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Passport control staff strike at UK airports
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» LONDON - Passengers at UK airports on Friday faced long delays as Border Force officers walked out in the latest of a string of strikes by public sector workers over pay.
Endless cycle of destruction and repair for Ukraine's energy workers
AFP, Published on 20/12/2022
» KRAMATORSK (UKRAINE) - It has become a daily struggle for Ukrainian technicians: mending pipes damaged by Russian airstrikes in a desperate bid to keep the energy grid working in freezing temperatures, even as attacks continue.
Put an end to 'feel-good' populist policies
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 17/12/2022
» With a tight election race coming, some political parties have rolled out populist policies to entice voters, hoping for a big victory. However, we all know those populist schemes require massive amounts of money, and not many have tangible benefits. It's safe to say that most, if not all, parties simply want to win the election at all costs.
Macron postpones French pension overhaul to January
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he was pushing back his presentation of a major pensions overhaul denounced by labour unions, citing recent leadership changes at two opposition parties.
'Most' institutions will face share-sale tax
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/12/2022
» Most institutional investors in Thailand won’t be exempted from a tax levied on stock transactions that will resume next year after more than three decades, authorities say.
Most institutional investors must pay stock tax, says govt spokesman
ฺฺBloomberg, Online Reporters, Published on 03/12/2022
» Most institutional investors in Thailand will not be exempted from a tax levied on stock transactions that will resume next year after more than three decades, authorities said.
Anutin blasts NHSO budget
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/12/2022
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) should have done a better job before requesting help in approving its annual budget, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday.
Is Japan now facing its own Liz Truss moment?
Oped, Takatoshi Ito, Published on 25/11/2022
» Former British PM Liz Truss's disastrous mini-budget, which crashed the pound and ended her tenure after just 44 days, has quickly become a cautionary tale for policymakers around the world as they debate how to spur economic growth and address rising inflation. But some national leaders, such as Japan's, have not heeded the warning.
Pay strike set to paralyse Paris metro
AFP, Published on 10/11/2022
» PARIS - Paris commuters were bracing for bedlam Thursday as metro workers called a major one-day pay strike, the latest industrial action across France seeking relief from inflation.
Land solution
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/11/2022
» Re: "Govt bows to pressure on foreign land buyers", (BP, Nov 9).