Super Energy looks for renewable power partners
Super Energy looks for renewable power partnersThe Sinergy Ninh Thuan 1 solar farm, operated by Super Energy in Vietnam. SET-listed Super Energy Corporation, one of Thailand's largest operators of solar farms, is restructuring its business and forming new partnerships to expand its renewable power plants throughout Southeast Asia. The company aims to seek new partners in all renewable energy segments under its expansion plan, he said. Super Energy plans to use the money to support its renewable energy development projects. The projects, which are in the small power producer category and under private power purchase contracts, include solar and wind farms as well as waste-to-energy power plants in Thailand and Vietnam.
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March 15, 2024 10:06 UTC
Authorities deal with aftermath of deadly China blast
Recovery operations were underway on Wednesday (March 13) after a suspected gas leak caused a blast in China’s northern Hebei province earlier in the day, killing at least two people and injuring more than two dozen, according to state media and authorities.
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March 14, 2024 15:59 UTC
Frigate damaged by ammunition from another naval ship
At least 13 injured in ammunition incidentHTMS Khirirat is damaged by an ammunition of HTMS Chonburi at Sattahip Naval Base in Chon Buri on Thursday. (Photo: Wassana Nanuam)A gun shot from HTMS Chonburi accidentally struck HTMS Khirirat on Thursday, causing a fire and injuring 13 soldiers. Both Thai navy vessels were anchored at Laem Thian Pier, Sattahip Naval Base, in Chon Buri province. The incident took place at 11.50am when the naval gun shot discharged from the front gun of HTMS Chonburi hit the rear section of HTMS Khirirat. HTMS Chonburi
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March 14, 2024 15:45 UTC
Opposition MP questions whether Thaksin was ever seriously ill
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra meets supporters in Chiang Mai on Thursday. (Photo: Panumet Tanraksa)The sight of a seemingly healthy Thaksin Shinawatra touring Chiang Mai has increased public scepticism about whether he was ever as ill as the government claimed, says an opposition MP. “Then days afterwards Thaksin was able to leave hospital and days after returning home he is able to travel to Chiang Mai,” Mr Rangsiman said on Thursday. … If Thaksin was not ill, I think that … the government will then be held responsible,” he said. Thaksin, 74, was discharged from Police General Hospital on the morning of Feb 18.
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March 14, 2024 15:35 UTC
Behind the OnlyFans porn boom: allegations of rape, abuse and betrayal
Adults-only website OnlyFans has made aspiring porn stars rich and celebrities richer. But a Reuters investigation found a darker side. More than 120 people have complained to U.S. police agencies that they were featured in the site’s sexually explicit content without their consent, including a woman who says a video of her brutal rape was sold on OnlyFans. Linda So's report contains graphic language, details and images which some viewers may find distressing.
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March 14, 2024 14:35 UTC
Ayutthaya celebrates National Elephant Day
The province of Ayutthaya celebrated the annual National Elephant Day at the Elephant Royal Kraal Village on Wednesday (March 13). A merit-making and food-offering ceremony was held to honour these majestic creatures, which are a source of national pride and part of Thailand's cultural and historical identity.
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March 13, 2024 20:44 UTC
Unsold Thai satellite orbit rights at risk of cancellation
Unsold Thai satellite orbit rights at risk of cancellationSatellite dishes at Thaicom's headquarters in Pathum Thani. (File photo)Thailand's right to use the satellite orbit at 50.5° East is at risk of being cancelled after the right expires in 2025, as it has long been vacant. According to an NBTC source who requested anonymity, Thailand's right to use the 50.5° E orbit slot will end next year after a certain extension period offered by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The NBTC board and management are drafting a new plan to award the unsold slots, aiming to prevent the slots being cancelled by the ITU. The source said the NBTC board is most likely to choose the auction method for the slot rights, requiring a low reserve price for winning bidders.
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March 13, 2024 15:00 UTC
'Sukhothai' salvage operation ends, memorial planned
'Sukhothai' salvage operation ends, memorial plannedA team takes a photo with some of the items retrieved from the sunken HTMS 'Sukhothai'. The 19-day salvage operation between the Thai and US navies drew to a close on Tuesday. The salvage operation by the US Navy's Ocean Valor kicked off on Feb 22 as part of the US Navy's Cobra Gold joint military exercise. During the salvage operation, the navy established an Operation Centre at the Port Office. Four missions were conducted during the salvage operation, including finding the remains of five crew members, investigating the ship's mechanics, disarming weapons, and retrieving sentimental items.
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March 13, 2024 05:17 UTC
Chiang Mai calling for Thaksin
Thaksin Shinawatra is surrounded by supporters during a visit to Chiang Mai on Aug 14, 2006, just two months before his government was overthrown in a military coup. Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong said on Tuesday that the head of the Probation Department, Ruangsak Suwaree, had informed him about the former prime minister’s request to visit Chiang Mai from Thursday to Saturday. Some expressed a wish to travel to Chiang Mai to greet the party founder but Wisut Chainarun, the government whip in Parliament, put the brakes on that idea. The trip to Chiang Mai will be Thaksin’s first in 17 years. Worachai Hema, a red-shirt leader and adviser to Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, said last week that red-shirt supporters in Chiang Mai and surrounding provinces remain loyal to and respect Thaksin.
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March 12, 2024 16:02 UTC
US man jailed for life over rape and murder near German castle
An American man was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Monday (March 11) for the rape and murder of a tourist and the attempted murder of her friend, both from the U.S., in a brutal attack near the country's most famous tourist destination.
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March 12, 2024 15:48 UTC
Election Commission to seek Move Forward's dissolution
(Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)The Election Commission on Tuesday resolved to ask the Constitutional Court to dissolve the election-winning Move Forward Party, citing the court's recent finding against the party's policy on the lese majeste law. Based on the recent finding of the Constitutional Court, the EC argues that the MFP is in violation of Section 92 of the organic law on political parties. The section gives the Constitutional Court the power to dissolve any political party that is seen to threaten the constitutional monarchy. The court also said that Mr Pita and the party continued to call for the amendment of Section 112 during election campaigning last year. MFP won the May 14, 2023, general election, getting 14.4 million votes, but was unable to form a coalition government.
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March 12, 2024 11:01 UTC
Oscar winners watch as trophies receive their name plates
Oscar winners including best actress Emma Stone and best supporting actor Robert Downey Jr had their name plates placed on their Oscars immediately following the star-studded ceremony on Sunday (March 10).
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March 11, 2024 22:59 UTC
Move Forward Party leader downplays dissolution effort
Move Forward Party leader downplays dissolution effortMove Forward Party leader Chaithawat Tulathon speaks to party members and supporters in Mukdahan province on Sunday. (Photo: Move Forward Party)Move Forward Party leader Chaithawat Tulathon on Sunday downplayed speculation regarding the prospects of the MFP being dissolved over its stance against the lese-majeste law, saying the party is ready to deal with it. Responding to a party member who asked about the prospects of the party's disbandment, Mr Chaithawat tried to allay that concern. The [now-dissolved] Future Forward Party and the MFP have pushed for changes this far." It is also examining the Political Party Act, and the full court ruling to prepare a report for the EC.
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March 11, 2024 15:01 UTC