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A wild elephant killed an 80 year old man camping in Khao Yai National Park early this morning. Park officials believe the bull elephant was in musth, which is when the elephant has rise in reproductive hormones and becomes aggressive. 80 year old Prayot Jitbun was sleeping in his tent when the elephant attacked. Other nearby campers alerted park officials saying the elephant had walked around the Prayot’s car before becoming angry and stomping on his tent, then throwing the man into a tree. Fresh fruit was inside the man’s car and park officials believe the smell of the fruit attracted the elephant. Park officials suspect the animal became angry and attacked when it couldn’t reach the fruit. The wild elephant, known as “Phlai Due” had been fitted with a tracking collar earlier this month. The officials say this is the first person attacked by an elephant in the park this year and ensure it won’t happen again. SOURCE: Bangkok Post Keep in contact with The Thaiger by ... » Learn More about A wild elephant kills 80 year old camper in Khao Yai

Anthony Hopkins attends The Two Popes Gala Event at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 18, 2019, in Hollywood, California. Rich Polk/Getty Images for Netflix/AFP Anthony Hopkins celebrated 45 years of being sober, just two days before he turned 83 years old on Dec. 31. Hopkins—Hannibal Lecter to fans of “The Silence of the Lambs”—shared in a video on Twitter, Dec. 29 (Dec. 30 in the Philippines), that he had a “wake up call” exactly 45 years past, on Dec. 29, 1975. “It’s been a tough year full of grief and sadness for many, many, many people. But 45 years ago today, I had a wake up call. I was heading for disaster, drinking myself to death,” Hopkins said. “I’m not preachy, but I got a message, a little thought that said, ‘Do you want to live or die?’ I said, ‘I want to live.’” With gratitude, I celebrate 45 years of sobriety. pic.twitter.com/fxzMRGlI4m — Anthony Hopkins (@AnthonyHopkins) December 29, 2020 The Oscar-winning actor added that in acknowledging his ... » Learn More about Anthony Hopkins celebrates 45 years of sobriety: ‘I want to live’

BEIJING , March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 51Talk (China Online Education Group, NYSE: COE), China's leading online education platform and the first online English education brand listed in the United States , announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter on March 5, 2021 . The company delivered solid results in the fourth quarter of 2020. 51Talk registered a non-GAAP net income of RMB38.6 million and its GAAP net income is RMB31.8 million , amounting to the company's fifth consecutive quarter of profitability. The company's fourth quarter net revenues maintained strong growth momentum and grew 34.7% year-over-year to reach RMB535.1 million . However, the company's share price has a long history of staying on the low side. During 2019, 51Talk's share price was even around $6 per share. In early 2020, as U.S. investors recognized the opportunity in China's high-growth English language training market, the company's shares begun to pick up. ... » Learn More about 51Talk Announces The First Profitable Year in Company History, Eyes Future Growth

SINGAPORE - Lightning could strike the same place twice for scam victims, as a survey has found that they are likely to fall prey again. Forty-five per cent of scam victims said they had been scammed more than once between August 2019 and September last year, a survey by the Home Team Behavioural Sciences Centre (HTBSC) revealed on Monday. The online survey, which was conducted between August and September last year, polled 4,043 participants comprising Singapore citizens and permanent residents. They answered questions on their scam experiences, online practices and perception of scam prevention initiatives, among others. Six in 10 respondents said they had encountered scams in Singapore, on an average of 3.17 times a month. Seven per cent said they had fallen prey to scams before. Of these, nearly half of them were young people and working adults aged between 20 and 39 years old. Said Ms Whistine Chai, assistant director of the crime, investigation and forensic ... » Learn More about Scam victims likely to fall prey to scams again, survey found

A man has driven his car onto the runway at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport while allegedly under the influence of illicit substances. AOT officials are now trying to figure out how the man was able to breach airport security and drive onto the airport runway. Airport security vehicles were seen escorting the car off the runway, passing by waiting planes. The Airports of Thailand released a statement saying the man was “quickly” apprehended. Reports say methamphetamine was found in the man’s vehicle. He was arrested on charges of entering a restricted area of an airport, illegal possession of drugs and driving under the influence. A senior police officer in Koh Samui faces charges for allegedly raping a 21 year old Burmese woman at the Bo Phut Police Station on the island. The officer, who was an investigation squad leader at the station, has been suspended and is now in detention at the Koh Samui Court. The senior sergeant major allegedly took the woman, who had been arrested ... » Learn More about Thailand News Today | Stray car on runway, Indonesian quake, 300 baht tourist fee | January 15

