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Fresh clashes along the Thai-Cambodia border are being met with grim resignation by civilians, as they flock again to makeshift shelters still standing from the last bout of combat. Displaced children chased each other on the tarmac of Thailand’s Chang International Circuit race track, where hundreds of families were sheltering in vast silo-shaped tents. “I want the government to deal with this decisively so it stops for good,” said handyman Boonsong Boonpimay at the racecourse in Buriram city, 70 kilometres from the fraught frontier. “Otherwise we’ll have to keep living like this — unable to work and constantly on edge,” the 51-year-old told AFP. Thailand and Cambodia have a long-standing dispute over portions of their boundary dating back to their colonial-era demarcation. Residents rest inside a temple after they evacuated following clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border, in Siem Reap province on December 9. — AFP Five days of combat in July killed dozens of people and displaced around 300,000 on both ...

Hong Kong has launched a public consultation on adopting the OECD’s crypto account tax data sharing program, CARF, and revising its tax reporting standards. Hong Kong has launched a public consultation on how to implement the international Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, or CARF, as it moves to bring crypto tax data sharing in line with global standards. According to a Tuesday news release, Hong Kong is seeking input on both the implementation of CARF and changes to tax reporting standards. The announcement explicitly ties the move to the local administration’s efforts to fight cross-border tax evasion. The move constitutes standardization rather than a change of direction by the local government. As the announcement points out, Hong Kong authorities have been annually exchanging financial account information with partner jurisdictions since 2018. Read more

Группа ADAM за годы своего существования выпустила ряд хитов, которые покорили миллионы слушателей. От нежных баллад до вирусных треков — их песни обогатили коллекцию украинской популярной музыки.

Сегодня, 9 декабря, криворожан призывают воздержаться от пользования подъемниками из-за непредсказуемых аварийных отключений электроэнергии.Об этом Подробнее

Война Таиланда и Камбоджи возобновилась через месяц после того, как обе страны подписали мирное соглашение с участием президента США Дональда Трампа. При этом военные Таиланда намерены продолжать боевые действия, а гражданские власти не полностью контролируют ситуацию, написали медиа.

Ukrainian units are holding positions in three districts of Vovchansk, while Russian forces are attempting to break through from the north and center.

Japan’s FSA is set to mandate liability reserves for crypto exchanges to boost consumer protection. The new rules are set to change the market. Japan is in the process of introducing significant changes to cryptocurrency regulation following renewed attention to Mt. Gox-related repayment activity in 2024. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to introduce new rules requiring cryptocurrency exchanges to maintain special “liability reserves” to protect customers if their assets are lost due to hacks or unauthorized transfers. The measures aim to bring the cryptocurrency sector closer to the strict standards applied to traditional financial institutions in Japan, one of the world’s most heavily regulated markets. Read more

Police stopped the sisters of the PTI founder at the Factory Checkpost on Tuesday as they attempted to visit him, prompting Aleema Khan to lead a sit-in alongside party workers.

Россия объявила о новых военных сборах резервистов в 2026 году, расширив перечень лиц, которых могут привлекать к тренировкам. Указ Путина появился на фоне рекордных потерь, резкой активизации боев и политического давления Кремля на Запад. Фокус выяснил, зачем Москва усиливает работу с резервом именно сейчас и какую реальную угрозу это может представлять для Украины.

Проверка военного билета у военнообязанных граждан Украины при приеме на работу является обязательной.

В квартирах часто встречаются места, куда сигнал Wi-Fi доходит с трудом или пропадает вовсе. Вместо покупки дорогостоящих роутеров проблему можно решить с помощью старого телефона на Android, превратив его в ретранслятор сигнала.

The Punjab Assembly has received the Kite Flying Ordinance 2025, already been approved by the Governor, and has referred it to the relevant committee for two months.

The total value traded for spot DOGE ETFs reached its lowest point since launch, signaling a fading of the early hype as liquidity and flows lag well behind those of major crypto ETFs. US spot Dogecoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are showing early signs of cooling demand, as total value traded (TVT) has fallen to its lowest level since launch.  SoSoValue data showed that on Monday, Dogecoin ETFs’ TVT fell to just $142,000, the lowest since launch. This marked a sharp retreat from late November, when the funds saw days where value traded topped $3.23 million. Total value traded refers to the total dollar amount of ETF shares bought and sold over a given period. It serves as a gauge of market activity and practical liquidity, indicating the amount of money that has moved through the funds. Read more

The bank has cut its 2025 Bitcoin price target by half, citing the end of corporate buying and sharply slowing ETF inflows.

Journalists and academics who recently visited Syria expressed that they are impressed by the broad freedom of expression. While President al-Sharaa seems unlikely to repeat the vicious tyranny of his predecessor, reconciliation, personal security, and justice for minorities still appear to be distant goals

В большинстве регионов Украины с начала полномасштабного вторжения РФ 24 февраля 2022 года в ночное время действует комендантский час. Рождество и Новый год также обычно не является исключением.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared on Tuesday a petition seeking the verification of Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri’s degree maintainable and sought a reply from the judge on the matter within three days. The petition questioning the legitimacy of the LLB degree of the IHC judge and seeking a judicial determination on whether he lawfully held office as a high court judge was filed by lawyer Mian Daud. The court had reserved its decision on the maintainability of the plea in July last year. The case against Justice Jahangiri centres on a letter that began circulating last year on social media, purportedly from the University of Karachi’s controller of examinations, regarding the judge’s law degree. A two-member IHC bench, comprising Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan, issued the verdict today after hearing arguments on the matter. During the hearing, Ahmed Hassan Shah, who was representing the District Bar Association, contended that the matter should be referred to the Is...