By Channel NewsAsia London – A patch of virtual land in the blockchain-based online world Decentraland sold for more than US$900,000 yesterday (June 17), in a record purchase for the platform, the Decentraland Foundation said. In Decentraland, ownership of virtual land is bought and sold in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). An NFT is
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Move to reopen Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao on July 15
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, as head of the the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee, took up a proposal to reopen Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao islands to tourism on July 15 just days after Phuket does so on July 1 at a teleconference joined by senior officials from Surat Thani
Read moreAll schools in Chainat shut again to prevent Covid infection
SCHOOLS in Chainat province started shutting down this morning (June 18) after it was found that a number of parents had got infected with coronavirus after having worked in high-risk areas and then visiting the children in schools thus risking the spread of infection in their premises, Sanook.com said. Teaching in this province will now
Read moreOver a tonne of Ice, heroin seized near Malaysian border
THE Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre and police in southern Satun province that borders Malaysia seized around 1,100 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) and heroin hidden at Tam Malang mangrove canal in Mueang district yesterday (June 17), Amarin TV said this morning. Officials believe that the drug traffickers had stored it there for further
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