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Industrial confidence picks up
Online Reporters, Published on 19/11/2014
» The industrial confidence index picked up slightly to 87.5 in October from 86.1 in September thanks to more orders ahead of the year-end festive holidays and the acceleration of state budget disbursements.
London's bankers battle to be lord of the ring
AFP, Published on 19/11/2014
» LONDON - Gasping for breath and bleeding from a thick lip, Nick "Suicide" Seto exits the ring. But the pain of defeat will be forgotten tomorrow when he returns to work at a London bank.
Japan defends election over 'waste of money' criticism
AFP, Published on 19/11/2014
» TOKYO - Japan's government on Wednesday hit back against charges of profligacy over the $500 million cost of a general election Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called, more than two years ahead of schedule.
Top China official urges stronger Internet management
AFP, Published on 19/11/2014
» A top Beijing official called for stronger management of the Internet Wednesday at a government-organised conference condemned by rights campaigners as a Chinese attempt to promote its online controls globally.
Students "welcome" Prayut in Northeast (Thursday update)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/11/2014
» Five Khon Kaen University students have been released for a second time after initially undergoing "attitude adjustment" for briefly interrupting the PM's campaign against drought with a Hunger-Games-style anti-coup salute. They are members of an activist group known as Dao Din.
Medical tourists flock to Thailand, spurring post-coup economy
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/11/2014
» Monica Topliss pauses while eating breakfast in her Bangkok hotel to explain why she flew 7,300 kilometres from her home in Australia to go under a Thai plastic surgeon’s knife.
'Safe Pavement' campaign begins
Online Reporters, Published on 19/11/2014
» Some 100 motorcycle riders have been arrested on the D-Day of the "Safe Pavement" campaign today.
Oil slick pollutes southern beach
Online Reporters, Published on 19/11/2014
» An oil slick has appeared along a 10-kilometre stretch of beach in Nakhon Si Thammarat, chasing off tourists and triggering fears for the well-being of dolphins and other marine life.
Japan, China loans for Suvarnabhumi
Published on 19/11/2014
» The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and a commercial bank in China have offered to provide loans for the planned expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport, Transport Minister Prajin Jantong said.
Indian police recover bodies at wanted guru's ashram
AFP, Published on 19/11/2014
» Police discovered five bodies Wednesday after storming the ashram of a wanted guru in northern India where thousands of followers have been holed up for days, as a sixth supporter died in hospital.