Новости за 19.12.2019

The Royal Project Foundation will celebrate its 50th anniversary with the "Royal Project Fair 2019", which takes place at the Royal Park Rajapruek in Chiang Mai from tomorrow until Dec 24 from 9am-8pm.

Since 2001, Pascal Raffy has driven a new era of haute ­horlogerie at Bovet 1822. Today, its innovative watchmaking takes place at three manufactures that ensure the independence of the Swiss maison.

The price of female sanitary products became a hot topic earlier this week after word spread online that the government classifies tampons as luxury items, resulting in high prices. Thai women everywhere were livid, of course.

I first encountered this word, a combination of "stagnation" and "inflation", in an economics textbook. Stagflation depicts an unusual situation whereby an economy experiences both a slowdown and high inflation at the same time. A textbook example is the US economy of the early 1970s, which suffered 9% unemployment along with 12% inflation. The culprit was a doubling of world oil prices which...

'The point of no return is no longer over the horizon," warned UN secretary general Antonio Guterres as the 25th climate summit (COP25) opened in Madrid two weeks ago, and the multitude of delegates from more than a hundred countries presumably understood what he meant. But they ignored it anyway.

Private equity and venture investors in Southeast Asia are betting on something new -- sustainability. Bain research shows a significant increase in capital flowing to companies that contribute to environmental and social progress. Just 10 years ago, most large investors in Southeast Asia targeted primary industries such as oil and gas, mining and agri­cultural commodities. Today, investors are...

The case of "Thailand's Jack the Ripper", a paroled serial killer arrested on Wednesday while attempting to escape his latest alleged sex and murder crime, demonstrates a serious loophole in a criminal justice process that cannot effectively prevent re-offending.

I am a big fan of pla thu, or mackerel, one of the signature food ingredients of Thai cuisine. Eaten with decent nam prik -- shrimp paste chilli-based dip -- I would not trade this for any swanky dishes.

BCPG Plc is calling on the government to unlock the country's power generation through peer-to-peer power trade, also known as the prosumer concept.

A fresh murder case in which paroled serial killer Somkid Pumpuang is the prime suspect has prompted Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin to urgently order the formation of a special committee tasked with monitoring prisoners and former prisoners involved in "serious cases".

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his hot streak as his towering header gave Juventus a 2-1 win at Parma to put Juventus top of the table as Gianluigi Buffon equalled Paolo Maldini's Serie A appearance record.     Ronaldo met Alex Sandro's looping cross with an incredible leap and header just before half-time to put Juve on 42 points, three ahead of Inter ahead of their match with struggling Genoa on Saturday. His 10th league goal of the season came after Samp's Gianluca Caprari had levelled Paulo Dybala's superb volleyed opener. Читать дальше...

THE BIG BANG THEORY’S Raj Koothrappali became one of the show’s best-loved characters during its 12-season run on CBS. But could he speak Hindi? A new plot hole throws the character’s backstory into doubt.

Virgil van Dijk is a doubt for Liverpool's Fifa Club World Cup final clash with Flamengo, Jurgen Klopp has revealed.

Barcelona and Real Madrid drew 0-0 for the first time since 2002 in a Clasico overshadowed by violent clashes between police and protestors outside the stadium in the second half.

Mukhopadhyaya's latest ruling restoring Cyrus Mistry as Tata Sons chairman came as a rude shock to the salt-to-software behemoth.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Philippines — Norma Acuña, 72, sells candles outside the St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral here, priced from a peso to P10 apiece, to earn a living. Acuña, a widow living in Zone 6 at Barangay Bulua, is among those who survived the massive floods wrought by the weak but rain-heavy […]

House Democrats are hurting America, but guaranteeing Trump's reelection.

Roedd gweithwyr yn Seiont Manor, Llanrug i fod i gael eu talu ar 7 Rhagfyr, gyda gweithwyr yn protestio yn sgil yr oedi.

Rep. Louie Gohmert went off during the impeachment debate after Rep. Jerry Nadler accused him of spouting “Russian propaganda” on the House floor. The fireworks took place after Texas Rep. Gohmert said Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election. “This country’s end is now in sight!” he shouted. “And I hope I don’t live to see […]

The 9-year-old pooch walked into the Philadelphia home of Jake Jokinen, a popular sports podcast host, before 4 a.m. on Saturday after his front door blew open from strong storm winds.

Husband-and-wife songwriting duo Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez have two Best Original Song Oscars, but they’ve yet to win a Golden Globe. Will the third time be the charm? The pair, who wrote every song on the “Frozen II” soundtrack, is nominated for “Into the Unknown,” the lead single performed by Elsa (Idina Menzel) in the […]

Bluetooth audio is all about convenience. It's so convenient, in fact, that it's somewhat disappointing when you return from a run with those wireless earbuds to home audio or TVs that aren't equipped with the technology.