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Wildlife, drug trades cross bloody paths
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/11/2017
» The Golden Triangle -- an area where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet -- has long been notorious. In the old days, it was known as Asia's second opium production hub, behind the Golden Crescent in Afghanistan. After opium use declined, the Golden Triangle transformed into a production hub for heroin and recently ya ba, or methamphetamine.
NCPO wants legal action against cop who helped Yingluck
Online Reporters, Published on 06/11/2017
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has filed a complaint asking that charges be laid against a senior police officer for helping former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra flee the country.
Father of the house
Business, Published on 04/11/2017
» Finance is not for the faint of heart. It is an addiction fuelled by top-notch rewards and the fear of uncertainty. And, like any other addiction, it ends up consuming the lives of those it lures.
Police said to examine Goldman role in 1MDB deals
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/11/2017
» SINGAPORE: Prosecutors and police are examining Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s relationship with the Malaysian state investment fund at the centre of global money-laundering probes, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Eight ideas to leave no one behind
News, Published on 01/11/2017
» Next week Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders will meet in Da Nang, Vietnam. They face a region divided as never between a few rich and the rest. After decades of leading the world in economic growth that benefited everyone, Asia today is rapidly becoming a fractured region with sharp economic and social divisions between the rich and the underdogs.
Don says UK hasn't granted Yingluck political asylum
Published on 31/10/2017
» The UK government has not granted political asylum to fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra at this time, according to Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai.
Ex-PM Yingluck's passports revoked
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/10/2017
» The Foreign Ministry has cancelled all four passports known to be held by Yingluck Shinawatra.
City replaces parking meters with electronic kiosks
Business, Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2017
» OKLAHOMA CITY: The city where parking meters were born more than eight decades ago is phasing out the last of the coin-gobbling contraptions that reshaped America's downtowns in favour of computerised models seen in many other places.
Confusion over colours clouds future
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 31/10/2017
» A sense of uncertainty hangs in the air as Thais shed all-black outfits for coloured ones and, by extension, a "normal" lifestyle after the royal cremation ceremonies for the late, much beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej ended on the weekend.
Japan Inc's safety failures point to deeper malaise
News, Published on 31/10/2017
» A series of safety scandals at Japanese companies have put the country's lionised factory floor under scrutiny as manufacturers struggle with increased pressure on costs, stricter enforcement of standards and growing competition.