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13 yellow shirts face bankruptcy over airport siege
Online Reporters, Published on 06/01/2018
» Thirteen core yellow-shirt members could be forced into bankruptcy now that legal execution officials have begun to seek payments from them for damages totalling 522 million baht incurred by the 10-day closure of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports 10 years ago.
Yellow shirts fined over airport rally
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/01/2018
» Public prosecutors have sent a compensation order for 13 former key figures of the now-defunct People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) to pay the Airports of Thailand (AoT) for a 2008 protest that shut down the capital's two airports.
Fighting cancer just half the battle
News, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 15/01/2018
» While picking up a bottle of cancer drugs from her desk, a nurse jokingly mentioned how we had to handle it with utmost care. Each bottle, which lasts 30 days, costs as much as half a car, she said. Almost four years ago, I was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer. This means the disease has already spread to other parts of my body such as my bones, and it is incurable.
Regime's best-laid plans still subject to folly
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/01/2018
» Was Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon really serious when he issued a stern warning to officials of the Foreign Ministry, the Office of the Attorney-General and police that they could face malfeasance in office charges under the Criminal Code if they do not try hard enough to have fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra sent back home to face the music?
JTA launches civil lawsuit against GL
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 16/01/2018
» J Trust Asia Pte Ltd (JTA) has filed lawsuits against SET-listed Group Lease Plc (GL), requesting compensation for alleged wrongful acts, avoidance of voidable transactions and false claims of damages.
PACE may postpone fair value report for regulator
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 16/01/2018
» Pace Development Corporation Plc (PACE) is considering postponing a clarification of the fair value measure of its investment projects, as demanded by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), because the company's financial adviser remains under evaluation.
Trump applies tariffs to solar panels, washing machines
Published on 23/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday approved tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help US manufacturers.
Trump angers China, Korea with new trade tariffs
AFP, Published on 23/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has approved steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines to protect US producers, triggering an outcry in China and South Korea and even protests at home.
Apple needs to part with its cash to generate more
News, Barry Ritholtz, Published on 29/01/2018
» Back in November 2017, I suggested that Apple Inc should use some of its immense cash stockpile to buy rather than build its video library and streaming offerings. My idea was a straight purchase of Netflix Inc in an all-stock deal valued at about US$100 billion. That was a nice premium to where it was trading then, using Apple's valuable stock currency to beat Amazon.com Inc or some other buyer to the punch.
Protect whistleblowers
Business, Published on 30/01/2018
» Talking about how stringent the law is may be one thing. Talking about whether the law is actually enforced is a completely different matter. On the enforcement side, interestingly, weak legislation can be more effective if it is enforced strictly.