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This week on “Sunday Morning” (June 21)
Read more: This week on “Sunday Morning” (June 21)A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
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3 elderly hikers die on Grand Canyon’s inner trails as temperatures spike
Read more: 3 elderly hikers die on Grand Canyon’s inner trails as temperatures spikeEmergency responders arrived to find the hikers already deceased on the trails, according to the National Park Service.
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SpaceX to buy AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billion
Read more: SpaceX to buy AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billionThe deal comes just days after SpaceX went public in the largest IPO in history, raising $75 billion to help fund its expansion.
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Feds reveal new details of alleged plot to attack White House UFC event
Read more: Feds reveal new details of alleged plot to attack White House UFC eventThe FBI said it disrupted an attempt to attack Sunday’s UFC America 250 event at the White House, with court records detailing an alleged plot to use small drones carrying explosives.
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Trump undecided if he will attend the signing ceremony to end the Iran war
Read more: Trump undecided if he will attend the signing ceremony to end the Iran warTrump’s potential attendance at the signing ceremony is one of many questions that remain about the peace deal
Asia
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Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave
Read more: Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos caveExperts from Thailand who aided the dramatic 2018 retrieval of a youth football team from a Thai cave joined rescue efforts on Monday to extract the seven people, Laotian state media said.
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Malaysian police arrest 51 men, seize drugs in raids linked to ‘gay party’
Read more: Malaysian police arrest 51 men, seize drugs in raids linked to ‘gay party’Authorities also seized about RM103,070 (US$26,000) worth of illicit drugs, including MDMA, ecstasy pills and powder, and ketamine, narcotics investigations department director Hussein Omar Khan said in a statement late Monday (May 25).
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Rescuers find body of first confirmed fatality from Mount Dukono eruption; believed to be Indonesian national
Read more: Rescuers find body of first confirmed fatality from Mount Dukono eruption; believed to be Indonesian nationalTwo Singaporean hikers remain missing despite their locations having been identified.
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Thai police probe military-grade weapons cache at foreign man’s home
Read more: Thai police probe military-grade weapons cache at foreign man’s homeLocal police are “investigating security implications” after assault rifles, explosives, grenades and anti-personnel mines were found at the man’s home, near the beach resort of Pattaya.
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Taiwan’s parliament approves US$25 billion defence spending bill
Read more: Taiwan’s parliament approves US$25 billion defence spending billThe result was announced by the parliamentary speaker after a final vote on the bill, which falls well short of the government’s proposed budget of nearly US$40 billion.
Thailand
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Ban on refined oil exports to continue
Read more: Ban on refined oil exports to continueThailand’s energy authorities have confirmed that the country will continue its ban on refined oil exports, despite mounting pressure from domestic refineries struggling with limited storage capacity.
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Why our workplaces aren’t working (Part 5)
Read more: Why our workplaces aren’t working (Part 5)Organisations are investing more than ever in development. And that’s a good thing, because building capability is no longer optional — it’s essential.
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Cybercriminals exploit Fifa World Cup fans with scams
Read more: Cybercriminals exploit Fifa World Cup fans with scamsCybercriminals are using the Fifa World Cup to launch scams and steal credentials, warns FortiGuard Labs, the research arm of cybersecurity firm Fortinet.
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Call for greater focus on foreign investors
Read more: Call for greater focus on foreign investorsAmid rising global uncertainty, the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) has urged the government to step up efforts to attract foreign investors and encourage multinational companies to relocate their operations to Thailand.
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Thais put home ownership on hold
Read more: Thais put home ownership on holdThe proportion of consumers with no plans to buy a home within five years has risen sharply to 56%, from 47% a year earlier, marking the highest level in four years as concerns about the economy weigh on purchasing decisions.
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Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave
Read more: Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos caveExperts from Thailand who aided the dramatic 2018 retrieval of a youth football team from a Thai cave joined rescue efforts on Monday to extract the seven people, Laotian state media said.
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Malaysian police arrest 51 men, seize drugs in raids linked to ‘gay party’
Read more: Malaysian police arrest 51 men, seize drugs in raids linked to ‘gay party’Authorities also seized about RM103,070 (US$26,000) worth of illicit drugs, including MDMA, ecstasy pills and powder, and ketamine, narcotics investigations department director Hussein Omar Khan said in a statement late Monday (May 25).
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50 tonnes of drug precursors seized in raid
Read more: 50 tonnes of drug precursors seized in raidAn official raid operation has seized 50 tonnes of chemical precursors, estimated to be enough to make 1.1 billion speed pills, from a warehouse in Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng district.
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Pundit: Define your outcome, then use tech
Read more: Pundit: Define your outcome, then use techThailand should develop clear business goals and a method for measuring outcomes that integrates artificial intelligence (AI) into the economy rather than buying AI platform licences and giving them away for free, say economists.
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Claims grow of BMA ‘hidden network of influence’
Read more: Claims grow of BMA ‘hidden network of influence’An alleged “Agong system” or “Agong regime” within the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has recently emerged as a major political controversy ahead of Bangkok’s next gubernatorial election.