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UNICEF aims to cut infant death rate
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2018
» About 1,886 babies are due to be born in Thailand today, accounting for 0.49% of the estimated 385,793 newborns globally on New Year's Day, Unicef said yesterday.
Storm gusts derail Swiss train, lash Europe
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» ZURICH: Gusting winds blew a train off its tracks, injuring eight people, as winter storm Eleanor (aka Burglind) battered Switzerland on Wednesday, bringing trees down on power lines cutting electricity to thousands of homes.
Breathtaking beauty
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/01/2018
» It was a sunny morning when we left Pokhara, spending 90 minutes in a van before reaching the village of Nayapul where we would begin the longest trek any of us novices had ever attempted.
Holding pattern for energy prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/01/2018
» Prices for energy, including oil, gas and electricity, are expected to change slightly in 2018, with the levy collected from retail sales projected to be only slightly higher than in 2017, say government and industry officials.
Assistant village chief nabbed for killing driver
Published on 04/01/2018
» CHIANG RAI: An assistant village chief has been arrested and charged for allegedly killing a driver who failed to stop at a checkpoint set up by local officials.
Ministry backs down on phone charging ban
Online Reporters, Published on 06/01/2018
» The Public Health Ministry will review the announcement prohibiting its staff from using office supplies and assets, including a ban on mobile phone charging.
Building a more livable Bangkok
Spectrum, Published on 07/01/2018
» Global urban population growth is expected to skyrocket by 2050 with an anticipated 70% of the world's population living in cities, according to a recent article in Blueprint, a global magazine presented by CBRE.
Ministry gives in on charging ban
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/01/2018
» The Public Health Ministry has decided not to prohibit staff from using office supplies and assets, or ban the charging of mobile phones.
Machines to take over industry
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 08/01/2018
» Artificial intelligence (AI) technology in Thailand is likely to evolve this year through use in chatbots, image processing, the Internet of Things (IoT), marketing, and even medical procedures, say industry analysts.
Myanmar confident of economic take-off this year
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 08/01/2018
» After nearly two years in power, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and her government face a crucial year ahead. Apart from significant political problems -- resolving the troubles in violence-torn Rakhine state and reviving the stalled peace process -- the government needs to show dramatically improved performance on the economic front.