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Srettha: Central bank has room to cut rates
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Tuesday again called on the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to cut interest rates, saying a 25 basis-point rate cut would help people and not stoke inflation.
Mass killer Breivik to testify in Norway in bid to end prison isolation
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2024
» NORWAY - Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right fanatic who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway in 2011, will testify in court on Tuesday as he presses on with a lawsuit to end his years of isolation in prison.
Myanmar's 'watermelons': Soldier on the outside, rebel inside
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2024
» YANGON - For about two years, says 24-year-old Yan, a former Myanmar police officer, he risked his life pretending to serve the military junta while secretly spying for the armed resistance.
Turkey arrests British crime boss in Istanbul
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2023
» ISTANBUL - Turkey said on Wednesday it had captured the leader of a British gang involved in drug smuggling, the illegal gun trade and robbery in an operation in Istanbul.
BoT: External stability strong, economy recovering
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2023
» Thailand's external stability is sound with low foreign debt and high international reserves, while the economy is recovering steadily on increased tourism and domestic spending, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) said.
Taiwan: War with China 'absolutely' not an option, but bolstering defences
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2022
» TAIPEI: War between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option", Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to boost the island's defences including with precision missiles.
Swiss 'zero star hotel' offers sleepless nights
Reuters, Published on 23/06/2022
» SAILLON, Switzerland: "I couldn't sleep," and "my room was too noisy," may be complaints hoteliers dread from guests, but for the Riklin brothers that is the entire point of their latest 'zero star hotel' art installation.
Vietnam develops 'world's first' African swine fever vaccine for commercial use
Reuters, Published on 01/06/2022
» HANOI: Vietnam said on Wednesday it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country to commercially produce and export it.
Singapore denies entry to Indonesian cleric, cites extremism concerns
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2022
» Singapore said late on Tuesday border officials in the city-state had denied entry to an Indonesian Muslim cleric, citing what it said were Abdul Somad Batubara's "extremist and segregationist teachings".
Interest rate set to rise, but uncertain recovery clouds timing - BoT
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2022
» Thailand's policy interest rate will have to rise but the timing will hinge on the monetary policy committee's view with the economy growing below its potential and the recovery facing uncertainty, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) board chairman said on Wednesday.