Новости за 24.02.2023

In most of the world, people and governments take pride in their historic railway stations. They invest time, money and effort in conserving these old buildings because they see them as valuable public assets that help give a city or town its sense of place, beauty and identity. If officials want to tear down an old station, people march in the streets.

The death of Aziz Abdullah, a Uighur detainee at Bangkok's Immigration Detention Centre, is the epitome of the government's mishandling of those escaping China's southwestern Xinjiang region as well as the Muslim minority group's long-forgotten plight on Thai soil.

One of humanity's biggest achievements in the last century was making a huge increase in food production. From 1900 to 2000, there was a six-fold jump in crop harvests while the global population increased less than four-fold, meaning that on average people today have around 50% more food available than their great, great grandparents.

Malware-as-a-service and ransomware continue to be major threats for all enterprises this year, similar to last year, according to a cybersecurity firm.

Thailand's largest retail property developer Central Pattana Plc (CPN) has reported earnings exceeding its target for 2022.

The Commerce Ministry remains bullish about Thailand's foreign investment prospects, forecasting a minimum of 100 billion baht in inflows this year.

Hotel investors are focused on buying upscale establishments because of high demand from independent guests, instead of hotels targeting mass tour groups, which have unfavourable locations and produce low returns, say Pattaya operators.

Thailand recorded the second-highest number of targeted ransomware attacks in Southeast Asia and hackers are expected to increase their extortion and inflict greater damage on financial and reputational victims with Ransomware 3.0, says Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.

Nirvana Daii Plc (NVD) is poised to expand its housing development business, with plans to launch nine projects worth a total of 21.1 billion baht, the largest number since its establishment.

Listed Thai companies earned 4.38 trillion baht in revenue from overseas expansion in 2021, the highest level in 16 years, as they were forced to find new markets during the Covid-19 pandemic, the latest figures from the Stock Exchange of Thailand revealed.

Thailand is the world's second-largest producer of bioplastic products, serving growing demand overseas thanks to plenty of raw materials to drive manufacturing, says the Thai Bioplastics Industry Association (TBIA).

At least 30 more MPs are expected to defect to the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party to boost the chances of it winning 25 House seats, the number it needs to nominate Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as its prime ministerial candidate, a source said.

Moving to Web3 can significantly improve several business processes -- but it has to be done the right way.

The tuna sandwich is a lunchbox classic, but it’s not a sexy sandwich. It’s cheap, fish-based, and usually involves a fair amount of mayo, but when you get the craving, nothing else will do. All you technically need to make a tuna sandwich is tuna, mayo, and white bread, but it’s also a sandwich that takes well to…

If you’re a frequent flyer, you’ve likely had a plane rerouted in flight. Sometimes there’s bad weather at your destination airport, sometimes a mechanical issue forces you to make a pit stop — it’s normal enough in the world of air travel. But discovering your destination airport is closing, while you’re only minutes…

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The 329,000-sq.-ft. facility will produce 12- to 36-in. seamless carbon steel and alloy pipe in wall thicknesses up to 3 in.

Fran Wiley, a retired Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent, recalls the real-life cocaine bear who, nearly 40 years later, inspired a Hollywood movie.

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Despite the steady decline in production from the South African mining sector, there have been some recent mine expansions for minerals in high demand. Wherever possible, blasting and explosives solutions provider BME is pursuing these opportunities as part of the company’s growth strategy, which includes a strong global expansion.

South Africa has begun to lay down the foundation to position the country as a renewed frontier State for exploration, particularly focusing on critical minerals that will be useful for the future, says research institute Council for Geosciences CEO Mosa Mabuza. Government adopted the 2022 Exploration and Implementation Plan last April, and is investing in geological mapping at a higher density to unlock the mining sector’s natural prospects for discovery of “world-class” deposits in these categories, he adds.

With a growing range of operational risks and pressures – from climate change vulnerability to cost inflation – South African mining companies are taking an increasingly integrated approach to sustainability. With its multidisciplinary professional teams, global centres of excellence in niche areas and extensive network of consultants, consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting is well positioned to help miners achieve their sustainability targets.

Upskilling and empowerment company Dyna Training Namibia has noted a marked increase in demand for supervisory skills training in the country’s mining industry. Although its core clients focus on the gold and copper sectors, the company has recently started engaging with clients in the uranium and zinc sectors.

Global analysts suggest that a greater uptake of nuclear power generation is expected in the future, in line with predictions that global utility uncovered uranium requirements will rise “tremendously”, says Namibian Uranium Institute (NUI) executive director Dr Gabi Schneider. This will be further complemented by the development of small modular reactors, which have the potential to comprise a significant share of electricity generation in remote areas and, therefore, provide opportunities in vast swathes of Africa.

The Namibian uranium sector is not only recovering from a global slump but is also, in fact, growing, owing to uranium prices improving amid positive supply and demand fundamentals, says Namibian Uranium Institute (NUI) executive director Dr Gabi Schneider. “Besides a few ebbs and flows over the past decade, the industry has experienced an increase of about 191% since the post-Fukushima low of $18.00 in October 2016.”