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Malaysia opposition names Mahathir, 92, as PM candidate
Reuters, Published on 07/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's opposition coalition on Sunday named 92-year old former premier Mahathir Mohamad as its prime ministerial candidate for a general election that must be called by August.
Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio share love at Haiti fundraiser
AP, Published on 07/01/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Sean Penn and Leonardo DiCaprio used the eighth annual benefit for the J/P Haitian Relief Organization to publicly praise each other's philanthropic work.
Trump's tweets no help to Pakistan
News, Shahid Javed Burki, Published on 08/01/2018
» Pakistan has now joined the ranks of countries hit by one of US President Donald Trump's characteristic tweet storms. In his first tweet of 2018, Mr Trump declared that the United States has "foolishly" given Pakistan more than US$33 billion in aid over the last 15 years, while Pakistan had returned only "lies and deceit" and given safe haven to the terrorists America hunts in Afghanistan. "No more!" Mr Trump concluded. And now the US is freezing its aid to the country.
Ageing population gives rise to worries over pensions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/01/2018
» Amid concerns about the sustainability of the Social Security Fund (SSF) due to an ageing population, the Social Security Office (SSO), which oversees the SSF, continues to lock horns with labour networks over how best to address the issue.
Ex-PAD heads: We won't pay damages
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/01/2018
» Former yellow-shirt co-leaders say they cannot afford to pay damages worth more than 522 million baht incurred by the defunct People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD)'s 10-day closure of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports 10 years ago.
Isoc power boost 'not political'
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 08/01/2018
» The National Council for Peace and Order chief Prayut Chan-o-cha invoked his Section 44 powers to amend internal security legislation to set up the Internal Security Administration Committee on Nov 21 last year to help the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) deal with domestic threats.
NACC to seek feedback on MP gift limit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/01/2018
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has indicated that it will seek public feedback on its move to adjust its rule that bars holders of political positions from receiving gifts worth more than 3,000 baht following heavy criticism.
PM says he's a politician − no surprise there
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/01/2018
» Finally, last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha halfheartedly admitted, for the first time since he took over the government's administration more than three years ago, that he is a politician, but not without reminding all of us that he is not just any politician -- but a politician who used to be a soldier.
Machines to take over industry
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 08/01/2018
» Artificial intelligence (AI) technology in Thailand is likely to evolve this year through use in chatbots, image processing, the Internet of Things (IoT), marketing, and even medical procedures, say industry analysts.
Myanmar confident of economic take-off this year
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 08/01/2018
» After nearly two years in power, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and her government face a crucial year ahead. Apart from significant political problems -- resolving the troubles in violence-torn Rakhine state and reviving the stalled peace process -- the government needs to show dramatically improved performance on the economic front.