Grab to invest in Indonesia's state-backed LinkAja e-wallet

 

FILE PHOTO: A Grab bike helmet is seen near Sudirman train station in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Ride-hailing and payments firm Grab is leading an investment round in Indonesian state-backed e-wallet company LinkAja, the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

 

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UK redundancies hit record high as job market slumps in third quarter

By Andy Bruce, David Milliken

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British employers laid off a record number of staff in the third quarter and the jobless rate jumped as the labour market weakened before finance minister Rishi Sunak made a U-turn on COVID support measures.

 

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Exclusive: Huawei to sell smartphone unit for $15 billion to Shenzhen government, Digital China, others - sources

By Julie Zhu

 

FILE PHOTO: A visitor to the launch of Huawei's Honor 20 range of smartphones photographs the product at an event in London, Britain, May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei plans to sell budget-brand smartphone unit Honor in a 100 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) deal to a consortium led by handset distributor Digital China and the government of its home town of Shenzhen, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

 

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Why Pfizer’s ultra-cold COVID-19 vaccine will not be at the local pharmacy any time soon

By Carl O'Donnell

 

A person walks past the Pfizer Headquarters building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Work to distribute the experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE is gearing up after the companies announced successful interim data earlier on Monday, but it will not be coming to local pharmacies for the general public any time soon.

 

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Vaccine hesitancy may undermine fight against COVID-19, UK report says

 

FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labelled with "Vaccine" stickers stand near a medical syringe in front of displayed "Coronavirus COVID-19" words in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

LONDON (Reuters) - An 80% uptake of a COVID-19 vaccine may be needed to protect communities from the novel coronavirus, but volatile levels of misinformation and vaccine mistrust could undermine efforts to tackle the pandemic, British scientists said on Tuesday.

 

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Beauty queen takes legal action over tampered photo

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai-Swedish model and former beauty queen Maria Lynn Ehren, also known as Maria Poonlertlarp, filed a report with the Police Technology Crime Suppression Division on Tuesday against the person who doctored her photograph as well as those who shared it online.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191557-beauty-queen-takes-legal-action-over-tampered-photo/

 

Using golf courses for alternative quarantine will not benefit ministers, says PM

By The Nation

 

 

At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha dismissed speculation that using golf courses as alternative state quarantine sites for foreigners would be a conflict of interest as some courses are owned by ministers.

 

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Police say female teacher denies kicking boy, 5, in face

By The Phuket News

 

The boy’s grandmother speaks with social workers while Pongsathorn Chanponto, Director of Wichit Songkram School sites beside her last Friday (Nov 6). Screenshot: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- A female kindergarten teacher at Wichit Songkram School has had a holding charge filed against her by police for causing bodily harm to a 5-year-old boy in her class, but has denied kicking the boy in the face.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191561-police-say-female-teacher-denies-kicking-boy-5-in-face/

 

Eva Longoria apologizes for calling Latina women 'the real heroines' of the election

By KELBY VERA

 

Misunderstood: Eva Longoria has clarified her comments and apologized after being accused of dismissing the impact of Black female voters when she called Latinas 'the real heroines' of the election

 

Eva Longoria is apologizing for erasing the accomplishments of Black women after saying that Latina women 'were the real heroines' of getting the vote out for President elect Joe Biden. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191564-eva-longoria-apologizes-for-calling-latina-women-the-real-heroines-of-the-election/

 

A Quiet Place spin-off is happening with Jeff Nichols writing and directing

By BRIAN GALLAGHER

 

Spin-off: While fans still have several months to wait until the delayed sequel A Quiet Place II hits theaters, another project set in this silent world is happening

 

While fans still have several months to wait until the delayed sequel A Quiet Place II hits theaters, another project set in this silent world is happening.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191565-a-quiet-place-spin-off-is-happening-with-jeff-nichols-writing-and-directing/

 

Scooby-Doo co-creator Ken Spears dies aged 82

 

GETTY/UNITED ARCHIVES

 

Ken Spears, the co-creator of the cartoon series Scooby-Doo, has died at the age of 82.

 

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Drug addict son kills father in fit of rage

By THE NATION

 

 

A drug addict in Uttaradit province was caught soon after he slashed his father to death on Monday night. The motive of this gruesome murder was a quarrel.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191569-drug-addict-son-kills-father-in-fit-of-rage/

 

Thai internet economy to triple in size to Bt1.6trn by 2025: Google

By The Nation

 

Jackie Wang, country director of Google Thailand

 

Google forecasts Thailand’s internet economy will almost triple in size by 2025, from US$18 billion to $53 billion (Bt549 billion-Bt1.6 trillion).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191570-thai-internet-economy-to-triple-in-size-to-bt16trn-by-2025-google/

 

Hungarian envoy caught Covid during infected foreign minister’s Bangkok visit

By The Nation

 

 

Health authorities say the Hungarian diplomat who was among four new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday probably caught the disease when he greeted Hungary’s visiting foreign minister in Bangkok last week.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191571-hungarian-envoy-caught-covid-during-infected-foreign-minister’s-bangkok-visit/

 

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