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Sweeping cuts at Meta could see 16,000 jobs lost as company pumps money into AI
Read more: Sweeping cuts at Meta could see 16,000 jobs lost as company pumps money into AICEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors that ‘projects that used to require big teams now be accomplished by a single, very talented person’
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London’s Burning actor dies in prison while serving sexual assault sentence
Read more: London’s Burning actor dies in prison while serving sexual assault sentenceJohn Alford was jailed for eight-and-a-half years in January
Asia
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‘Be quiet. If you continue, AIDS’: Malaysian ex-minister Rafizi alleges threats received after attack on son
Read more: ‘Be quiet. If you continue, AIDS’: Malaysian ex-minister Rafizi alleges threats received after attack on sonRafizi Ramli says his 12-year-old son was jabbed with a syringe at a mall on Wednesday, followed by anonymous text messages threatening the boy with an AIDS infection.
Thailand
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Chon Buri winner Suchart not opposed to recount
Read more: Chon Buri winner Suchart not opposed to recountSuchart Chomklin, the Bhumjaithai Party candidate in Constituency 1 of Chon Buri, has responded to calls for a vote recount, saying he is willing to have the ballots re-examined to dispel doubts over alleged irregularities.
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People’s Party leadership change possible
Read more: People’s Party leadership change possibleThe People’s Party may have a new leader and executive board in the near future because of ongoing uncertainty about a possible political ban of several of its key figures, according to the party’s outgoing secretary-general.
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BMA to expand city’s Water Taxi network
Read more: BMA to expand city’s Water Taxi networkThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has unveiled plans to renovate inner-city canals for tourism and improve water-based transport with an expanded Water Taxi service, supported by an on-demand mobile application set to launch by mid-December.
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NHRC steps in as prison privilege scandal grows
Read more: NHRC steps in as prison privilege scandal growsFour officials at Bangkok Remand Prison have been dismissed after being found guilty of serious disciplinary violations linked to a prison scandal, while 14 others remain under investigation, said Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat.
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Enraged Hat Yai residents call for mayor to step down
Read more: Enraged Hat Yai residents call for mayor to step downThe Hat Yai mayor is facing growing calls to resign as residents remain furious over his underestimation of the severe flooding that left much of the city underwater.
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‘Be quiet. If you continue, AIDS’: Malaysian ex-minister Rafizi alleges threats received after attack on son
Read more: ‘Be quiet. If you continue, AIDS’: Malaysian ex-minister Rafizi alleges threats received after attack on sonRafizi Ramli says his 12-year-old son was jabbed with a syringe at a mall on Wednesday, followed by anonymous text messages threatening the boy with an AIDS infection.
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New app to help boost flood rescue efforts
Read more: New app to help boost flood rescue effortsThailand Post has rolled out the digital post ID or D/ID digital addressing system, which can be used to pinpoint flood-affected areas in the South.
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Samui market resembles Phuket’s 2022 peak
Read more: Samui market resembles Phuket’s 2022 peakThe Samui property market now mirrors Phuket’s 2022 peak, with newly launched villas reaching a 15-year high and land prices up 10%, according to property consultancy Colliers Thailand.
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Analysts forecast stock impact of flooding in Songkhla
Read more: Analysts forecast stock impact of flooding in SongkhlaThe severe flooding in southern Thailand is a short-term drag on economic activity, but eventually will support a rebound in retail and construction-related stocks once the recovery begins, say analysts.