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Britain's N.Ireland keeps ban on gay marriage
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2017
» BELFAST - Northern Ireland's refusal to recognise same-sex marriage does not violate the rights of couples affected, the Belfast High Court ruled on Thursday, in a blow to campaigners in the only part of the United Kingdom that bans gay marriage.
Thailand win first gold medal
Sports, Published on 18/08/2017
» Kuala Lumpur: Thailand won the first gold medal of the 29th SEA Games after a victory in the chinlone event 1 yesterday.
New face of terror emerges in South
News, Published on 18/08/2017
» A group of new generation members of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) insurgent movement stole seven vehicles in Pattani and Songkhla to use in bomb attacks in what authorities described as an "unexpected" new attack tactic in the far South.
Journalists rap government's 'media interference'
News, Published on 18/08/2017
» Journalists have criticised the government for media interference after the director-general of the Public Relations Department asked TV stations to cover each minister during the mobile cabinet meeting in Nakhon Ratchasima early next week.
Five million meth pills seized
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/08/2017
» Almost five million methamphetamine pills have been seized in Chiang Rai in two days.
End child detention, activists say
News, Published on 18/08/2017
» The government should set a clear framework that will stop child refugees living in detention-like conditions and come up with alternatives that are more child-sensitive, says Ratirose Supaporn from Save the Children.
Prawit says reformers 'deserve chance'
News, Published on 18/08/2017
» The reform committees, lambasted by critics as self-serving for the government, deserve public understanding and time to work, said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.
America and the problem of weak fascism
News, Eli Lake, Published on 18/08/2017
» There is no question that President Donald Trump's shifting reactions to the domestic terrorism in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been odious. While he condemned the murder of Heather Heyer, his equivocations, hedges and moral equivalency in the last few days signal a quiet approval of white supremacists. "What about the alt-left?"
Distributor DMHT toasts rejig of alcohol excise tax
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 18/08/2017
» Diageo Moet Hennessy Thailand Ltd, (DMHT), an importer and distributor of premium alcoholic drinks in Thailand, says it supports the alcoholic beverage tax scheme under the new Excise Tax Act.
Bid to push up workers' redundancies
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/08/2017
» The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare has proposed an amendment to a labour law in which 400 days' compensation will be granted to daily wage earners laid off after being employed for more than 20 years.