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THAILAND

PM, Anupong shrug off 'gift puppy' threat

Published on 03/01/2018

» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda say they have no fear of being bitten by "gift puppies" criticised as being inappropriate.

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นาย เอกชัย หงส์กังวาน เดินทางมามอบนาฬืกาให้พลเอกประวิตร

Published on 03/01/2018

» นายเอกชัย หงส์กังวาน เดินทางยังประตูที่ 4 ทำเนียบรัฐบาลเพื่อมอบกล่องของขวัญที่เจ้าตัวระบุว่าเป็นนาฬิกาข้อมือ เพื่อจะมอบให้กับพลเอกประวิตร วงษ์สุวรรณ รองนายกรัฐมนตรี ก่อนจะเจ้าหน้าที่นอกเครื่องแบบจะเจรจาให้ไปยื่นผ่านตัวแทนที่ ศูนย์รับเรื่องราวร้องทุกข์ แต่เจ้าตัวยืนยันว่าจะมอบด้วยตัวเองก่อนจะกลับไป และระบุว่าจะมาใหม่ในวันพรุ่งนี้Time’s upAekachai Hongkangwan, a former lese majeste convict, is led out of Government House by authorities yesterday after he tried to give a New Year’s gift — which he said was a wristwatch — to Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon. Gen Prawit is in hot water over luxury items suspected of not being declared to the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Wichan Charoenkiatpakul

WORLD

Fugitive Vietnamese tycoon remains in Singapore, lawyer says

Valisa Krairiksh, Published on 03/01/2018

» SINGAPORE: A Vietnamese tycoon detained in Singapore last week remains in the city-state, one of his lawyers said on Wednesday, easing his family's immediate fears that he could face the death penalty if he was sent back home.

THAILAND

PM wants to sell gift puppies

News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2018

» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says he wants to sell the expensive puppies which he bought during a mobile cabinet trip for himself and two senior cabinet members.

OPINION

Rouhani has most to lose from strife

News, Published on 04/01/2018

» Iranian authorities are concerned that nationwide unrest will undermine the clerical establishment and want to stamp out the protests quickly, senior government officials say. But the person with the most to lose is President Hassan Rouhani.

OPINION

Govt must try harder

News, Postbag, Published on 04/01/2018

» There seems to be a constant stream of new initiatives emanating from the government "dream factory" on how to boost tourism.

OPINION

'Tis the season to stop giving officials gifts

News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/01/2018

» Thanks to the "no gift" policy, a directive instructing state officials not to accept or give expensive gifts, most state offices have celebrated the festive season in a different atmosphere.

BUSINESS

Malaysia says unlikely to meet 2020 balanced budget goal

Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018

» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is unlikely to meet earlier targets it set for a balanced budget by 2020 and will need another two to three years to reach the goal, the country's second finance minister said on Thursday.

LIFE

Food for thought

Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 05/01/2018

» A corporal motorcycle courier on the Western Front during World War I, Hitler fancied himself the German Napoleon Bonaparte. While he had good political instincts, a military genius he was not. Still, he had several first-rate strategists and tacticians on his staff.

OPINION

'Phuyai' must lead kids by good example

News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 05/01/2018

» As National Children's Day draws near, it's time for the public to pay attention to the annual slogan (kham kwan) thought up each year by the prime minister of the day for kids.