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Cambodia shuts down US-funded NGO, expels staff
Kyodo News, Published on 23/08/2017
» PHNOM PENH - The Cambodian government announced Wednesday it has ordered the US-based National Democratic Institute closed and its foreign staff to leave the country within seven days.
Positive short-term outlook for Bangkok office market
Published on 23/08/2017
» The outlook for the Bangkok Office market remains positive for the next three years, mainly due to a lack of new supply but there were signs the demand growth rate was slowing in the second quarter.
Biggest bike park opens in Netherlands
Business, Published on 23/08/2017
» AMSTERDAM - The city of Utrecht in the cycling-mad Netherlands opened on Monday what it said would be the world's largest parking garage for bikes with room for 12,500 once completed next year.
Inoculation against dengue fever urged
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/08/2017
» A study has found that dengue vaccinations had prevented infection in an estimated 65% of the cases, and reduced the severity of the disease by 93%.
103-year-old Cambodian woman becomes US citizen
Published on 23/08/2017
» LOS ANGELES -- A 103-year-old Cambodian woman who survived starvation, suffering and war in her native land beamed and waved a tiny American flag on Tuesday as she became a United States citizen.
Court upholds life sentences for 2014 grenade attack
Online Reporters, Published on 23/08/2017
» The Supreme Court has upheld life sentences for four people for firing a grenade at a demonstration against the Yingluck Shinawatra government on Ratchadamri Road, Bangkok, in 2014, killing three people and injuring 21 others.
July exports up 10.5% year-on-year
Reuters, Published on 23/08/2017
» Customs-cleared annual exports rose for a fifth straight month in July, but fell short of expectations, as demand from major markets increased.
Kbank forecasts baht rise
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/08/2017
» How can we say the baht is rising against the US dollar, as forecast by Kasikornbank (KBank), when it goes from 34.50 to 33.50? If you transfer money from the US to Thailand, like I do, it makes good sense.
Seven provinces still flooded
Published on 23/08/2017
» Areas of seven provinces are still affected by the flooding that has hit much of the country since last month, affecting at least 1.8 million people, according to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.
Airport visa-photo contractor to be fired
Om Jotikasthira, Published on 23/08/2017
» The management of Don Mueang airport will terminate its contract with PN99 Marketing Co, which provides a visa-on-arrival photograph service, for overcharging foreign visitors and other contractual violations.