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Fighting chance for Malaysian opposition
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 08/05/2018
» It would be hard these days to say anything about Malaysian politics without the risk of being branded as "fake news". But tomorrow 14,940,624 voters will have the last say, as they are expected to cast ballots at 8,989 polling centres throughout the country. Fake news aside, they will decide who is the real prime minister. After all, the leading contestants are both former and current Malaysian prime ministers, both of whom belonged to the same party, Barisan Nasional (the National Front), which has retained power for the past 61 years.
Emergency? Just dial 'M' for mayhem
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/05/2018
» Do you know what emergency number to call in case of fire? It's 199. By the way, that number is good if you have unwelcome animals intruding into your house too.
Amos Genish confirmed as CEO of Telecom Italia
AFP, Published on 08/05/2018
» MILAN: Israeli Amos Genish was on Monday confirmed as chief executive officer of Telecom Italia, by the new board of directors, after US hedge fund Elliott Management won control of the company following a power struggle with French telecom giant Vivendi.
Thai heat 'no stumbling block' to hot spring trend
Business, Published on 08/05/2018
» The popularity of onsens has been bubbling up in Thailand, even though it is a tropical country, says one wellness brand.
Riverside luxury prices soar
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 08/05/2018
» A shortage of land and new supply of high-end condos on the banks of the Chao Phraya River has driven luxury residential prices to rise by 80% on average from 2014-18, says property consultant JLL Thailand.
BMA plans tree nursery launch by end June
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/05/2018
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to open a tree nursery by the end of June, to take care of thousands of trees uprooted for mass-transit construction projects.
Top monk lays down the law
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/05/2018
» His Holiness the Supreme Patriarch has promised punishment without exception against monks who break the law.
Hungary PM readies for new term as opposition struggles
AFP, Published on 08/05/2018
» BUDAPEST: Hungary's strongman premier Viktor Orban will be formally re-elected for a third straight term Tuesday with the country's beleaguered opposition facing an uncertain future.
Fugitive Korean fraudsters arrested in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 08/05/2018
» A South Korean couple who convinced their countrymen to invest about 200 million baht in a bogus casino complex in Kanachanburi have been arrested, 13 years after they fled to Thailand with the money.
The Cannes spectacle begins
Life, Story: Kong Rithdee, Published on 08/05/2018
» The 71st Cannes Film Festival opens tonight and for the next 10 days its red-carpet glitz, cinematic debates and potential controversies will dominate the news cycle -- exhaust it, to be precise. While security was a talking point last year, the world's largest movie event in 2018 has already invoked discussion through several structural changes -- from moving the opening to Tuesday instead of Wednesday, the revamp of the press screening schedule that has never changed for decades, and notably the selection of films that hints at Cannes' readiness to become less predictable.