Search on to rekindle Vietnam war-era romance

18 Sept 10:55 Key points summarised by AI

A US Reddit user launched a social media appeal to locate his father's Thai girlfriend, "Oi," from his Vietnam War service (1968-1971), hoping to reconnect a lost love.
His father, an American Air Force member, fondly remembered Oi and kept her photo, though their marriage was prevented by his grandfather.
The appeal gained significant traction among Thai netizens and media, leading to a woman named Noon identifying her 77-year-old grandmother, also named Oi, as a potential match.
Noon later clarified that her grandmother, who had two children with an American soldier and chose not to leave Thailand, was likely not the woman sought by the Reddit user.
The search, however, inspired Noon to embark on her own quest to find her long-lost American grandfather for her grandmother's benefit.

Thailand secures US$200m World Bank loan for clean energy and low carbon cities

Today 09:24 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand secured a US$200 million loan from the World Bank to significantly invest in clean energy and low-carbon urban development initiatives.
The program aims to drive clean energy funding and low-carbon growth, ensuring a just transition for small and medium-sized enterprises, workers, farmers, and local communities.
Channelled through the Export-Import Bank of Thailand, the loan will fund energy efficiency upgrades in public buildings and industrial areas, including rooftop solar installations and electrical system modernizations, reducing initial capital burdens via Energy Service Companies (ESCOs).