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Christmas procession accident: Gombe gov pledges support for victims

The Punch 

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has commiserated with the Christian community in the state over the unfortunate incident that left no fewer than 22 persons injured. PUNCH Online earlier reported that a tragic accident occurred during a Christmas procession on Wednesday, when an unidentified driver rammed into participants, injuring many near the Women’s Centre, opposite

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Festive shopping

BangkokPost.com 

As the winter breeze des­cends and sparkling lights illuminate every corner, the season of joy begins once again. As a result, Central Group invites everyone to experience festive wonderlands at its luxury department stores across six European countries and Thailand.

New musical explores a love triangle

BangkokPost.com 

Lakorn Nitade Chula, the annual student theatre production from Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Communication Arts, returns with the romantic comedy musical Dai Daeng Pen Het (Unfortunate Love). Performed in Thai, the play will run from Jan 24-26, at the KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha Theatre, Siam Square One.

Artist captures visions of global thinkers

BangkokPost.com 

The intellectual essence of the world's famous thinkers, writers and painters is portrayed through art during "Time", which is running at Tang Contemporary Art, until Jan 26.

Lessons for a more resilient future

BangkokPost.com 

Today, we honour the memory of the 230,000 lives lost to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and reflect on the countless lives forever changed. This tragic event, which devastated Thailand and more than a dozen other countries across the region, stands as a stark reminder of our shared responsibility to reduce disaster risks.

GDP figures don't reflect real situation

BangkokPost.com 

This article is the last for 2024. I have made many bad predictions about the Thai economy throughout the year. Many became true, like the contracting credit market, the NPL explosion, and an ineffective cash handout programme. Many have not become true (or have they?). One was GDP growth. Instead of shrinking as I predicted, GDP growth rates improved from quarter to quarter. They were 1.6% for...

The conflict in Syria is not quite over yet

BangkokPost.com 

The extraordinary and fast-moving events in Syria have gripped the world. What was viewed as a forgotten, forsaken and frozen conflict churning on for nearly 14 years, has suddenly jumped into the headlines to round out this tumultuous year.

Return nameless victims to heal tsunami wounds

BangkokPost.com 

A leader of the team that identified thousands of victims of the 2004 tsunami now believes that Interpol's 99.9% certainty rule should be adapted out of compassion to try to reunite the remaining 380 nameless victims with their families. Twenty years on, the full story behind the huge detective saga in Thailand that gave names back to thousands of victims of the 2004 tsunami is being told for...

Tsunami plea unheard

BangkokPost.com 

Today, Andaman coastal communities in Phuket, Phangnga, Krabi, Trang, Satun and Ranong provinces commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 5,000 lives and injured 8,000 others. Tears will be shed. Survivors, family and friends of the victims will retell their sad memories.

Financial Hub bill set to go before cabinet

BangkokPost.com 

The Finance Ministry is poised to table the Financial Hub bill for the cabinet's consideration by February next year, with expectations that it will help drive higher domestic investment, according to Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul.

AIMC to include CPAXT shares on its watch list

BangkokPost.com 

The Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC) has resolved to include CP Axtra (CPAXT) shares on the watch list (WL) for Thai ESG and Thai CG mutual funds, given concerns over corporate governance regarding the company's recent multibillion-baht investment.

‘Do not buy’: Mom cooks family dinner with this T.J. Maxx pot. Then she rushes to Costco for $139 replacement oven after disaster

The Daily Dot 

With holiday meal prep upon us, America's part-time home cooks are learning the hard way to make a list and check it twice. Especially if you have an old T.J. Maxx glass pot that can literally explode. For one woman, this accident sent her on a last-minute nightmare speed-run, scrambling for a replacement.

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Dobby Gibson Reads Diane Seuss

The New Yorker 

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Wireless Warning System.”