UPDATE: The Royal Thai Police will go easy on people who break the new seat belt law “in the early phase” according to Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau Pol. Maj. Gen. Jirasan Kaewsaeng-ek. The officer confirmed yesterday that from September 5, the driver and all passengers – including those in the back seat – are required by law to wear a seat belt, … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Thailand introduces fine for not wearing seat belt in the back seat
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Phuket Media Watch: Bishop quits; Hybrid sharks; Volcano activity; Face failures
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Catholic bishop in California quits after admitting he fathered two kids Phuket Gazette / News Wires The Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Wednesday announced that one of its Catholic bishops has resigned after acknowledging he fathered two children in the past. … [Read more...] about Phuket Media Watch: Bishop quits; Hybrid sharks; Volcano activity; Face failures
Ice Age footprints shed light on North America’s early humans
Huw Griffith (AFP) PREMIUM Los Angeles, United States ● Fri, August 12, 2022 Footprints laid down by Ice Age hunter-gatherers and recently discovered in a United States desert are shedding new light on North America's earliest human inhabitants. Dozens of fossilized prints found in dried-up riverbeds in the western state of Utah reveal more details about … [Read more...] about Ice Age footprints shed light on North America’s early humans
M’sian, 29, explains how his 23-year-old refurbished Proton still working fine & saving him money
Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg A relatively young Malaysian man, who took to Facebook in 2020 to explain why he was driving a two-decade-old Proton Saga, is back with an update on his refurbished ride. Two years after his first post was widely circulated, the man said he still loves his old car as it works just fine, … [Read more...] about M’sian, 29, explains how his 23-year-old refurbished Proton still working fine & saving him money
Distrust puts overseas Indonesian trafficking victims in peril
Yvette Tanamal (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Phnom Penh ● Sat, August 13, 2022 Bima, a 32-year-old worker from Jakarta who asked to use a pseudonym for fear of reprisal, had been desperately hanging onto the last of his cash before sending out a message to an online-taxi driver that he hired. “My life is in your hands. Say exactly what I have told you … [Read more...] about Distrust puts overseas Indonesian trafficking victims in peril