'I have to sue a lot of people,' says 78-year-old serial killer freed from Nepali prisonFrench serial killer Charles Sobhraj, 78, sits in an aircraft bound from Kathmandu to France on Friday evening, following his release from a Nepali prison. (AFP Photo)KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s in Thailand and across Asia, was heading to France on Friday after being freed following almost 20 years in a Nepali prison. Including the state of Nepal,” Sobhraj told AFP on board a plane for his deportation. … It was sheer luck that I recognised him,” Nathan told AFP on Thursday. But on Thursday, he told AFP that he did not object to the release, as both he and the criminal he once pursued were now too old.

The search operation for the missing sailors from HTMS Sukhothai that sank off Prachuap Khiri Khan last Sunday entered its sixth day on Saturday. (Photo supplied/Wassana Nanuam)Eighteen sailors are still missing from the doomed HTMS Sukhothai after the sixth day of search operations in the Gulf of Thailand, amid confusion over the number of bodies recovered and identified so far. They included one body found by HTMS Taksin and recovered by HTMS Kraburi, another found by patrol ship 113 and recovered by HTMS Kraburi, and another detected by an aircraft and recovered by HTMS Taksin. Diving teams were also active at the spot where HTMS Sukhothai sank. HTMS Sukhothai, with 105 people on board, capsized on Sunday night after taking on water while patrolling in rough seas off Bang Saphan.

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Navy scales down search areas for 31 missing soldiersCrew members from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai are seen on Royal Thai Navy buses in Sattahip district in Chon Buri after returning from a shelter in tambon Mae Ramphueng in Bang Saphan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan. (Photo: Royal Thai Navy)The search and rescue operation for 31 crew members missing after HTMS Sukhothai sank off Prachuap Khiri Khan has narrowed down its scope, the Royal Thai Navy said on Monday. HTMS Kraburi, HTMS Angthong, navy helicopters and navy planes were dispatched to engage in the search. HTMS Sukhothai sank shortly before midnight on Sunday amid high waves and gusty winds in the Gulf of Thailand. The warship was patrolling the gulf when the incident took place about 20 miles off the Bang Saphan pier.

(Photo: Royal Thai Navy)An air and sea search continued on Monday for 31 missing sailors from HTMS Sukhothai, which sank in a storm in the Gulf of Thailand late on Sunday night. HTMS Sukhothai, a Rattanakosin class corvette, sank during a storm off the coast of Prachuap Khiri Khan. They were widely reported to be missing sailors from HTMS Sukhothai. HTMS Sukhothai sank off Prachuap Khiri Khan about 11.30pm on Sunday, navy spokesman Adm Pokkrong Monthatpalin said. HTMS Sukhothai was built by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, in Tacoma, Washington, USA, and commissioned on Feb 19, 1987.

BloombergTikTok has accelerated efforts to move workers away from China in an attempt to distance itself from its Chinese parent, but the short-video app still counts on local talent to handle some key functions and continues to recruit there. Still, some engineers working on TikTok's algorithms remain based in China, people familiar with the matter said. The parent is advertising jobs in China to work on various TikTok features, such as private messaging, live-streaming and its marketplace functions. Most of TikTok's hiring is happening in the U.S., U.K., Singapore and other markets in Southeast Asia, a company spokesperson said. It is also developing e-commerce on the app, duplicating some functions and models from TikTok's Chinese sister app Douyin.

At UN summit, new hope for deal to save natureTop participants hope COP15 talks aimed at sealing a "peace pact for nature" will yield a major deal. MONTREAL - Top officials at high-stakes UN biodiversity negotiations said Saturday they were confident of securing a major deal to save the natural world from destruction. Observers had warned the COP15 talks aimed at sealing a "peace pact for nature" risked collapse due to disagreement over how much the rich world should pay to save ecosystems in developing countries. But the Chinese chair of the conference said Saturday he was "greatly confident" delegates would reach a deal and his Canadian counterpart said "tremendous" progress had been made. The European Union has committed seven billion euros ($7.4 billion) for the period until 2027, double its prior pledge.

