Aussie fired for anti-Singapore rant over Pokemon Go •••SINGAPORE (AFP) - An Australian expat has been sacked for insulting Singaporeans in a rant triggered by the unavailability of the smartphone game Pokemon Go in the city-state. •••Manager Daily•Thai journalist charged under draconian charter law •••BANGKOK (AFP) - A Thai journalist and four activists were charged Monday under a draconian law banning criticism of the junta's new constitution which will be voted on in a referendum next month. •••Manager Daily•Girls under 19 account for 30% of El Salvador pregnancies: UN •••SAN SALVADOR (AFP) - Nearly one in three pregnancies in El Salvador are to girls under 19, according to a UN report released Friday that highlights social pressures in the country, which bans abortion. •••Manager Daily•New US missile defence in South Korea: key questions •••SEOUL (AFP) - The United States said on Friday it would deploy a high tech missile defence system in South Korea, allowing it to fire projectiles that can smash into incoming enemy projectiles. •••Manager Daily• Men of letters: Thais master Scrabble without English •••BANGKOK (AFP) - Komol Panyasophonlert struggles to string an English sentence together, but the 31-year-old Thai computer programmer is still hoping to be crowned champion of the wordsmith's favourite boardgame, Scrabble, this week. •••Manager Daily•N. Korea leader Kim Jong-Un gets new 'top post' •••SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea has created a new, supreme governing commission with leader Kim Jong-Un as its chairman, underlining the 33-year-old's absolute control over every aspect of state policy in the isolated, nuclear-armed nation. •••Manager Daily•Nissan says taking SKorea to court over emission claims •••TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese automaker Nissan said Monday it is taking South Korea to court in response to Seoul's claims that it manipulated emissions data on a popular sports utility vehicle. •••Manager Daily•Actor Liam Neeson warns Brexit would damage Ireland •••LONDON (AFP) - Actor Liam Neeson warned that Britain leaving the European Union would have a dire impact on his native Northern Ireland in a statement released to AFP on Wednesday. •••Manager Daily•Hong Kong becomes world's costliest city: Mercer •••PARIS (AFP) - Hong Kong has overtaken Angola's capital to become the costliest city in the world for expats, Mercer's annual survey said Wednesday. •••Manager Daily•Heinz 'healthy' toddler food full of sugar: Australia watchdog •••SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's consumer watchdog Tuesday launched court action against food giant Heinz, claiming it had made false representations about the health value of its Little Kids Shredz products for toddlers. •••Manager Daily•10 เทคโนโลยีพลิกโฉมธุรกิจการเงินโลกใน 5 ปีข้างหน้า •••10 เทคโนโลยีพลิกโฉมธุรกิจการเงินโลกใน 5 ปีข้างหน้า PwC ชี้ปี 63 อุตสาหกรรมบริการทางการเงินทั่วโลกจะเปลี่ยนโฉมครั้งใหญ่ พร้อมเปิด 10 เทรนด์เทคโนโลยีทางการเงินที่ผู้บริหารในธุรกิจการเงินทั่วโลกต้องจับตา เผย ‘เอเชีย’ จะผงาดขึ้นแท่นศูนย์กลางเทคโนโลยีและนวัตกรรมการเงินของโลกถือเป็นหนึ่งในเทรนด์สำคัญที่ทุกคนต้องตื่นตัว หลังมีความพร้อมด้านการวิจัยและพัฒนา ชนชั้นกลางหนุนการบริโภค แนะซีไอโอยกเครื่องแผนกและระบบการดำเนินงานด้านไอทีเป็นภารกิจเร่งด่วน •••Management & HR•Anne Hathaway to help UN shine spotlight on working mothers •••UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - Oscar winner Anne Hathaway has been named a goodwill ambassador for UN Women to help shine a spotlight on the unequal burden shouldered by working mothers, the UN said Wednesday. •••Manager Daily•Italy's 'Osteria Francescana' crowned best restaurant •••NEW YORK (AFP) - Italy's Osteria Francescana was crowned world's best restaurant of 2016 at an awards ceremony in New York on Monday, the first Italian establishment to win the annual accolade. •••Manager Daily•Stanford graduation ceremony overshadowed by rape case •••PALO ALTO, United States (AFP) - Prestigious Stanford University's commencement was overshadowed on Sunday by a sex assault case that prompted a brief protest by students. •••Manager Daily•“อรชุมา ดุรงค์เดช” เอาน้ำแร่มาทำสวย..