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  • Business NewsBitcoin nears US0,000 as Trump boosts investor confidence

    Bitcoin nears US$100,000 as Trump boosts investor confidence

    Bitcoin‘s rapid ascent towards the US$100,000 mark gained momentum today, driven by investor optimism about a potential supportive stance from the incoming US administration under President-elect Donald Trump. Traders in Asia saw bitcoin prices surpass US$96,000 for the first time, reaching a peak just above US$96,898. This year has witnessed a dramatic surge in bitcoin’s value, with its price more…

  • Covid-19 NewsAccurate Covid-19 information may have been blocked by former US president Trump’s aides

    Accurate Covid-19 information may have been blocked by former US president Trump’s aides

    Former US President Donald Trump is facing an investigation over his former aides blocking the release of accurate Covid-19 information. According to the Straits Times, senior staff members at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claimed that the former president’s aides bullied staff and tried to rewrite their reports to align them with the former president’s downplaying…

  • Politics NewsFormer U.S. president Trump sues House committee over records request

    Former U.S. president Trump sues House committee over records request

    Former U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit alleging that an illegal request was made for his White House records. The request by the US congressional committee was part of its investigation into the January 6 Capitol attacks. Trump says that the materials sought by the House of Representatives are covered by a legal doctrine known as executive privilege,…

  • World NewsUS President Biden reverses Trump’s policies on first day of presidency

    US President Biden reverses Trump’s policies on first day of presidency

    Just after being sworn in, the new US President Joe Biden is reversing Donald Trump’s policies by signing 15 executive actions, principally targeting pandemic and climate change. Joe Biden, now America’s 46th President, said there is “no time to waste” as he referenced America’s battle with Covid-19. “Some of the executive actions I’m going to be signing today are going…

  • World NewsFallout from President Trump’s Twitter ban

    Fallout from President Trump’s Twitter ban

    President Trump’s Twitter ban has been getting plenty of flak, particularly from friends, family, hard core supporters and advisors. Twitter banned the president from the platform on Friday after his supporters stormed the US Capitol building. But those supporting the president say the ban amounts to an assault on free speech by “radical leftists”. Ironically they aired their grievances… on…

  • Hot NewsMedia censorship during the Covid era | VIDEO

    Media censorship during the Covid era | VIDEO

    Censorship of opinions and comments has become increasingly challenging for publishers and platforms in the time of Covid-19. No other world health emergency has attracted such enormous coverage, facts, misinformation and outright nonsense. And the concurrent rise and rise of social media as an information source has helped the spread of important public health information but also the inaccurate, and…

  • World NewsPro-Trump rioters storm the US Capitol building, stopping the count of Electoral College votes

    Pro-Trump rioters storm the US Capitol building, stopping the count of Electoral College votes

    The heart of United States democracy, the US Capitol Building, was stormed by a mob of unruly pro-Trump protesters. Inside, the House of Representatives and the Senate were in the early stages of an unprecedented debate to certify the Electoral College votes that named Joe Biden as the winner of the Presidential vote held on November 3, 2020. The protesters…

  • World NewsYouTube to block misleading content alleging voter fraud in US election

    YouTube to block misleading content alleging voter fraud in US election

    YouTube says that it is removing any content alleging widespread voter fraud that could have influenced the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election. In the wake of case after case being thrown out of State courts, and even a ruling from the US Supreme Court, there is yet to be any evidence produced to indicate voter fraud or tampering…

  • World NewsUS President Trump rejected again by appeals court upon challenging election results

    US President Trump rejected again by appeals court upon challenging election results

    US President Donald Trump’s legal team has been rejected again by a Philadelphia appeals court upon challenging the state’s election results. Despite the court dismissing the case, citing the “campaign’s claims have no merit,” Trump’s lawyers are vowing to appeal to the US Supreme Court. Stephanos Bibas, a Trump appointee, who is also the 3rd Circuit Judge, wrote for the…

  • World NewsThailand News Today | The RCEP reset, Hotel Talkfest, Protesters to be arrested | November 16

    Thailand News Today | The RCEP reset, Hotel Talkfest, Protesters to be arrested | November 16

    First day of the week with another Thailand News Today, all the latest news from around Thailand and the region. Hoteliers to discuss how to revive Thailand’s crippled hospitality industry The Tourism and Sports Ministry is holding a talkfest with15 hotel operators expected to join to discuss recovery solutions for the battered industry. Some top executives are planned to pitch…

