Author: Thura Bo Thu

OceanGate – the company owned the Titan submersible that imploded during a dive to the titanic wreckage, killing all the five people on board including the firm’s CEO Stockton Rush – Thursday said it has suspended its exploration and commercial operations, reported CNN. The submersible was reported missing on June 18 and the US Coast Guard and Canadian authorities on June 22 declared that the vessel had suffered a “catastrophic implosion” killing all the five—CEO Stockton Rush, British businessman Hamish Harding; French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet; Pakistani billionaire Shahzada Dawood; and Dawood’s 19-year-old son, Suleman Dawood —onboard, ending the rescue operation…

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ORLAND PARK, Ill. — Every year on Memorial Day, a veteran of the Vietnam War honors those who died serving their country with a display and decorations in the front yard of his South Suburban home. Michael J. Zarembski and his wife moved into what they called ‘the perfect home’ 22 years ago in Orland Park, and every year since, the Zarembskis have added a little extra flair to their front yard. “I care about my veterans, they’re my veterans,” Zarembski said. “They died over there, someone has to remember them.” Before the age of 21, Zarembski was drafted into…

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MGC Marine and Chartered (ASIA) Company Limited, under the Millennium Group Corporation (ASIA) PCL (MGC-ASIA), reached another milestone as Chris-Craft Corporation, a legendary American boat builder with a rich heritage since 1874, appointed it exclusive authorized retailer for Chris-Craft boats in Thailand and the ASEAN region.  MGC Marine celebrated with the grand opening of a Chris-Craft showroom and service center at Riverdale Marina, just north of Bangkok. Stephen F. Heese, President and CEO of Chris-Craft Corporation, said, “For over 149 years, Chris-Craft has offered a high level of craftsmanship and true luxury, becoming an American icon. MGC Marine’s expertise in…

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Repairs have been finished on the Intra Asia (IA) undersea cable, which broke three months ago. A breakage at a section of the IA about 130 km from a shoreline station in Singapore was detected in late January, causing a total loss of international data from Vietnam to Singapore through the cable. An internet provider said Thursday that the problem had been fixed and the cable is now fully recovered, Voice of Vietnam reported. The IA is one of five undersea internet cables connecting Vietnam to the rest of the globe. All four other undersea cables are currently having simultaneous problems. The…

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Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank (KBank) is hoping to repeat its digital banking success in neighbouring Vietnam, albeit with only one brick-and-mortar outlet in the country (compared with 824 in Thailand). KBank, ranked among Thailand’s top three banks by assets, received a banking licence to open a single branch in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s economic capital, in November 2021, after a long wait and postponements due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, being limited to one branch has not curtailed its ambitions. The bank aims to become one of Vietnam’s top 20 banks by assets, with an income of $400m…

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Many foreigners were enchanted by the beauty of Vietnam’s natural landscapes and transformation in urban cities after watching the new Netflix film “A Tourist’s Guide to Love.” American Jennifer Doan, producer of Fox 10 Phoenix’s Arizona Morning program, said that she had been to Vietnam three times between 2002 and 2007 but after watching the movie she thought that Vietnam had changed dramatically. “I remembered how bad Highway 1 was. It was a bumpy ride but the drone scene in the film showed so much progress from the high-rise buildings in Saigon to the highway scenes,” she said. “I need…

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The suggestion of an executive of the Democrat party that Thailand should decriminalize sex toys after the next election has sent vibrations throughout the political spectrum. Here in Pattaya, other parties have hastened to disassociate themselves from the trivial and boring issue. “We should be concentrating on the economic and political future of Thailand,” said a senior Pheu Thai party member. Sex toys have been banned from sale in Thailand since a 1928 obscenity law although the penalties are rather lopsided: a mild US$1,800 fine or draconian three years in prison are mentioned in the criminal code. According to internet…

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The ESOL, education training and management qualification specialist said it had added Thailand to the list of international locations in which it is active. The company was approved by the country’s Council of University Presidents to offer its International GCSE, AS/A Level and Pre University Foundation qualifications. In the first year of operation in the Southeast Asian country, LRN is aiming to provide some 400 Thai students with globally-recognised qualifications “instrumental” in helping them to progress through the highest academic levels around the world. David Thomas, the deputy ambassador of the British Embassy in Bangkok who was the guest of honour at the…

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In Bakhmut direction, the Russian army continues to carry out offensive operations but loses its offensive potential. This is stated in the report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on March 21 published on Facebook. “The Russian Federation continues its armed aggression against Ukraine, focusing its main efforts on attempts to fully occupy Donetsk and Luhansk regions within their administrative borders. The enemy continues to carry out offensive operations in Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk directions. The fiercest battles are ongoing for Bakhmut and in Avdiivka direction,” the report reads. The Russian aggressor…

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More than 300 houses were destroyed in fires set during a military raid on Chan Thar village in Sagaing region Soldiers continuing a junta arson campaign against villages in Myanmar’s central Sagaing region, have again attacked a historic Catholic village and burned down almost all the homes previously left standing, according to local sources More than 300 houses, which were spared in previous attacks, were destroyed during a military raid on Chan Thar village in the predominantly Buddhist region on Dec. 14, they said. It remains unclear if the century-old Assumption Church, a convent and the priest’s house were affected…

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