งามอย่างครบองค์ •••น้ำแร่ธรรมชาติ “ไอซ์แลนด์ สปริง” (Iceland Spring) เปิดแคมเปญ “Healthy becomes Beauty with Iceland Spring” เพื่อความงามอย่างครบองค์ จากภายในสู่ภายนอก ณ ดีวานา เนอเชอร์ ซอยสุขุมวิท 11 โดย อรชุมา ดุรงค์เดช ผู้นำเข้าและจัดจำหน่ายน้ำแร่ธรรมชาติเพื่อสุขภาพ 100% •••Celeb Online•US adults reporting homosexual experience doubles: study •••WASHINGTON (AFP) - The percentage of American adults who said they've had a homosexual experience has doubled since the 1990s, according to a study published Wednesday, indicating a rapid change in cultural attitudes toward sexuality. •••Manager Daily•Angelina Jolie named visiting professor of London university •••LONDON (AFP) - Hollywood star and UN refugee agency envoy Angelina Jolie is to become a visiting professor at Britain's prestigious London School of Economics, the university announced Monday. •••Manager Daily•Toy 'arms race' turning Lego violent: study •••WELLINGTON (AFP) - Lego products are becoming increasingly violent as toymakers engage in an arms race to retain children's attention in the digital age, New Zealand researchers said Monday. •••Manager Daily•Major investor urges sale of online radio firm Pandora •••SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - An activist hedge fund on Monday revealed it owns nearly 10 percent of Pandora and called for the sale of the Internet radio service. •••Manager Daily•N. Korea completes work at missile sub shipyard: US think tank •••SEOUL (AFP) - Recent satellite images suggest North Korea has completed the external refurbishment of a shipyard dedicated to building and launching a new class of ballistic missile submarines a US think tank said Wednesday. •••Manager Daily•China Eastern Airlines to buy 35 planes from Airbus and Boeing •••BEIJING (AFP) - One of China's top airlines will split $10 billion of new orders between European manufacturer Airbus and US-based Boeing, it said, as competition heats up for aviation market share in the world's second largest economy. •••Manager Daily•Spanish scientists use skin cells to create human sperm •••BARCELONA (AFP) - Scientists in Spain on Wednesday they had created human sperm from skin cells, a medical feat which could eventually lead to a treatment for infertility. •••Manager Daily•Ten key dates in the life of Prince •••LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Musical genius, ultimate showman, style icon -- Prince, a pop legend, died Thursday at age 57. Here are a few key dates in his award-winning career. •••Manager Daily•Race for $39 bn Australian submarine contract hots up •••SYDNEY (AFP) - The international race between France, Germany and Japan to win a US$39-billion contract to build new submarines for Australia is reaching a climax with reports a decision could come next week and that Tokyo is all but out. •••Manager Daily•Annual Apple developers gathering set for June •••SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco in June, the company announced Monday. •••Manager Daily•เท่สุดๆเมื่อ“คริส – พลอย”บุกมิลาน •••ลัดฟ้าหนีร้อนรับลมหนาวอีกครอบครัว คราวนี้ถึงคิวสาวหมวยสองพี่น้อง “คริส – พลอย หอวัง” ยกครัวบุกมิลาน อิตาลี งานนี้สาว คริส พลอยไม่มีน้อยหน้าใครอยู่แล้วไปเที่ยวทั้งทีต้องโชว์แฟชั่นเท่ๆ ตามสไตล์ซะหน่อย ขอบอกว่าไม่ต้องเซ็กซี่ก็ปังได้นะจ๊ะ •••บันเทิง•Uber offers free rides in Argentina amid crackdown •••BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Uber redoubled efforts to launch its services in Argentina on Friday by offering five days of free rides even as authorities cracked down on the rideshare company's operations. •••Manager Daily•Zika virus 'scarier' than thought: US health officials •••WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Zika virus is scarier than previously thought, US health officials warned Monday as they urged Congress to unblock funding to fight the mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects. •••Manager Daily•Thai police ban old Marie Claire magazine issue •••BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai authorities have banned a five-month-old French edition of Marie Claire magazine because of an article which police said defamed the kingdom's royal family. •••Manager Daily•US actress Anne Hathaway gives birth to baby boy •••LOS ANGELES 6 (AFP) - US actress Anne Hathaway has become a first-time mother after giving birth to a baby boy, her spokesman told AFP Thursday. •••Manager Daily•Line removes satirical Thai royal family emoticons •••BANGKOK (AFP) - A set of emoticons satirising Thailand's royal family have been removed by the messaging application Line, in a country where discussion of the monarchy is tightly controlled by a draconian royal insult law. •••Manager Daily•Facebook tests tech to help blind people enjoy photos •••MENLO PARK, United States (AFP) - Facebook on Monday began using artificial intelligence to help people with visual impairments enjoy photos posted at the leading social network. •••Manager Daily•'Steely' Clark seen as a natural for UN top job •••WELLINGTON (AFP) - Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has forged a formidable reputation