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Honest cleaner gets a reward
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/02/2014
» Forty-year-old Pornthipa Chuanchailuak works as a cleaner in a hotel at Suvarnabhumi Airport. She is very honest and that has got her a big reward.
Scandal-hit Barclays axes jobs, lifts bankers' bonuses
AFP, Published on 11/02/2014
» Barclays will axe thousands of jobs and raise bonuses for its bankers this year, the under-fire British lender said on Tuesday as its investment arm fell into a heavy loss.
Asian shares up on US Fed change
AFP, Published on 11/02/2014
» Asia's markets edged up on Tuesday, with investors sitting on the sidelines as they await the first testimony by the US Federal Reserve's new head to discover her plans for its stimulus programme.
SET index rises 5.59 points
Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2014
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 5.59 points, or 0.43%, to close at 1,296.25 points at the end of trading session this afternoon. The trade value was 24.48 billion baht, with 3.95 billion shares traded.
Farmers to receive B712m in overdue rice payments
Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2014
» Angry farmers demanding long overdue payment for crops sold into the state rice-pledging programme in four provinces are to receive 712 million baht from the caretaker government.
Gold at two-month high
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/02/2014
» Gold gained to the highest since November in the best run since August as a weakened dollar spurred demand for an alternative asset and physical buying increased. Silver extended the best streak since August.
Warnings of failure as Syria talks deadlocked
AFP, Published on 11/02/2014
» Syria peace talks showed no signs of movement Tuesday, sparking warnings of failure, as the evacuation of civilians from besieged rebel-held areas of Syria's third city Homs was suspended.
Canada's Howell dedicates slopestyle gold to dead teammate
AFP, Published on 11/02/2014
» Dara Howell of Canada produced a stunning run to take Olympic women's freestyle skiing slopestyle gold Tuesday and then dedicated her win to a dead teammate.
Drunk policeman rejects plea for help from emergency caller
Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2014
» CHIANG MAI - A police officer has been disciplined after being found drunk while answering an emergency phone service, Chiang Mai police chief Krich Kittilu said on Tuesday.
Shirley Temple dies at 85
Associated Press, Published on 11/02/2014
» Woodside, California — Shirley Temple, the dimpled, curly-haired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of depression-era moviegoers, has died, according to publicist Cheryl Kagan. She was 85.