The Criminal Court on Wednesday denied the request of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from August 1-16 to receive treatment from physicians who had previously treated him for several illnesses while he was staying in the Middle Eastern country. The request lists Thaksin’s illnesses as chronic pneumonia, respiratory and coronary symptoms, tear in the right rotator cuff, and spinal disc herniation. The request also included the former PM’s itinerary to meet with several important figures in the UAE on “personal missions”, adding that Thaksin would return to the kingdom before the court date…
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Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that it will continue its earnings growth by expanding sales of the high-performance high bandwidth memory chip in the second half, particularly the fifth-generation HBM3E, to meet rising demand in the fast-growing artificial intelligence market. “Customer evaluation of the 8-layer HBM3E product is currently in progress, and mass production supply is scheduled to begin in earnest in the third quarter,” Kim Jae-june, executive vice president in charge of memory marketing strategy, said in the second-quarter earnings call. “The 12-layer HBM3E chip has already completed preparations for mass production ramp-up and will start supplies in the second…
Ho Chi Minh City’s economy is expected to accelerate in the second half and is likely to achieve growth of 7-7.5 per cent in 2024, according to a report. According to the “Ho Chi Minh City Macroeconomic Report: Recovery and Challenges,” the city’s economy is forecast to continue to grow through out the year. Reaching a growth target of 7 – 7.5 per cent this year is possible if the global economy continues to recover favourably. Based on data from the first half of this year, the report indicated stable economic recovery in the country’s largest city. Ho Chi Minh…
“I will end the electric vehicle mandate on day one.” With Donald Trump gaining traction as the Republican presidential candidate, this declaration at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18 has sent ripples of concern through the South Korean automotive and battery industries. The potential implications of Trump’s return to the White House, coupled with his protectionist and anti-EV stance, have companies like Hyundai-Kia and major Korean battery makers bracing for impact. While the Biden administration has not exactly mandated electric vehicles, the new air pollution limits issued by the Environmental Protection Agency effectively force automakers to increase…
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says the plan to introduce new laws for social media and Internet messaging services is to ensure a safe space for all Malaysians, not to curb freedom. Insisting that fresh regulations must be in place despite criticism from several quarters, the Prime Minister acknowledged that Malaysia’s preparedness against cyberattacks and bullying was “very weak” compared with other countries. He pointed out that some countries placed cybersecurity as a top priority to portray the importance of cyberthreats and related issues. “This goes to show that any threat to cybersecurity affects the security of the entire nation and…
Finance Ministry’s proposal for lower tax ceiling and other incentives for targeted industries gets the green lightThe Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal to lower the income tax ceiling to 17% from 35% in a bid to encourage Thais working overseas to return home. Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul said the Cabinet had approved a draft royal decree to be enacted under the provisions of the Revenue Code to reduce the income tax ceiling for employees of targeted industries to 17%. Income tax in Thailand is charged based on annual income and is set at seven levels, starting…
Massive landslides wreaked havoc in the Wayanad district of Kerala, leaving over 109 people, including children, dead, and several families missing. More than 100 people were hospitalised. Heart-wrenching scenes of persons looking for their loved ones among the injured and the dead were seen at hospitals in Meppadi and Kalpetta and other places in the district. As of 6 pm, 119 deaths were confirmed and 116 people injured. The injured persons are admitted to various hospitals. Of the 119 bodies recovered, some bodies were found in the Chaliyar River, which flows into the neighbouring Malappuram district. The river carried 26…
The United States is providing $500 million (P29.2 billion) in military assistance to the Philippines, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin III announced on Tuesday following the 2+2 meeting with their Filipino counterparts at Camp Aguinaldo. “We are now allocating an additional $500 million in foreign military financing to the Philippines to boost security collaboration with our oldest treaty ally in this region,” Blinken said at a press briefing, adding that Washington’s relationship with Manila “is the strongest that it has ever been.” The assistance, according to him, is “a once-in-a-generation investment to help…
At least 23 people, including three children, died in landslides that struck the hilly region near Meppadi in Indian state Kerala’s Wayanad district today, state Health Minister Veena George said. Twenty-three bodies were recovered, she said, adding that several people were reportedly missing after a series of landslides struck the hilly areas this morning. The area has been heavily hit with muddy water gushing through rocks and uprooted trees and numerous homes flattened. The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been rushed along with Indian Air Force helicopters to the affected area…
As students and workers harness generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools for their studies and work, so, too, have crooks. Underground forums are selling modified versions of ChatGPT that circumvent safety filters to generate scam content, the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) said in its Singapore Cyber Landscape report for 2023, published on July 30. FraudGPT and WormGPT, two modified versions of OpenAI’s chatbot, have been reportedly sold to more than 3,000 customers globally since July 2023, raising fears that generative AI could herald a wave of cyber attacks, scams and falsehoods. FraudGPT is marketed on the Dark Web as…