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Chile chooses president from polar opposites
AFP, Published on 17/12/2021
» SANTIAGO - A Chile in the throes of profound change will choose a president Sunday from polar opposite candidates vying for votes among an apathetic and alienated electorate.
Sweden's Andersson elected as nation's first woman PM
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» STOCKHOLM: Sweden's parliament on Wednesday elected Social Democratic party leader and current Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson as the country's first woman prime minister, after she clinched a last-minute deal securing key support.
Sweden's parliament set to elect first woman PM
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» STOCKHOLM - Sweden's parliament looks set to elect Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson as the country's first woman prime minister on Wednesday, hours after she clinched a last-minute deal securing key support.
Stocks soar after Chileans vote for polar opposite presidential candidates
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» SANTIAGO - Santiago's stock market surged Monday after a far-right fiscal conservative and a left-wing former student activist dominated Chile's presidential election and will vie next month to become the South American country's new leader.
Chileans to elect new president in fast-changing political landscape
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» SANTIAGO - Chileans head to the ballot box for the fourth time in 18 months Sunday, this time to elect a new president on whose watch the country will draft its first post-dictatorship constitution.
Thailand needs a new growth pathway
Oped, Somkiat Tangkitvanich, Published on 10/11/2021
» Unemployment. Bankruptcy. Rising inequality and a deteriorating environment. Can Thailand, weighed down by its ageing population, recover from the Covid-19 economic and public health crises to build a more secure future?
Cabinet okays B3.62bn for jab projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/11/2021
» The cabinet on Thursday approved a combined 3.62 billion baht budget proposed by the National Economic and Social Development Council to finance R&D on two Covid-19 vaccine projects.
Thailand still a retiree magnet
News, Published on 01/11/2021
» Thailand ranks in the world's top five most desirable places to retire, according to an analysis of Google search terms.
Money isn't everything
News, Postbag, Published on 31/10/2021
» Re: "Tourism readies for takeoff," (Business, Oct 27).
Centre-right coalition beats mogul PM in Czech vote
AFP, Published on 10/10/2021
» PRAGUE - Prime Minister Andrej Babis narrowly lost a cliffhanger general election to a centre-right alliance on Saturday, final results showed, in a surprise reversal for the billionaire populist.