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17 killed, many hurt in Thailand mass shooting

Bloomberg An attacker using military-style weapons killed at least 17 people in Thailand and appeared to livestream the assault on Facebook. Many others were injured in the incident on Saturday and the assailant remains at large. The shooting took place in Korat in Nakhon Ratchasima province of Bangkok. The attacker targeted Korat’s city center, including the Terminal 21 shopping mall, ...

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Giant gas turbine moved by road to EGA Jebel Ali

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, on Saturday announced that a giant gas turbine, the biggest in the UAE, has been moved by road from DP World’s Jebel Ali port and installed at EGA’s Jebel Ali site in a carefully-planned overnight operation. The Siemens H-class gas ...

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Nearly 600m riders used public transport in Dubai

DUBAI / WAM The number of riders using public transport and shared mobility means in Dubai has clocked 594 million riders in 2019; reflecting an increase over the ridership recorded by the end of 2018; which was 589 million. Such transit means comprise the metro, tram, public buses, marine transport (abra, ferry, water taxi, water bus), e-hail vehicles, smart car ...

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