in her homeland, with political allies noting her steely determination as she bids to become the first woman to lead the United Nations. •••Manager Daily•One in eight adults now obese: global survey •••PARIS (AFP) - Over one in eight adults are now obese -- a ratio that has more than doubled since 1975 and will swell to one in five by 2025, a major survey reported Friday. •••Manager Daily•ยอมใจ"เกรซ กาญจน์เกล้า" กับท่าแอ่นสะท้านทรวง •••เป็นนางเอกสาวขาวสวย ระดับโอโม่ยังอาย แถมหุ่นมาตรฐานเป๊ะเวอร์ ยกให้สาวคนนี้เลย เกรซ - กาญจน์เกล้า ด้วยเศียรเกล้า และเคล็ดลับของสาวเกรซที่รักษาหุ่นได้ฟิตแอนด์เฟิร์มได้ขนาดนี้ คงหนีไม่พ้นการออกกำลังกาย ท่าสวยๆ ตามในคลิป จากนั้นเมื่อได้หุ่นเป๊ะ ก็มาโพสต์ท่า •••บันเทิง•Domino's to trial robots for pizza delivery •••WELLINGTON (AFP) - Fast food giant Domino's is to trial pizza delivery robots in New Zealand, it said Friday, describing the hi-tech, driverless units as a world first. •••Manager Daily•คัด 3 หนังไทยโชว์ในเทศกาลหนังเมืองคานส์ •••วธ. คัด 3 ภาพยนตร์ เพื่อหาผู้ร่วมทุนสร้างภาพยนตร์ อวดสายตาชาวโลกในเทศกาลหนังเมืองคานส์ ประเทศฝรั่งเศส •••ชุมชน-คุณภาพชีวิต•Millions in US at risk from rising seas: study •••PARIS (AFP) - Rising sea levels driven by climate change could upend the lives of more than 13 million Americans by the end of the century, according to a study released Monday. •••Manager Daily•Five dead in US shooting, police seeking suspects •••WASHINGTON (AFP) - A shooting at a backyard party in the town of Wilkinsburg in the US state of Pennsylvania has left five people dead, and at least two suspects are on the loose, police said Thursday. •••Manager Daily•World's costliest train station opens in NY at 9/11 site •••NEW YORK (AFP) - The world's most expensive train station opened Thursday in New York, nearly $2 billion over budget and years behind schedule, but the European architect who designed it called it a gift of love to the city. •••Manager Daily•Climate change poised to hurt food supplies: study •••PARIS (AFP) - The effects of climate change on food production could cause 500,000 extra deaths by 2050 compared to a world without global warming, according to a study released Thursday. •••Manager Daily•Restaurants get temporary reprieve in New York salt war •••NEW YORK (AFP) - A New York court on Monday temporarily stopped the city from issuing fines to chain restaurants that don't specifically label very salty items on their menus. •••Manager Daily•Dutch central bank faces weighty gold problem •••THE HAGUE (AFP) - The Dutch central bank is mulling a weighty problem: whether to move 189 tonnes of its gold reserves worth seven billion euros to another spot away from busy central Amsterdam. •••Manager Daily•Teenage voices from around the world •••PARIS (AFP) - For teenagers the world over, life is often an edgy, even volatile balance -- do you live for the moment or plan for what's ahead, chase the ideal or focus on the pragmatic. •••Manager Daily•Sleep in a replica of Van Gogh's bedroom for $10 •••CHICAGO (AFP) - Have you ever stared at a painting and wished you could slip inside? You may have a chance. The Art Institute of Chicago has recreated Vincent Van Gogh's bedroom in an apartment and is renting it out for $10 a night. •••Manager Daily•Twin births almost double in rich countries: study •••PARIS (AFP) - Twin births have almost doubled in developed countries in four decades, said researchers Monday who cautioned about the associated health risks. •••Manager Daily•No charges over girl dying after 'choking on Kinder Surprise toy' •••TOULOUSE, France (AFP) - French prosecutors on Monday said no criminal charges would be brought against Italian confectionery giant Ferrero over allegations a three-year-old girl died after choking on a toy from a Kinder Surprise chocolate egg. •••Manager Daily•Pets fetch and sketch •••The dog was all Mantesso had left after a divorce. But it's become an Internet sensation, the subject of a book and the inspiration for a line of Jimmy Choo handbags and purses designed by Mantesso. •••Manager Daily•Top US researcher says Zika vaccine is years away •••MIAMI (AFP) - The hunt for a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus could take years, a top US health chief said Thursday amid a worrying outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness blamed for birth defects. •••Manager Daily•Youngest elephant at famed US circus dies •••MIAMI (AFP) - Ringling Brothers, America's best-known circus, announced Thursday the death of its youngest elephant at a conservation center where it is retiring the animals after criticism from rights groups. •••Manager Daily• แสดงเพิ่มเติม แสดงน้อยลง
