The Daily Populous

Wednesday December 8th, 2021 evening edition

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Thailand’s supreme court has sentenced construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta to two and a half years in prison without probation on charges related to the poaching of protected animals, a prosecutor told Reuters news agency.

Premchai, president of Thai construction company Italian-Thai Development, was found guilty on Wednesday of possessing a firearm without a permit, enabling poaching and possessing the carcass of a protected animal, said prosecutor Phanomrit Homnitsakul.

Premchai’s accomplices were also sentenced to 33 and 37 months in jail.

In 2019, a provincial court originally found Premchai guilty of poaching charges and sentenced him to 16 months in prison.

The lower court originally ordered Premchai and a huntsman, Thani Thummas, to pay a fine of 2 million baht ($63,200).

Thais have closely followed the case of Premchai as high-profile individuals are rarely convicted on poaching charges.

“If the court summons you, you should go,” Prayuth told reporters on Tuesday. »

News, Updates, Developer Blogs

Authored by swtor.com

We have made the difficult decision to delay the release of Legacy of the Sith to February 15, 2022.

Like many of you reading this, I personally cannot wait for the launch of our next expansion.

I've greatly enjoyed my time exploring the depths of Manaan, testing out new story and ability combinations with Combat Styles, and more during internal playtests. »

US billionaire surrenders $70m of stolen art

Authored by theguardian.com

Michael Steinhardt, one of the world’s largest collectors of ancient art, “displayed a rapacious appetite for plundered artefacts”, the district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr said on Monday.

The lifetime ban marks the dramatic culmination of an international investigation that began officially in 2017.

The DA’s office said its inquiry found “compelling evidence” that the antiquities were stolen from 11 countries, and that at least 171 passed through traffickers before being bought by Steinhardt. »

Progressives in Congress are backing a bill for a 4-day work week

Authored by businessinsider.com

Progressives in Congress are lining up behind a bill that would shrink a regular week of work from 40 hours to 32 — bringing the four-day work week to America.

As workers demand more from work, and refuse to work in positions that don't suit their needs, a four-day workweek has caught traction.

The idea of a four-day work week has started catching on amidst America's great rethinking of the role work plays in our lives. »

Japanese scientists develop glowing masks to detect coronavirus

Authored by mainichi.jp
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KYOTO (Kyodo) -- A team of scientists at a university in western Japan has developed masks that glow when exposed to ultraviolet light if they contain traces of the coronavirus, using antibodies extracted from ostrich eggs.

With testing continuing to put them into practical use, the team aims to gain government approval to sell the masks possibly next year.

The filter can be taken out and sprayed with a fluorescent dye containing the coronavirus antibodies from the ostrich eggs. »