A para-athlete from Phuket goes to Nong Boat to cheer people up

'Nong Boat' Nonthaphat Woonciew Narong, the governor of Phuket, and Thai para-athlete Wassana Yim-in paid Sae-ong, a 12-year-old kid who was blinded by an acute sinusitis bacterial infection that spread to his eyes and spinal fluid, a surprise visit on Friday (June 24).

The Gove...

PayPal acquires Japanese BNPL, in a $2.7 billion deal

Highlights

• The buy now, pay later (BNPL) business model has been immensely successful during the pandemic
• PayPal is leading the BNPL market already

PayPal, an American financial technology company, said it is acquiring Japanese ...

MALAYSIA WANTS COMPENSATION AMOUNT LESSER THAN SPENT BY SINGAPORE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Malaysia assumes money to be returned to Singapore for the end of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project is a lot lower than S$270 million, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy), Mustapa Mohamed

AMAZON PRIME CONTENT CONSUMERS IN JAPAN PLAN ON BOYCOTTING THE SAME

Highlights –

• Amazon Prime content consumers in Japan plan on boycotting the same.
• Japanese consumers took to social media to convey their dissatisfaction with Amazon Prime.
• The boycott was prompted towards Amazon Prime’s TV com...

NOT LIONEL MESSI, BUT ROGER FEDERER IS THE HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETE IN THE WORLD

Highlights

• The earnings of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in salary cuts

• Roger Federer raked in $100 million through endorsements

• The list of highest-paid athletes featured only two women, ...

OWNERS OF ITALIAN RESTAURANT CHAIN OFFER ADDITIONAL PAID SICK LEAVE TO ALL HOURLY EMPLOYEES

Highlights:

• Darden Restaurants Inc., the parent company of the Olive Garden restaurant chain announced its plans to provide paid sick leave to all regular employees.

The company operates the popular Italian res...

55 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS OF AMAZON MUSIC SERVICE ACROSS THE WORLD

Highlights:

• Amazon tops 55 million subscribers
• Two-hundred and forty-eight million users inclusive of one-hundred and thirteen million paid subscribers.

It was said by Amazon that its streaming music service has grown over fifty-fiv...