  • World NewsTrump supporters march in Washington, repeating claims of election fraud

    Trump supporters march in Washington, repeating claims of election fraud

    Supporters of US President Donald Trump staged a march through Washington yesterday, protesting unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. A week since Democrat candidate Joe Biden clinched the electoral college numbers required to claim the presidency. Meanwhile Donald Trump, a Republican, continues to refuse acknowledgment or accept the outcome, launching a barrage of legal challenges to overturn the results. Most of these…

  • Politics NewsUS President-elect Biden eyes 306 electoral college votes, to Trump’s 232

    US President-elect Biden eyes 306 electoral college votes, to Trump’s 232

    US President-elect Joe Biden has likely bagged 306 votes in the Electoral College vote that decides who wins the keys to the White House. At this stage Donald Trump has won 232 votes in the tally. First to 270 Electoral College votes wins the US Presidency. Even if the state of Georgia somehow flips in a recount – historically unlikely –…

  • World NewsLetter to President Donald Trump

    Letter to President Donald Trump

    OPINION John Magee was the owner of The Thaiger’s predecessor, the long-running Phuket Gazette. As a US citizen and longtime Republican, he’s penned a letter to the US President Donald Trump… November 7, 2020 Dear Mr President: Let me propose something to you in the simplest possible English, with no word exceeding ten letters or five syllables. As an American…

  • World NewsUPDATE: Biden pulls ahead in key battleground states as vote counting continues

    UPDATE: Biden pulls ahead in key battleground states as vote counting continues

    Former vice president Joe Biden currently sits at 264 electoral votes, in the race for the magic ‘270’ vote finish line. He’s also ahead in the count, by slim margins, in the battleground states Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada. If any one of those states gets called in his favour, he will pass the 270 electoral votes to become president (if he maintains…

  • World NewsUPDATE: President Trump repeats fraud claims, counting continues in too-close-to-call election

    UPDATE: President Trump repeats fraud claims, counting continues in too-close-to-call election

    The US President Donald Trump has again repeated unproven and outlandish claims that widespread voter fraud has marred the US presidential election. In a handful of crucial states the results are too close to call as votes continue to be counted. Speaking at the White House, the President was defiant, accusing pollsters and the Democratic Party of engaging in fraud. It’s…

  • World NewsUPDATE: No clear winner in US Election, but pollsters got the result very wrong, again

    UPDATE: No clear winner in US Election, but pollsters got the result very wrong, again

    Although there’s currently no clear winner, officially reaching the magic 270 Electoral College votes and claiming the US Presidency, there’s already plenty of losers – most with the words “poll’ in their name. US pollsters, largely, got the election result wrong, again. They’d promised to refine their models following the 2016 embarrassment but have just repeated their errors this time…

  • Covid-19 NewsTimeline of a pandemic – the early days of Covid-19

    Timeline of a pandemic – the early days of Covid-19

    The most critical time in the Covid-19 story is obviously early January this year, when either confusion or a lack of concrete knowledge, caused delays in public information about the seriousness of a possible new coronavirus. It was, indeed, a novel coronavirus, difficult to identify without a history or a published RNA sequence for comparison. In the last weeks of…

  • World NewsUPDATE: President Trump says he’s “going well”. 6 more associates test positive.

    UPDATE: President Trump says he’s “going well”. 6 more associates test positive.

    Just 17 hours after announcing he has tested positive for Covid-19, US president Donald Trump has now been moved to a military hospital after displaying “mild” Covid symptoms. Meanwhile, his campaign manager, Bill Stepien, has tested positive for the coronavirus, along with a former senior adviser, and at least 2 senators after attending a White House event. More people who…

  • Covid-19 NewsUPDATE: US President Trump and Melania test positive for Covid-19

    UPDATE: US President Trump and Melania test positive for Covid-19

    The US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19. The President made the announcement on his Twitter account at 1am Friday, Washington time. The 74 year old President was diagnosed just hours after it became public that Hope Hicks, a Trump aide who had been travelling with him on Air Force One and Marine…

  • World NewsUPDATE: US President Trump and First Lady test positive for Covid-19

    UPDATE: US President Trump and First Lady test positive for Covid-19

    The US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania have tested positive for Covid-19. The President made the announcement on his Twitter account in the early hours of Friday morning, US time. The 74 year old President was diagnosed just hours after it became public that Hope Hicks, a Trump aide who had been travelling with him on Air Force…

  • Politics NewsReport: US President Trump’s sister slams him as “cruel” and “a liar” in secret recordings

