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    Beer Party builds election buzz in Austria

    Published on 18/01/2024

    » VIENNA - The Beer Party, founded largely as a joke, hopes to provide some kick against more established Austrian parties as its leader on Thursday announced plans to run in this year’s parliamentary elections.

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    Ministry eyes reduction of diesel tax

    Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/01/2024

    » The Finance Ministry has offered a proposal to reduce the excise tax on diesel fuel for three months to ease the cost of living, says Julapun Amornvivat, the deputy finance minister.

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    Cabinet approves diesel tax cut, 2025 budget draft

    Published on 16/01/2024

    » The cabinet on Tuesday approved a diesel tax cut until the end of April and a 3.6-trillion-baht budget plan for the fiscal year 2025, said Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.

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    Stateless, but still in need of help

    News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 14/01/2024

    » The Migrant Learning Centers (MLCs), which take care of 15,139 migrant students in Tak province, have called for immediate help as the living conditions of the children in its care are poor.

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    Ministry focuses on cheap energy

    Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/01/2024

    » Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga vows to keep energy prices, including electricity and oil, low for households and businesses throughout this year as part of strenuous efforts to regulate power bills that remain elevated compared with neighbouring countries.

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    Bangkok Design Week 2024: Creating a 'Livable Scape'

    Published on 12/01/2024

    » Bangkok, with a population exceeding 10 million, consistently ranks as a "must-visit" city due to its diverse attractions, affordable cuisine, reasonable cost of living, and friendly locals. Despite being a popular global destination, it placed 98th out of 140 cities on the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2021 'Most Livable Cities' list. Challenges such as traffic congestion, inadequate infrastructure, air quality issues, limited green spaces, and public areas, combined with an aging population and cultural changes, contribute to this ranking.

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    Schrödinger's Island: Taiwan election 2024

    Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 12/01/2024

    » Taiwan's fate is as unknowable as usual, even though we know who the next president will be. The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) William Lai, vice-president under outgoing President Tsai Ing-Wen, will almost certainly win the election tomorrow because the two opposition parties failed to agree on a joint candidate and will split the slightly-less-anti-China vote between them.

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    Consumer confidence continues uptick

    Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/01/2024

    » Consumer confidence rose for a fifth consecutive month in December, reaching the highest level in 46 months since March 2020, propped up by government measures to reduce electricity and fuel prices.

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    Brexit ‘erased £140bn from UK economy’

    Published on 11/01/2024

    » LONDON - London Mayor Sadiq Khan blames Brexit for costing the UK economy £140 billion ($178 billion), and is calling on the government to “urgently” rebuild relations with the European Union to stem the decline.

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    CES 2024: Bosch technologies help consumers use energy sustainably

    Published on 11/01/2024

    » Whether on the road or in the home, Bosch is driving forward the electrification of its technologies and solutions for sustainable energy use, and sees hydrogen as a key to meeting the world’s energy needs in a climate-neutral way. At the CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company is presenting technology and applications that can not only make life easier, safer, and more convenient, but also more sustainable – all for the good of our planet. Global energy consumption has doubled in the past 50 years – and continues to grow by around 2 percent each year. Fossil fuels currently account for some 80 percent of global energy consumption. In view of climate change, this is a major challenge.

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