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Facebook faces off with IRS in big-ticket tax case
AFP, Published on 19/02/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: A multi-billion dollar dispute between Facebook and US tax authorities over profits shifted to an Irish subsidiary began playing out in front of a judge on Tuesday.
Americans to start seeing stimulus payments this weekend: officials
AFP, Published on 13/03/2021
» WASHINGTON - US workers and families will start to see stimulus funds go into their bank accounts as soon as this weekend, just days after President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion rescue plan into law, officials said Friday.
Microsoft fights $29 bn US back tax claim
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Internal Revenue Service is asking that Microsoft pay a whopping $29 billion in unpaid taxes from 2004 to 2013, the company said in an official filing on Wednesday.
Democrats demand Trump tax returns by April 23
AFP, Published on 14/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - Democratic lawmakers on Saturday gave the Internal Revenue Service a final deadline of April 23 to hand over President Donald Trump's tax returns, which Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the administration was diligently considering.
Top Democrat demands six years of Trump's tax returns
AFP, Published on 04/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - A top Democrat formally requested Wednesday that the US tax agency provide Congress with President Donald Trump's tax returns, setting up a likely legal battle with the White House.
US debt ceiling deal: the key takeaways
AFP, Published on 28/05/2023
» NEW YORK - President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached a deal in principle to raise the government's debt ceiling and avert a devastating default.
Will There Be Second Stimulus Check Before End of 2020?
Business, Published on 10/12/2020
» While Democratic and Republican lawmakers have expressed new optimism that they will reach a coronavirus-aid deal, the current round of talks excludes a second round of stimulus checks for households. Here is the latest on the negotiations, and a look at whether checks could still be on the table.
Siriraj touts benefits of radiology resources
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/04/2025
» Siriraj Hospital has been promoting advanced technology for interventional radiology, a minimally invasive procedure for specifically targeted medical treatment.
Casinos to entertainment capital
Oped, Published on 09/07/2025
» Casino "integrated resorts (IRs)" -- framed as "entertainment complexes (ECs)" in Thailand -- have proved to be hugely transformative for tourism, destination image, the economy, policy creation, and society.
Industry rules are broken, not cryptocurrencies
News, Published on 31/08/2023
» When the Venetian merchant Marco Polo travelled the Silk Road in the thirteenth century, he encountered not only unfamiliar peoples, but also new (to him) forms of finance. In China, he was shocked to learn that Kublai Khan had introduced paper money. It was lighter, easier to transfer and store, and more valuable than the metal coins packed in his purse. After returning to Venice, Marco Polo taught his fellow merchants how to use the Khan's innovation. Even though some rejected the flat, foldable currency, arguing that it was no gold and never would be, paper money would change the world.