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Brutal cold tests New York's New Year's Eve party
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» NEW YORK: Dress in layers, lay off the booze and bring some hand warmers. Those are some of the tips offered for the huge crowd of revellers expected in Times Square for what could be one of the coldest New Year's Eve ball drops on record.
California celebrates New Year with marijuana sales
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Californians may awaken on New Year's Day to a stronger-than-normal whiff of marijuana as America's cannabis king lights up to celebrate the state's first legal retail pot sales.
Climate change ripples in 2018
News, Published on 01/01/2018
» A clutch of high-profile legal cases over responsibility for the effects of climate change will be fought out in courtrooms next year as claims stack up against both governments and some of the world's biggest oil and energy companies.
Holiday spending on the up
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2018
» Thais are expected to spend 57 billion baht to further bolster the rebounding economy during this New Year holiday, the government says.
Online fraud scams shape as key focus for police
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/01/2018
» Online scams are among the key types of crime police will focus on this year while criminal databases are crucially important as a key tool to crack down on con artists.
All you need is love
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/01/2018
» After a tumultuous 2017 for many of us, we are all but ready to kick off the brand-new year on a positive note. Part and parcel of this could mean getting your life straightened out.
The dawn of a new year
News, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2018
» With a single exception, the past year for Thailand has felt like a quiet period. The nation hopes it was not the lull before the storm. The leader of the military regime, after more than three years of ordering one delay after another, has promised in writing to take the first step towards resuming democratic principles before this new year is out. The country expects Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to meet that promise within 11 months from today.
PromptPay 'Y2 18' glitch delays cash transfers
News, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/01/2018
» Users of the national e-payments system, PromptPay, were left frustrated Sunday when computer glitches related to the formatting of the calendar changing to 2018 held their cash hostage for about eight hours.
PM: Divided nation could mar election
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Sunday the nation needs to stand together as the often deeply divided nature of Thai society, especially when it comes to politics, poses a threat to this year's general election.