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Oil spill hits Rayong beach
News, Jumphol Nikomruk, Published on 22/09/2014
» RAYONG - An oil spill has hit a 1-kilometre stretch of Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong's Muang district, triggering concerns about the impact on tourism in the province's popular beach.
Optimism is misleading markets
News, Published on 22/09/2014
» This has been an unusual year for the global economy, characterised by a series of unanticipated economic, geopolitical, and market shifts — and the final quarter is likely to be no different. How these shifts ultimately play out will have a major impact on the effectiveness of government policies — and much more. So why have financial markets been behaving as if they were in a world of their own?
Foreign policy on fast-track
News, Chananthorn Kamjan, Published on 22/09/2014
» The interim government is reviewing part of its foreign policy to adapt to the short period it has to implement its agenda and keep pace with a digital world, Deputy Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai says.
Obec unveils survival swim course in response to floods
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 22/09/2014
» Children will now have the chance to learn survival swimming skills and take boating lessons in schools to prepare them for flash floods.
Ministry aims to double PE hours for kids
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 22/09/2014
» The Education Ministry plans to increase physical education hours at basic schools and vocational colleges nationwide from one to two hours per week to ensure good health among students.
Young Thai game writers win big
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 22/09/2014
» BadGreen, a role play game designed to instill a sense of responsibility toward the environment and encourage waste recycling, has been judged an outstanding software creation of Thai youngsters at the 2014 Incubate the Young IT Generation contest.
China wrong on Xinjiang
News, Published on 22/09/2014
» China has embarked on a dangerous and self-defeating mission in troubled Xinjiang province and should reverse course as quickly as it can. Independent reporters and travellers have recently presented overwhelming evidence that Beijing has turned its anti-terrorist campaign in that region into an anti-Islam campaign.
Upbeat global mood helps keep set in black
Business, Published on 22/09/2014
» Recap: Asian stock markets advanced early last week on speculation that China will introduce monetary stimulus measures, but stocks pulled back after the US Federal Reserve surprisingly increased its estimate for its benchmark interest rate by the end of 2015. However, persistent offshore fund inflows helped the Thai market trade in positive territory.
Manulife optimistic about Thai shares
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 22/09/2014
» Manulife Asset Management (Thailand) anticipates Thailand's shares market still has upside of about 10% over the next 12 months, targeting 1,700 points next year.
Rise of online money-lending scams
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/09/2014
» The fact that desperate people do desperate things is a simple truth everyone knows. It's also exactly what online swindlers count on from their victims — people in financial trouble who can't get bank loans due to bad credit.