floods and landslides hit Rwanda’s northern and western province, authorities say. “Many houses collapsed on people,” said western province governor François Habitegeko. He added that main roads in the area “are not usable because of landslides”. Rwanda’s public broadcaster RBA reports that the casualty numbers are […]
ABC News: BANGKOK — Myanmar’s ruling military council on Wednesday said it was releasing more than 2,100 political prisoners as a humanitarian gesture. Thousands more remain imprisoned on charges generally involving nonviolent protests or criticism of military rule, which began when the army seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San […]
Partnership to operate 100% carbon-free mining datacenter, accelerate Bhutan’s economic and digital transformation and expand Bitdeer’s global footprint Thimphu, Bhutan & Singapore – 3 May 2023 – Druk Holding & Investments (“DHI”), the commercial arm of the Royal Government of Bhutan, and Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR) (“Bitdeer”), a world-leading, Nasdaq-listed technology company for the […]
BBC News: Indian budget airline Go First has cancelled all of its flights for the next three days after filing for bankruptcy protection. The carrier says “a full refund will be issued” to affected customers. It is the first major airline in the country to file for bankruptcy since Jet Airways went bust in 2019. […]
BBC News: A man suspected of killing five of his neighbours in a shooting near Houston on Friday has been arrested. Francisco Oropesa, 38, was arrested in the town of Cut and Shoot, Texas, in a home hiding “underneath some laundry”, Sheriff Greg Capers said. Police have accused him of killing five of his neighbours […]
BBC News: The US will not delay a deadline for airlines to refit planes with new sensors to address possible 5G interference, despite concerns the cut-off date could cause travel disruption. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Tuesday that airlines were told the 1 July deadline remained in place. Airlines have warned that they will […]
BBC News: The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Saturday 6 May will showcase the sort of lavish royal pageantry the British are famous for. The ceremony, which will take place in Westminster Abbey in London, is a religious occasion steeped in centuries-old traditions and it will be broadcast live in the […]