SYDNEY , March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the Mardi Gras celebrations in Australia and in partnership with ANTRA and The Equality Project, livestreaming app Bigo Live hosted "Together We Rise", a panel discussion echoing the theme of this year's event, "RISE" and focusing on the platform's diverse community. Held on Friday, 26 February, "Together We Rise" brought together five thought leaders and active members of the LGBTQIA+ community to discuss how Mardi Gras may look and feel different this year, the opportunities and challenges they face and how the community has stayed connected and motivated during the pandemic through technology. The session featured Cedric Yin-Cheng , founder of ANTRA; Jason Tuazon-McCheyne , founder and CEO, The Equality Project; Adrian Tuazon-McCheyne , CTO, The Equality Project; Canadian-based bisexual Bigo Live broadcaster KirraZomby and was moderated by Perth -based transgender Bigo Live broadcaster, Dolly (BratzDoll). The ... » Learn More about Bigo Live, ANTRA and The Equality Project celebrate Mardi Gras and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ communities in Australia

BEIJING , March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 29-year-old Tinny Blair makes every lesson with her beloved Chinese kids enjoyable through music, one of her life's greatest pleasures. She became a familiar face to English language learners in China after appearing in several popular television variety shows where she showcased her talents as well as her fun personality. Tinny uses the Beijing -based 51Talk online education platform to conduct her online English lessons along with 30,000 other Filipinos. 51Talk is China's largest online English education company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (COE). It brings together students and teachers for live, online English lessons. 51Talk's financial results in the fourth quarter of 2020 The company maintains leading position in market share and strong market penetration in China and the Philippines and it continues to do well even in the fourth quarter of 2020, a year when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world ... » Learn More about 51Talk achieves growth in Q4 2020, provides opportunities for Filipinos during pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of our physical, mental and spiritual well-being. We celebrate International Women’s Day by speaking to three women, Kimberley Carder, May Nogoy and Suzanne Ho, who have done much to help women – and men – in Hong Kong lead healthier, happier lives. For Carder, a clinical psychologist who grew up in Hong Kong, her second career as an MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter, which she launched into while studying for a doctorate in clinical psychology , helped shape her therapeutic approach, which emphasises the mind-body connection.“How we take care of our body is in direct relation to what’s going on in our mind. I always ask [clients], ‘What is your sleep like, your eating, your movements?’ How can you expect your mental health to be able to function if you don’t have a healthy behavioural foundation in place?” says Carder. She enjoys working with children and teenagers and, although her cage fighting days are behind her, she ... » Learn More about International Women’s Day: 3 women helping women – and men – live healthier, happier longer lives

The Thai Life Assurance Association (TLAA) has requested the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) study the feasibility of allowing insurance companies to invest in a wider range of funds and bonds to take advantage of the low-interest-rate environment. The move would green-light investment in infrastructure bonds, non-listed infrastructure funds, infrastructure loans and syndication loans, previously off limits to insurance firms. Chuchatr Pramoolpol, deputy secretary-general of the OIC, said insurance companies in many countries can participate in lending projects, but this is very new in Thailand due to its high-risk investment. The OIC is consulting with the Bank of Thailand based on its experience regulating commercial banks and the lending business. “We do not want insurance companies to be lead arranger of syndication loans,” Mr Chuchatr said. “However, insurance companies could be co-lenders who are not the main lenders initially and then learn along the way.” He ... » Learn More about Insurance Firms in Thailand Seek to Invest into Funds and Bonds

MANILA, Philippines — The government started to administer AstraZeneca shots to senior health workers in hospitals in Metro Manila on Saturday, two days after more than 400,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived as a donation to the country. First to get the shot at Ospital ng Paranaque (OsPar) II was Dr. Olga Virtusio, out of the 50 medical front-liners employed by the two local government-run hospitals in the city. “Being the head of the city health office of Parañaque City … prompted me to lead my staff and to assure the people that all the vaccines are safe,” said the 60-year-old Virtusio. She said she earlier volunteered to be inoculated with the CoronaVac vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech, but was turned down because of “my old age.” On Friday, 50 younger front-liners of OsPar I and II were given CoronaVac, with Dr. Jefferson Pagsisihan, the director of both hospitals, taking the first shot. Pagsisihan’s predecessor, Dr. Ephraim Neal Orteza, died of ... » Learn More about Senior health workers among first to get AstraZeneca shots