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In Bangkok, an army of volunteers fights coronavirus Buddhist monk Phrompong Kaino puts on personal protective equipment (PPE) to perform coronavirus disease testing in a community near his temple in Bangkok, Aug 4, 2021. (Reuters photo) Monk Phrompong Kaino, 33, works around the clock providing free Covid-19 swab tests for vulnerable people in high-risk Bangkok communities, part of a project by his temple that has reached more than 2,000 people in just over a month. He is one of thousands of ordinary people who have pitched in to try to help the country get out of its worst coronavirus crisis to date, which has strained hospitals and health services in the capital. One in five of those tested by the project Phra Phrompong’s temple runs were positive for Covid-19 and were offered care

HALIFAX - A young woman’s angry denunciation of Nova Scotia’s Liberals for dropping her candidacy over revealing photos left leader Iain Rankin exposed Friday to wider critiques of his leadership style. “This was supposed to be a boring summer campaign and now it’s really not … and the Liberal party is getting attention for the wrong reasons,” Lori Turnbull, an associate professor at the school of public administration at Dalhousie University, said Friday in an interview. The controversy appeared minor on Saturday, when Robyn Ingraham announced she would not be running in Dartmouth South, citing “the time commitment and intensity of a campaign and the impact it will have on my mental health.” But in a terse social media post days later, Ingraham stated the real reason she was forced to

Protesters clash with police in Din Daeng A police box is seen burning in Din Daeng area where anti-government protesters clashed with police on Tuesday. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya) Some anti-government demonstrators clashed with police in Bangkok’s Din Daeng area on Tuesday evening after a rally earlier in the day. The clash capped a day of protests in cars and on motorcycles by the so-called car mob on Tuesday. It was led by the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration. Earlier in the day, the protesters stopped outside buildings linked to cabinet members or supporters of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to make speeches and call for resignations. They accused the government of mismanaging the pandemic and abusing its power to silence critics. (Video by Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

(ANNews) – Jim Guiboche has been a staple of the Edmonton blues scene for over thirty years. He is on the verge of being honoured with the Edmonton Blues Hall of Fame award and, as anyone who’s worked with Jim will tell you, it’s due to his great talent and immense work ethic. The latter he credits almost entirely to his father. Well before he played guitar or worked at a job, Guiboche loved school, specifically algebra and biology. It came quite naturally to him, he says, but of course, he had to work at it. “My dad, was a really hard worker,” he begins, “almost to the point of being a workaholic, but he still spent time with the family. I think it dated back to him as a kid, growing up.” Jim’s father was a commercial fisherman in Portage MB, so he learned fishing and left school at 13

KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) — The LPGA Tour is about two-thirds of the way through its season, and the last of the five majors is next week in Scotland. Missing thus far is the usual dominance of South Korea. The Olympics was the latest reminder of that. In the five times a country has had four players in the Olympics, this South Korean squad was the only one that didn’t have anyone on the podium. The best finish came from Jin Young Ko and Sei Young Kim, who tied for ninth. It stands out even more in the majors. South Korea has produced at least one major champion every year since 2011, a streak that could end if one of them does not win at Carnoustie next week. As far as LPGA Tour victories, the United States leads the way with six titles. Nelly Korda has won three of them, and that doesn’t

True denies reported interest in buying DTAC DTAC customers at a service centre in Bangkok. (Bangkok Post file photo) A highly placed source at SET-listed True Corporation has rejected a media report suggesting it will acquire Total Access Communication (DTAC), the country's third largest mobile operator, from Norway-based telecom giant Telenor, insisting the story is baseless. "That's not true," the source told the Bangkok Post without further elaboration. The source requested anonymity. The report emerged via online media Thai Enquirer on Thursday, citing an earlier report published by London-based business intelligence service TMT Finance. Access to TMT Finance's report requires a subscription. According to the report, sources said True is understood to be holding discussions with ...