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Just fix pot laws
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/03/2023
» Re: "Weed bounty may go to pot", (Editorial, March 7).
The gloved one - or is it two
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 09/10/2022
» Alan Garcia starts each workday on a cracked plastic stool, hunched over a small vanity mirror, caking on makeup to lighten his skin.
Moscow detached from the fighting
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 18/09/2022
» On a recent evening in Red Square, a corps of elite paratroopers dressed in camouflage performed a battle-like dance with pyrotechnics. An Egyptian performer dressed as a pharaoh rode back and forth in a chariot wielding an ankh, the ancient Egyptian symbol of life, as a band played Katyusha, a Soviet-era patriotic war song.
McDonald's Tightens Ownership Rules as It Looks for New Franchisees
Business, Published on 25/06/2022
» McDonald's Corp. is planning to make some of the biggest changes in decades to the franchising system that underpins its U.S. operations, as it seeks to reinvigorate its base of restaurant owners.
Icahn Drops Proxy Fight Over Pig Treatment at Kroger
Business, Published on 07/06/2022
» Carl Icahn is dropping a proxy fight focused on the treatment of pregnant pigs at grocery-chain Kroger Co. after concluding he is likely to lose as he did a similar fight at McDonald's Corp. last month.
Smells like a scam
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/05/2022
» Re: "Fast-money trail", (PostBag, May 5). I agree with most right-thinking people like Samanea Saman (BP, May 5) that the Thai Pass fiasco may be a simple money grab led by insurance companies forcing worthless Covid policies on tourists.
These TikTok Stars Made More Money Than Many of America's Top CEOs
Business, Published on 15/01/2022
» TikTok stars are dancing their way to the bank. Some are making more than America's top chief executives.
Riding the Vaccination Wave
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 04/06/2021
» Various businesses have capitalised on the ongoing nationwide vaccination through creative campaigns, which promote themselves while encouraging more people to get inoculated at the same time. Here are a few for your entertainment (and in case you want to get a freebie or a discount after getting your jabs). You need to show your vaccination certificate to redeem a freebie at these places, of course.
GE Won't Try to Claw Back Jeff Immelt's Pay
Business, Published on 07/01/2021
» General Electric Co.'s board won't claw back compensation from former CEO Jeff Immelt and other executives over GE's accounting issues or Mr. Immelt's use of a backup corporate jet, ending a three-year probe into allegations of misconduct at the conglomerate.