Silencing Of A Laotian Son – The Life, Work And Enforced Disappearance Of Sombath Somphone is a call for action against enforced disappearances. The book not only speaks of the life and work of abducted Lao activist Sombath Somphone in 2012, but it is also a record of his kidnapping and struggles against injustice that Ng Shui Meng -- his Singaporean wife -- had experienced.
Over the course of the history of photography, new terms have been used to describe technological breakthroughs. For example, photographic prints recall the darkroom discipline while equipment of the digital age brought photographic interpretations and allowed a rolling wave of possibilities.
To celebrate the month of love, Michelin-starred French restaurant Blue by Alain Ducasse is offering a series of multi-course meals for lunch and dinner from Feb 12-14.
Don't get confused if you start watching the American comedy-thriller miniseries The Woman In The House Across The Street From The Girl In The Window and feel like you have seen it before. For whatever reason, The Woman In The House is a revamped version of the plot of another Netflix original titled The Woman In The Window, which came out last year and featured Amy Adams.
Have you ever imagined how you might die in old age? I remember once telling a close friend that I would use a "sleeping pod" -- if euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide were legal. But in Thailand, it is only terminally ill patients who have the right to forgo treatment in such a way that allows them to die "naturally". Under Section 12 of the Public Health Act, they can make a will denying...
After news of the undersea oil pipeline leak came to light on Jan 25, the public expected it would be dealt with effectively and cleaned up.
After seizing power from an elected civilian government on Feb 1 last year, Myanmar's military junta under the State Administration Council (SAC) has fallen short of the four categories that constitute the definition of a sovereign state.
Despite inbound travel difficulty, foreign investors are still looking to acquire warehouse facilities and manufacturing property as an investment, according to property consultant CBRE Thailand.
Doi Chaang Coffee Original Co looks set to beef up its business through modern retail channels this year as part of its efforts to thrive during the prolonged pandemic.
The show’s writers were so dissatisfied with the finale’s original Miranda ending that they binned it about a week before filming, writers Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky tell V.F.
Calling all young Black creatives! HBCU 20x20, a program to prepare Black college students to enter the workforce, has collaborated with DreamWorks Animation to create a talent development initiative called LAUNCH: HBCU Fellowship Program. The initiative is projected to kick off in the spring.
The CW is staying in the “Supernatural” business. TheWrap has learned the network has ordered three pilots, including the one for “SPN” prequel series “The Winchesters.”
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Kris Osborn
MQ-8C, United States
The Navy is phasing in the MQ-8C over time to fly alongside and ultimately replace the MQ-8B. The transition is expected to occur over the next several years.
The Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout surveillance drone has embarked on its first deployment aboard the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee is operating in the region of U.S. Southern Command. Its MQ-8C has been conducting counter narcotics, identifying targets of interest... Читать дальше...
Clearview AI, the shady face recognition firm which claims to have landed contracts with federal, state, and local cops across the country, has landed a roughly $50,000 deal with the U.S. military for augmented reality glasses.
A near-production version of the machine will debut later this year.
As Big Oil worries about the looming threat of renewable alternatives, with governments and international organizations putting pressure on countries and companies to curb fossil fuel production, petrochemicals will become increasingly important. With oil majors continuing to invest in oil and gas projects, they want to be sure that their new exploration and production operations pay off in the long run, an issue that’s becoming increasingly uncertain. However, as the demand for petrochemicals increases worldwide... Читать дальше...
The logistical nightmare caused by the pandemic and subsequent high costs of shipping goods from Asia is making companies reconsider local production. At the very least, companies are thinking about “shortening supply chains” by bringing production back West, as Bloomberg reports. We may be seeing the start of a…
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SPIRALLING 40ft into the air as thousands of fans cheered, snowboarder Aimee Fuller knew disaster was about to strike. A gust of wind had caught her and seconds later in the 2018 Winter Olympics slopestyle final she crashed head and chest-first into the hard-packed snow, shattering her medal hopes. The Brit action woman says: “My […]
IT takes a lot to steal the attention from the bride at a wedding – and even more so when that bride is supermodel Kate Moss. Yet at just 13, Lottie Moss did exactly that, and a week later she was set on the same path to global fame and fortune as her older half-sister. […]
A DRUGS gang caught when a dog named Rambo sniffed out their £1.4million cannabis factory have been jailed. The three crooks were found hiding in a cupboard after the German-shepherd cross caught a whiff of their crop. Renald Dema, 21, Ali Hoxha, 29, and 24-year-old Juljan Jaku were said to be bit-part players in the […]
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