    Report: US President Trump’s sister slams him as “cruel” and “a liar” in secret recordings

    In a shock revelation, secretly made recordings reveal that Maryanne Trump Barry, the older sister of US President Donald Trump, described him as “cruel” and a “liar”, whose lack of principles meant he could “not be trusted.” The recordings, obtained by the Washington Post, were published yesterday. They are the latest unflattering insider account to target the president, but instead…

  • World NewsTrump orders enhanced unemployment benefits, eviction moratorium

    Trump orders enhanced unemployment benefits, eviction moratorium

    US President Donald Trump yesterday signed executive actions, 1 of which provides US$400 a week in enhanced unemployment benefits (25% of which is to be covered by the individual states) after the White House and Democrats were unable to reach an agreement on a coronavirus stimulus relief bill last week. Speaking from his his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey,…

  • Thailand NewsTrump decries “Thighland’s” unfair trade practices

    Trump decries “Thighland’s” unfair trade practices

    OPINION Gaffe-prone US President Donald Trump, recently mocked for his mispronunciation of the name of Yosemite National Park as “YO-semite”, has stuck his foot in it again: Finland is obviously for fins, Switzerland for switzers, Iceland for ice and Holland for the nethers. Surely there’s a home for everyone’s favourite part of the leg, between hip and knee? Very stable…

  • Business NewsTrump threatens US TikTok ban

    Trump threatens US TikTok ban

    Donald Trump said yesterday that he plans to sign an executive order – perhaps as soon as today – banning the Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok from the US. Such a ban would mark the culmination of national security concerns over the safety of personal data handled by TikTok’s parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, which became 1 of only a handful of…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid-19 UPDATE: All the latest news from the world – July 12

    Covid-19 UPDATE: All the latest news from the world – July 12

    Today the total number of Covid-19 patients in the world has reached 12,847,288 with 567,734 people dying due to the effects of the virus. 7,483,246 people are registered as ‘recovered’ from their bout of Covid-19. The numbers of new cases, worldwide, is accelerating. The current hotspots are the US, Brazil, India, South Africa and Mexico – presenting with the highest…

  • Covid-19 NewsTrump announces withdrawal from WHO over China claims

    Trump announces withdrawal from WHO over China claims

    The UN has announced that the US is leaving the World Health Organisation effective July 6, 2021, after official notice from US President Donald Trump, who has been sharply critical of the agency’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. He had accused the WHO of being “a puppet of China”. The WHO has denied assertions by President Trump that it promoted…

  • World NewsTrump campaign and media tussle over Tulsa rally turnout

    Trump campaign and media tussle over Tulsa rally turnout

    “In an increasingly globalised online world, the world’s youth have started getting involved in the narrative for this November’s US Presidential election.” In the days leading up to Saturday night’s election rally for US President Donald Trump – his first since March – the campaign management were touting figures suggesting that as many as 1 million people had signed up…

  • World NewsUPDATE: George Floyd protests spread across the US – curfews imposed

    UPDATE: George Floyd protests spread across the US – curfews imposed

    Violence continues to erupt across cities in the US, the 6th night of protests that were sparked by the death in police custody of an African-American, George Floyd. Riot police have clashed with protesters in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Washington and firing tear gas and pepper bullets trying to disperse the crowds. There have been more peaceful…

  • Việt NamBiểu tình ở Mỹ: Thêm 1 người chết

    Biểu tình ở Mỹ: Thêm 1 người chết

    Trong cuộc biểu tình “Tôi không thể thở” diễn ra tại thành phố Indianapolis, bang Indiana, Mỹ tối qua, có ít nhất 3 người bị bắn và 1 người chết. Tối 30/5, trong cuộc biểu tình “Tôi không thể thở” diễn ra tại thành phố Indianapolis, nhiều đám đông phá cửa sổ và xông vào tòa nhà trụ sở cảnh…

  • Việt NamTruy tố cảnh sát Mỹ Dereck Chauvin ghì chết George Floyd

    Truy tố cảnh sát Mỹ Dereck Chauvin ghì chết George Floyd

    Dereck Chauvin, người cảnh sát ghì đầu gối lên cổ George Floyd tử vong, bị truy tố tội giết người cấp độ ba và ngộ sát vì hành vi này. Liên quan đến vụ việc cảnh sát ghì chết người đàn ông da màu George Floyd xảy ra hôm 25/5, công tố viên quận Mike Freeman ở thành phố Minneapolis,…