By Reuters and published by CNA Jakarta – Indonesia has banned e-commerce transactions on social media platforms, the trade minister said on Wednesday (Sep. 27), in a blow to short video app TikTok, which is doubling down on Southeast Asia’s biggest economy to boost its e-commerce business. The government said the move, which takes
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France to ban Muslim abaya dress in state schools
By Reuters and published by CNA Paris – France will ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools, its education minister said on Sunday (Aug. 27) ahead of the back-to-school season. France, which has enforced a strict ban on religious signs in state schools
Read moreWear a rainbow Swatch watch in Malaysia and you could face 3 years in jail
By Heather Chen, CNN Kuala Lumpur – Wearing a rainbow-themed Swatch watch in Malaysia could now land you three years in jail, after the government banned what it described as the brand’s “LGBTQ related” products — claiming they are “harmful to morality.” Anybody who wears, sells, imports or distributes the Swiss watchmaker’s rainbow-themed products
Read moreChadchart imposes quadruple ban this Songkarn
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Mar. 27) said preparations are underway to celebrate Songkran next month but a quadruple ban is being imposed with this being no sale and consumption of alcohol, using high-pressure water guns, smearing powder and wearing revealing clothes, Naewna newspaper said. Speaking after chairing the executive board meeting on the
Read moreChina says TikTok ban reflects US insecurities
By AP and published by CTV News Beijing – US government bans on Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok reveal Washington’s own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday (Feb. 28). The US government “has been overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to
Read morePolling agency chief to be quizzed on banning MPs from helping flood victims
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION will be summoned for testimony before the House Committee on Corruption and Misconduct over a contentious ban which is currently keeping MPs from helping flood victims in the provinces. House Committee on Corruption and Misconduct chairman Seripisut Temiyavej confirmed today (Oct. 22) he will summon Election Commission secretary-general
Read moreCall to fire Sports Authority Governor over Thai flag ban
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was today (Dec. 25) suggested by an opposition MP to dismiss Sports Authority of Thailand Governor Kongsak Yodmanee for having failed to comply with the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency which is currently banning the Thai flag during international tournaments. Pheu Thai MP Jirayu Huangsap called
Read moreThailand trying to get one-year ban on flying flag shortened
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND IS LOOKING to have a one-year ban on the flying of its national flag at world tournament finals shortened as a relevant executive decree is going to be enforced in near future. The executive decree will be issued within next month to keep Thailand in compliance with the World
Read more‘Blood on your hands’: Slater slams Australian PM over India travel ban
By Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsai Melbourne – Former test opener and cricket commentator Michael Slater has pilloried the Australian government over its decision to ban citizens in Covid-ravaged India from returning home, saying Prime Minister Scott Morrison has “blood” on his hands. Australian residents and citizens are banned from entering the country within
Read moreQuit rice or dump climate change?
Commentary by Itthi CT Special to Thai Newsroom WHEN Climate Change activists tell you to stop eating rice and ban rice cultivation, it is time Thailand quit the Paris Accord. Singapore based Channel News Asia (CNA) on Tuesday March 23rd aired a programme calling people to halt consuming rice and meat because they cause deadly
Read moreEmergency extended 2 months, Songkran water splashing banned
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced today (March 19) that the emergency decree is being extended for two more months from April 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021 while water splashing is banned this Songkran, Sanook.com said. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, said although water splashing is not allowed this time people may
Read moreUpdate: CCSA allows drinking alcohol till 11 p.m.
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced at 3.25 p.m. today (Feb. 22) that it was agreed at a meeting held earlier to extend the emergency decree another month till end of March while now allowing alcohol to be served at all licenced venues till 11 p.m., Siam Rath said. CCSA’s spokesman Dr. Taweesilp
Read moreChina says it is a ‘victim’ after Twitter locks embassy account
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Hong Kong: China says that it is a “victim” of misinformation after Twitter restricted the account of the Chinese embassy in the United States. The retort comes after Twitter (TWTR) temporarily locked the account of the Chinese embassy over a tweet it posted defending Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs. The post,
Read moreUS ban worries cloud China’s hopes for chip self-sufficiency
By Reuters, published by US News Shanghai/Hong Kong – Shares of China’s SMIC <0981.HK> fell by over a fifth today (Sept. 7) after news of potential US sanctions against the chipmaker, wiping about HK$31 billion ($4 billion) off its market value and prompting analysts to predict doom if a ban is implemented. On Friday, Reuters
Read moreAirbnb announces a ‘global party ban’ for public health reasons
By CNBC AIRBNB announced today (August 20) a global ban on all parties and events at its listings for health reasons. The home-sharing platform, which made the announcement in a blog post today, said it would also introduce a property occupancy cap of 16 people. “Instituting a global ban on parties and events is in
Read morePattaya beach booze ban still in place
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO PEOPLE ARE AS YET allowed to drink alcoholic beverages on the beaches of Pattaya under anti-pandemic measures, confirmed a city official today (June 22.2020). Noppradol Viravat, deputy chief of Pattaya City’s Cleanliness and Orderliness Department, confirmed no tourists or local villagers are currently allowed to drink on the beaches of
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