2,800 passengers and crew greeted warmly as tourism to holiday island picks upMein Schiff 5, a cruise ship with more than 2,800 foreign visitors and crew members, arrives at Koh Samui on Saturday. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)SURAT THANI: A cruise ship with more than 2,800 passengers and crew on board docked at Koh Samui on Saturday for a one-day visit. Mein Schiff 5 was the second cruise ship to visit Koh Samui of Surat Thani province for three years since the outbreak of Covid-19. On Nov 27, MV Viking Mars, operated by Viking Cruises and carrying 635 passengers, became the first European cruise ship to visit the island in three years. Visits to Koh Samui have been rising steadily in the second half of the year, with most of the foreign arrivals from Germany, Israel, the United Kingdom, France and Australia.

Their Majesties the King and Queen are greeted by people saying 'Long Live Their Majesties' as they leave King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital after visiting Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati on Friday. People flocked to the hospital to wish the princess a speedy recovery. Separately, Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya also visited the princess at the hospital on the same day. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana, and Princess Ubolratana assigned their representatives to take flowers to the princess. The Sheikhul Islam Office (Chularatchamontri) issued a statement instructing provincial Islamic committees and Muslims nationwide to hold daily prayers for the princess' speedy recovery.

(Bangkok Post File Photo)Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has dropped the Thai energy conglomerate PTT Plc from its portfolio because of concerns that its activities in Myanmar could fund human-rights abuses. The executive board of the $1.3-trillion fund, the world’s largest, is also axeing PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), as well as Israel-based Cognyte Software Ltd because of an “unacceptable risk” of human rights violations. The fund cited an “unacceptable risk that the companies contribute to serious violations of individuals’ rights in situations of war or conflict”. On Cognyte, the Norwegian fund’s ethics council said several states that are said to be customers of its surveillance products and services “have been accused of extremely serious human rights violations”. The fund said the decisions were based on ethics council recommendations from May and June.

The 4.72-baht power tariff rate has been used since September this year. The ERC will increase the power tariff for the non-household sector by 20.5% to 5.69 baht per unit, up from 4.72 baht per unit. The Ft stands at 0.9343 baht per unit for households and 1.904 baht per unit for non-households. ERC secretary-general Khomgrich Tantravanich said the power tariff decision resulted from talks with the National Energy Policy Council and fuel suppliers over attempts to ameliorate the impact of expensive electricity bills. He said businesses want the government to delay consideration of Egat's financial woes in order to reduce the power tariff from 5.69 baht per unit to 5.3 baht per unit.

Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati in hospital with heart problemHer Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati is greeted by well-wishers outside the Grand Palace on Oct 31, 2020. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati was admitted to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital after passing out because of a heart problem, the Royal Household Bureau announced on Thursday. The bureau said the princess passed out while she was training her pet dogs in Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima at 6.20pm on Wednesday. The princess was taken to Pakchongnana Hospital in the district to receive initial treatment under the advice of royal doctors, it said. She was transported by helicopter to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital after her condition was stabilised.

Covid surge spooks Beijing residents, disrupts governmentPeople queue to buy Covid rapid antigen test kits before entering a hospital in Beijing, China, on Wednesday. Covid infections are surging in Beijing, disrupting official government work and keeping people at home after authorities made an about-turn in their policy of keeping virus cases under control. Economists expect the figures to show a worsening in the economy in November even before the current Covid surge. Analysts are increasingly turning to alternative indicators, such as online word searches for Covid-related symptoms like fever. Researchers from a medical university in Anhui province last year found a strong correlation between the word searches and the number of confirmed cases.

Consumers should not buy THANOS food supplements because they are being sold under a food registration number (24-1-09957-1-0107) that was given to another food supplement company before it was canceled on March 22, 2019, the FDA said. The FDA has not approved THANOS products and does not know the ingredients used in them, it said. The products could contain low quality or even dangerous ingredients, the FDA added. The agency advised consumers to check its online database to verify whether food products have been legally registered. The database is available on the agency’s website (www.fda.moph.go.th).

So we're trying to think of ways to utilise this 70% of vegetables. “And with this, we're trying to create a digital platform to gather farmers and build a network of those who produce organic vegetables. “So, in our role as a platform, we're trying to build a brand and trying to make consumers realise that ugly vegetables still have nutritive value. We are trying to expand the network of farmers as well, to join this platform. We plan to start first with areas in Khon Kaen province to try this business model and, right now we are in the testing phase of the platform.”