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Rich gain most from rising tide
Business, Published on 04/05/2018
» After a subdued spell, Thailand's economy is gathering momentum. With rising exports and a recovery in domestic demand, the World Bank has forecast that economic growth will exceed 4% in 2018 for the first time since 2012.
Police centre to crack down on World Cup bets
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/04/2018
» The Royal Thai Police will launch an operation centre to tackle illegal online football gambling next month ahead of the 2018 World Cup, scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July.
Suspect admits killing monk over boxing wager
Published on 30/03/2018
» PHITSANULOK: A man arrested for beating an elderly monk to death and fleeing in a stolen temple vehicle told police they had argued over payment of bets made on boxing matches on TV, and he lost his temper.
Pro-election activists declare people’s roadmap
Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2018
» Pro-election activists have stepped up their campaign by setting a clear timetable for rallies until May and challenging politicians to make up their minds whether to stand alongside the people or the military.
The cream of the crops
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 27/01/2018
» Rubber farmers suffering from freefalling crop prices are being urged to consider a departure from their traditional practice of sticking to one crop and embrace integrated farming to balance out their investment risk. Authorities in the southern province of Songkhla recently held a meeting to exchange ideas on how to create jobs and boost the earnings of rubber planters following years of plummeting rubber prices.
Accused gunman says son's cancer made him do it
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/01/2018
» RAYONG: A hired gunman arrested in Muang district for murder and attempted murder in two southern provinces told police he took the jobs because he was in dire need of money to help his son, who had oral cancer.
Small investors face rising bitcoin risk
Published on 23/12/2017
» NEW YORK: What's a bitcoin worth? Lately nobody knows for sure, but after a wild ride on Friday, it's worth a good deal less than it was a day earlier.
Equal pay touted to tackle sports graft
News, Published on 01/12/2017
» Players' wages should be more equal while stiffer legal penalties and new technology should be introduced if corruption in football is to be stamped out, a seminar was told Thursday.
Match-fixing investigators target online betting sites
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/11/2017
» The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) is launching a nationwide crackdown on online football gambling as the search widens for suspects in a match-fixing scandal that has tainted the country's top-flight football league.
SE Asia stocks rise as fresh Wall Street highs support
Published on 06/10/2017
» Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Friday as fresh peaks on Wall Street overnight continued to underpin investor sentiment, with Singapore gaining nearly 1%.