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Girls with additional needs ‘at significant risk from social media algorithms’
Read more: Girls with additional needs ‘at significant risk from social media algorithms’Exclusive: Girls with additional needs including special educational needs and mental health problems risk being sucked into a ‘cycle’ of harmful online content, report warns
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Michael Schumacher’s nurse ‘woke up in pain on blood-stained bed after being raped by racing driver who was a family friend at the F1 legend’s villa’, trial hears
Read more: Michael Schumacher’s nurse ‘woke up in pain on blood-stained bed after being raped by racing driver who was a family friend at the F1 legend’s villa’, trial hearsThe Australian race car driver accused of raping a nurse caring for Schumacher, the former F1 world champion, went on trial today in Nyon, Switzerland.
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Three sisters who died in sea off Brighton beach are named for first time: Father pays emotional tribute to his daughters as police continue probe into their deaths
Read more: Three sisters who died in sea off Brighton beach are named for first time: Father pays emotional tribute to his daughters as police continue probe into their deathsThe tragic discovery was made by rescuers early last Wednesday morning following reports of someone in the water at 5.45am.
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Party time! Charles and Camilla round off their visit to Northern Ireland with a garden party at Hillsborough Castle
Read more: Party time! Charles and Camilla round off their visit to Northern Ireland with a garden party at Hillsborough CastleTheir Majesties gathered at the historic venue to meet guests from the nation’s voluntary and charitable sectors who have had lasting impacts on their community.
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2 officers in Jan. 6 riot sue to block DOJ “anti-weaponization” fund
Read more: 2 officers in Jan. 6 riot sue to block DOJ “anti-weaponization” fundThe $1.776 billion fund, which is part of the agreement to settle Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Dept., is to be used to compensate those who claim that the government weaponized the legal system against them.
Asia
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Indonesian military detains four soldiers over acid attack on activist
Read more: Indonesian military detains four soldiers over acid attack on activistActivist Andrie Yunus suffered injuries to his face, an eye, hands and torso after the acid attack last week.
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Myanmar election offers little change to political reality, analysts say
Read more: Myanmar election offers little change to political reality, analysts sayThe military-backed USDP has claimed a landslide in Myanmar’s post-coup election, but observers say the vote is unlikely to ease conflict or revive the economy.
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PM Wong congratulates Vietnam’s top leader on re-election
Read more: PM Wong congratulates Vietnam’s top leader on re-electionTo Lam was unanimously re-elected as the General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam on Jan 23, and will serve as Vietnam’s leader for the next five years.
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Crowds flock to Tokyo zoo to see pandas before they leave for China
Read more: Crowds flock to Tokyo zoo to see pandas before they leave for ChinaThe departure of four-year-old twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei leaves Japan panda-less for the first time since 1972, prompting thousands to apply for lottery-assigned tickets to say goodbye.
Thailand
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Canal walls unrepaired, Songkhla residents fear fresh flooding
Read more: Canal walls unrepaired, Songkhla residents fear fresh floodingSONGKHLA – Residents along a major canal draining storm water from Hat Yai city are again living on the edge, with last year’s damaged floodwall still unrepaired ahead of the return of the annual wet season in the South.
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21 foreign suspects in Koh Phangan nominee probe in court on Monday
Read more: 21 foreign suspects in Koh Phangan nominee probe in court on MondaySURAT THANI – Police will oppose bail when they apply to extend the detention of 21 foreign nationals arrested in connection with the operations of nominee businesses on Koh Phangan in the Samui Provincial Court on Monday.
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Oil price dip unlikely to help Thai drivers
Read more: Oil price dip unlikely to help Thai driversThe latest dip in global crude prices has eased financial pressure on the Thai Oil Fuel Fund, shifting its role from subsidising diesel prices to collecting contributions from motorists, according to the Energy Policy Planning Office.
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Opposition sees fiscal risk in borrowing plan
Read more: Opposition sees fiscal risk in borrowing planPeople’s Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakun has criticised the government’s 400-billion-baht emergency borrowing proposal, warning that it risks depleting the country’s fiscal capacity.
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Anutin warns of systemic justice flaws
Read more: Anutin warns of systemic justice flawsPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has acknowledged persistent flaws in the justice system, saying billions of baht paid to compensate innocent people should be seen as “a shame” rather than an achievement.
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Indonesian military detains four soldiers over acid attack on activist
Read more: Indonesian military detains four soldiers over acid attack on activistActivist Andrie Yunus suffered injuries to his face, an eye, hands and torso after the acid attack last week.
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Borrowing decree may face court challenge
Read more: Borrowing decree may face court challengeThe government has played down the Democrat Party’s plan to ask the Constitutional Court to rule on the legality of its 400-billion-baht emergency borrowing decree, insisting the measure is both urgent and necessary to cushion households and businesses from the global energy shock.
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AOT: Passenger charge hike won’t dent demand
Read more: AOT: Passenger charge hike won’t dent demandAirports of Thailand Plc (AOT) has acknowledged that its decision to raise the international passenger service charge (PSC) to 1,120 baht per traveller will push up airfares, but expressed confidence it will not deter travel demand.
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Thailand approves $25-billion investment by TikTok
Read more: Thailand approves $25-billion investment by TikTokThailand has approved six major projects worth a combined 958 billion baht, or US$29 billion, the Board of Investment (BOI) reported on Wednesday.