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Kasikorn-Line offers loan options for unbanked
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/11/2019
» Kasikorn-Line, a joint venture of Kasikornbank and Line Corporation, plans to roll out personal loans and nanofinance on the Line platform in mid-2020, aiming for millions of borrowers in the initial stage.
Religious fervour serves no god well
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 07/04/2018
» Aformer rock musician has embraced the role of online preacher and denounced, above other things, rock music. In fact, he objects to most kinds of music, deeming it against Islam. Weerachon "Toh" Sattaying, once the high-pitched frontman of the band Silly Fools (love the name), has over the past six years quit his former lifestyle and became a born-again Muslim. Bearded, skull-capped, fiery-eyed and charismatic, Weerachon runs a dry-aged beef business and hosts an online religious programme that has cultivated quite a following.
Jobless growth
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 19/03/2018
» Sumit Kumar, 26, has been out on the street for last two and a half months.
Michelin star boosts chef at shophouse kitchen to stardom
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2018
» After spending more than three decades cooking in an unassuming shophouse kitchen, a wok-wielding, goggles-wearing Thai chef has been propelled to international culinary stardom by having her restaurant awarded a Michelin star.
Cahill back for Australia's Greek test
AFP, Published on 17/05/2016
» SYDNEY - Veteran Tim Cahill was included Tuesday in Australia's squad for a double-header against Greece, one of 10 changes from the Socceroos line-up unveiled last week to play England.
Gate Crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 25/07/2014
» Welcome to Guru’s Gate Crasher, your ultimate guide to finding something fresh to do in this big city.
Asian shares up after Wall Street rally
AFP, Published on 18/03/2014
» HONG KONG - Asian markets rose on Tuesday following a Wall Street rally as traders shrugged off growing tensions between the West and Russia following Crimea's vote for Kremlin rule.
Women struggle under
Spectrum, Published on 28/07/2013
» It began with a rallying cry; monks under the ''969'' banner urged their followers to sabotage Muslim businesses by shopping only at Buddhist-owned stores. Now they are taking their nationalist campaign a step further, aiming to restrict inter-faith marriage under the guise of ''safeguarding race''.
Dollar above 100 yen for first time in four years
AFP, Published on 10/05/2013
» The US dollar topped 100 yen for the first time in more than four years on Thursday as Tokyo's aggressive stimulus efforts to reflate the Japanese economy continue to depress its currency.