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39 dead in 'terror-arson' fires in Portugal, Spain
Published on 17/10/2017
» LISBON, Portugal (AP) _ Late season wildfires that broke out over the weekend in Portugal have killed at least 35 people, including a 1-month-old infant, authorities said Monday, making 2017 by far the deadliest year on record for forest blazes in the country.
Find yourself at Nowhere
Special Publications, Published on 16/10/2017
» Besides its befuddling name, the big thing about "Nowhere", or "NowHere"?, is its elevation, in storeys, creative cuisine/cocktails, and style alike.
Freed hostage describes five-year ordeal
Published on 14/10/2017
» TORONTO: Former hostage Joshua Boyle says the Haqqani network in Afghanistan killed his infant daughter and raped his American wife during the five years they were held in captivity.
Most SE Asia stocks end higher
Published on 12/10/2017
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Thursday, in line with Asia, after the US Federal Reserve showed a guarded view towards inflation.
SE Asia stocks fall on foreign fund outflows
Published on 11/10/2017
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower on Wednesday on foreign fund outflows ahead of the release of minutes from the US Federal Reserve's September meeting.
Prayut: No US pork deal yet
Post Reporters, Published on 11/10/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted Tuesday that Thailand has not yet struck any deal to allow the import of pork from the United States.
Law wades into choppy waters
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/10/2017
» The proposal of a fee for the use of water from rivers, lakes and other natural water resources for the agricultural sector is unlikely to be implemented easily as it is an alien concept to Thai culture. The lives of Thai farmers are inextricably connected with rivers and they see no justification for why they should have to pay for something that is a natural part of their life and an essential part of their culture.
Poll: Asian currencies to stay steady
Reuters, Published on 06/10/2017
» BENGALURU, India: Asian currencies, on an upswing since the start of the year, are unlikely to trade higher than they are now in a year, held back as the US Federal Reserve presses on with further interest rate rises, a Reuters poll found.
The unanswered questions about banks that are 'too big to fail'
Business, Teera Phutrakul, Published on 06/10/2017
» The recent announcement by the Bank of Thailand instructing the country's five biggest banks to beef up their capital reserves caused a minor panic among some of my elderly relatives. Who can blame them when regulators use jargon that sounds like ancient Greek to most people? Basel III, D-SIBs, Tier-1 capital ratio, just to name a few.
A winner
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 06/10/2017
» Two things I didn't expect upon arriving at Midori, which opened two months ago in the Royal Turf Club of Thailand's compound, were that the restaurant offered no scenic view of the horse racing track and that its food was exceptionally good.