PUBLISHED : 5 Jun 2026 at 08:30 Small Medium Large Montri Rawanchaikul (left), Chief Executive Officer of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP), and Mahmoud Al Hashmi (right), Chief Executive Officer of OQ Exploration and Production New Ventures LLC (OQEP), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the upstream petroleum business and identify potential opportunities in Thailand, Oman, and internationally.The MoU covers the exchange of technical expertise, experience, and best practices, together with initiatives in human capital development, integrated digital solutions, and continuous improvement of upstream operations. This collaboration reflects shared commitment…
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On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchIndia’s air accident investigators are preparing to release an anniversary report into the crash involving a London-bound Air India flight that killed 260 people last year. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board crashed in Gujarat, western India seconds after take-off on 12 June, slamming into a medical college’s hostel outside Ahmedabad airport and erupting in a fireball. One passenger, a British citizen, miraculously survived the crash, while another 19 people were killed on the…
Vivek’s aunt and uncle, Kamla and Jhimri Lal Aggarwal. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Soon after the news of the Malviya Nagar fire reached the Aggarwals, the family members rushed to various hospitals and mortuaries trying to locate eight members of their extended family, who were staying at the bed-and-breakfast (B&B) facility.Delhi hotel fire highlights: Hotel building owner arrestedYogesh Aggarwal reached the AIIMS Trauma Centre around 3.30 p.m. He was accompanied by his aunt, Sarita Devi, who was looking for four members of her family, including her husband.They moved from one enquiry desk to another while checking their phones for…
Recent Western media coverage of the South China Sea, including a BBC article that portrays routine Chinese activities as a new era of “grabbing what you can”, continues the trend of distorting the picture. Lingyang Reef is part of China”s Xisha Islands. China’s sovereignty over the Xisha Islands is longstanding, well-documented and not open to question. It is grounded in centuries of historical evidence and consistent legal title, rather than being the product of any recent assertion. China was the first country to discover, name, develop and exercise administration over the Xisha Islands. As far back as the Northern Song…
In 2026, men’s wellbeing is about more than gym memberships and protein shakes. Across Hong Kong, more men are embracing habits that prioritise recovery, focus and longevity. As Global Wellness Day approaches, here are five wellness rituals that are increasingly becoming part of modern routines Cold plunges and ice baths Photo: The Ice Bath Club Few wellness practices have gained momentum as quickly as cold plunges in recent years. Once largely reserved for professional athletes, cold-water immersion is now finding its way into everyday routines as more people prioritise recovery and resilience. The icy temperatures can help ease post-workout soreness,…
A boat carrying eight Singaporean tourists capsized just off Bintan Island in western Indonesia’s Riau Islands province on Sunday, May 31.Singapore-based news outlet AsiaOne reported that the passengers, which also included a nine-year-old child and six-month-old infant, were travelling on a scheduled tour of some nearby mangroves when their boat suddenly overturned in Bintan’s Lagoi Bay at around 14:00 local time on Sunday.The capsizing occurred amid strong currents and shortly after the waters off Bintan experienced a sudden heavy downpour. Source link
Katie Price is racing against the clock in Dubai this week, shuttling back and forth to Al Awir prison, where husband Lee Andrews is being held, while friends suggest she is quietly weighing a possible divorce once his reported £100,000 fine is resolved.The pressure intensified after Katie told fans that ‘time is running out’ to get Lee released before she flies back to the UK on Friday. Lee, 43, has spent just over two weeks behind bars in Dubai after being detained at the airport while trying to travel to Britain, with authorities later confirming he was being held over…
Beijing has threatened to retaliate after the European Union’s executive body called for a more robust response to the surge in cheap Chinese goods flooding its markets. Amid fears that a new wave of Chinese exports was gutting European manufacturing, the European Commission said on May 29 that the current trade situation was “not sustainable” and that EU economic and security interests required a coherent strategy to counter what some officials have called “China Shock 2.0.” The term is a reference to the disruption cheap Chinese imports are inflicting on European industry. The spokesperson of the China’s Commerce Ministry waited…
PUBLISHED : 5 Jun 2026 at 05:48 Thailand players take part in a training session. (Photo supplied) Thailand will face Kuwait in a friendly match at BG Stadium on Friday.The game — the first of two friendlies during the Fifa international window — is part of the War Elephants’ preparation for the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia. “The game with Kuwait will be a good preparation for the Thai national team ahead of the Asian Cup. In this tournament, we are in a tough group and one of the three teams is Qatar and they have a style of…
NEW YORK, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kuehn Law, PLLC, a shareholder litigation law firm, is investigating whether certain officers and directors of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (RARE) breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders.According to a federal securities lawsuit, Insiders at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical caused the company to misrepresent or fail to disclose the true state of setrusumab’s potential and the risk inherent in the study protocols put forth; notably, that, while setrusumab does increase material bone density, this increase does not correlate to a decrease in annualized fracture rates.If you currently own RARE and purchased prior to August 03, 2023 please…