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Prawit's hide-and-seek game drags on
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2018
» Despite having submitted a written explanation two days after Christmas explaining how he came to acquire an expensive luxury watch and a diamond ring, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has now been given another two weeks to present a more detailed narrative about his other pricey timepiece acquisitions.
Records tumble at home and abroad to welcome 2018
Business, Published on 06/01/2018
» Recap: Global stock markets continued to soar this week, with the Dow Jones index crossing the 25,000-point threshold to a new all-time closing high. Bullish sentiment was supported by a strong US employment rate and the Federal Reserve's upward revision of its forecast for the world's largest economy.
Yingluck snap is authentic, police believe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2018
» Police believe a second photo of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, in the company of an unidentified woman, said to have been taken in London during the New Year period, is genuine.
SET index hits fresh closing high
Business, Published on 06/01/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index on Friday continued its string of all-time closing highs and stood on the verge of settling at 1,800 points for the first time since its inception in 1975.
Justice Ministry sets goal to slash number of re-offenders
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2018
» The Justice Ministry has set a target of cutting the number of repeat offenders by 10% over the next three years, after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha voiced concern over the high rate of return to crime.
Can Thailand meet the challenges of 2018?
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/01/2018
» The military government ended 2017 by saying that this year -- supposedly its last in power -- it will wage war on poverty.
No new beginnings
News, Postbag, Published on 06/01/2018
» Re: "A year of living dangerously in Thailand", (Opinion, Jan 5).
Space 2018: Better to go back out late rather than never
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 06/01/2018
» It's going to be a good year in space, and the new players are aiming high. The Indian Space Research Organisation intends to send Chandrayaan-2, an uncrewed orbiter, lander and rover, to the moon in March.
Every fibre of his being
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 06/01/2018
» Growing up in a family of three sons, the middle child rarely plans what he wants to be when he grows up; he just keeps studying. Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn's parents instilled him with a sense of gratitude, self-reliance and the ability to take care of a family.
Ratchaburi struggles to keep the faith
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 06/01/2018
» A small Catholic community nestled in the orchards of Ratchaburi is making plans to patch up the worn social fabric evident in a steady drop in the number of churchgoers.