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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.
Singapore stocks hit near 3-week high on growth data
Published on 02/01/2018
» Singapore shares climbed nearly 1% on Tuesday, buoyed by data showing the city-state's economy grew last year at its fastest pace since 2014, while Indonesia reversed course to end lower after touching a record high.
Excise eyes consumption tax
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/01/2018
» The Excise Department is studying a levy on goods deemed to have a negative effect on consumers' health and the environment, in the hopes of reducing incentives to consume such products, says director-general Krisada Chinavicharana.
Breathing uneasy: smog spurs health problems in New Delhi
Spectrum, Published on 07/01/2018
» When air quality levels in New Delhi rose over 40 times above the World Health Organisation's (WHO) safe limit, Rai, former president of the Indian Tour Agents Association, suffered a major asthma attack.
Paper-thin alibi for kids' day gun play
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/01/2018
» The irony must have been lost on him and on everyone around him. This Children's Day -- the day of machine guns, tanks and rocket launchers -- Thai kids will also get to take pictures with our cardboard prime minister, 10 standees in fact, in various poses and costumes deployed around Government House as special attractions.
No need for a rush on bans
News, Editorial, Published on 15/01/2018
» While most people agree with the statement that we live in a complicated world, a huge number argue for what they claim to be simple solutions. Nowhere is this more common than in addressing criminal, anti-social or harmful goods and behaviour. Some people favour strict laws that ban goods and behaviour. But bans almost never result in completely halting their target. In most cases, regulation beats bans hands down.
Retail prices for cigarettes under review
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/01/2018
» The Excise Department is discussing the legality of prohibiting cigarette importers from setting their retail prices below the prices listed before Sept 16, 2017, the first day the new excise tax came into force.
As we were
Life, Published on 16/01/2018
» 'Are you havin a good time?" Liam Gallagher asked the crowd somewhat uncertainly midway through his set.
Philip Morris bets on a smoke-free future
Business, Published on 16/01/2018
» Philip Morris International is switching its strategy to emphasise its heat-not-burn tobacco products, which, according to studies submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration, contain less harmful agents than traditional cigarettes.
Snowstorm, deep freeze leaves 4 dead in US South
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» ATLANTA: A winter storm that caused at least four deaths in the US South brought record low temperatures on Wednesday to parts of the region, where it coated roads with ice, snapped power lines and prompted public school closures.