FTX was run as ‘personal fiefdom,’ faces hacks, missing assets, attorneys say
Illustration shows representations of virtual cryptocurrencies on U.S. dollar banknotes FTX was run as a “personal fiefdom” of former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, attorneys for the collapsed crypto exchange said in…
Bankman-Fried’s FTX, parents bought Bahamas property worth $121 million
View of the entrance to the condominium complex ONE Cable Beach, a beachfront residence in New Providence, Bahamas, November 18, 2022. Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, his parents and senior executives of…
New UK PM Sunak visits Kyiv, pledges support
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shakes hands with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during his welcome, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 19, 2022. Britain’s new Prime…
Myanmar releases ex-British envoy, Australian adviser, Japanese
People walk outside Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar, on Thursday. Myanmar’s military government has released foreign prisoners including Australian economist Sean Turnell, former United Kingdom ambassador Vicky Bowman and Japanese…
Biden and Xi centre stage as G20 gathers in Indonesia
Over the last three years, rivalry between China and the United States has intensified sharply. Leaders from the world’s 20 largest economies arrive on the Indonesian island Bali on Monday…
Prayut, Hun Sen pledge to step up crackdown on cross-border scams
This photo released by Cambodia’s Government shows Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) speaking to Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (R) during a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom…
Elon Musk sells Tesla shares worth $3.95 bln days after Twitter deal
Tesla founder Elon Musk attends Offshore Northern Seas 2022 in Stavanger, Norway Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) top boss Elon Musk has sold $3.95 billion worth of shares in the electric-vehicle maker,…
Truss phone was hacked by suspected Putin agents when she was foreign minister, the Daily Mail reports
Liz Truss at a party rally earlier in October, 2022 Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s personal phone was hacked by suspected agents working for Russian President Vladimir Putin when…
Scammer posing as senior cop to lure victims out of B150m nabbed
Chonwicha Pansamut, 32, a call centre scammer posing as a senior police officer to dupe victims, is arrested in Wang Noi district, Ayutthaya. A phone scam gang member who masqueraded…
Govt to recapitalise Thai Airways with B10bn
Thai Airways International planes at Suvarnabhumi airport. The government will need to raise 10 billion baht to recapitalise financially ailing Thai Airways International (THAI) to keep its shareholding in the…