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Japan banks downsize to stay alive
Published on 01/01/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's biggest banks are racing to adapt to changing business conditions amid a shrinking population and the spread of online banking.
Brutal cold tests New York's New Year's Eve party
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» NEW YORK: Dress in layers, lay off the booze and bring some hand warmers. Those are some of the tips offered for the huge crowd of revellers expected in Times Square for what could be one of the coldest New Year's Eve ball drops on record.
Deputy killed, 6 shot in Colorado 'domestic disturbance'
Published on 01/01/2018
» DENVER: A gunman opened fire on sheriff's deputies responding to a report of a domestic disturbance near Denver on Sunday, killing one of the officers, before the suspect was shot and apparently killed, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said.
2 protesters killed in Iran, social apps blocked
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday blocked access to Facebook's Instagram, and the popular messaging app Telegram used by activists to organise and publicise protests roiling the Islamic Republic cut off Iran from its network in response to a government request.
Arsenal denied a win on Wenger's big night
Published on 01/01/2018
» LONDON: Arsenal were denied victory on their manager Arsene Wenger's big day as West Bromwich Albion snatched a dramatic late point in a 1-1 Premier League draw on Sunday.
North Korea 2017: Hope to hostility
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: In the first month of Donald Trump's presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean officials and relayed a message: The new administration in Washington appreciated an extended halt in the North's nuclear and ballistic missile tests. It might just offer a ray of hope.
California celebrates New Year with marijuana sales
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Californians may awaken on New Year's Day to a stronger-than-normal whiff of marijuana as America's cannabis king lights up to celebrate the state's first legal retail pot sales.
Words to ban for 2018, starting with 'fake news'
Published on 01/01/2018
» DETROIT: Would a story that unpacks a list of tiresome words and phrases be impactful or a nothingburger? Worse, could it just be fake news?
New Year greetings from 3 pillars of the nation
News, Published on 01/01/2018
» As part of our customary New Year greetings, the 'Bangkok Post' is delighted to convey well-wishes to the public from Her Royal Highness Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, His Holiness the Supreme Patriarch and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
PromptPay 'Y2 18' glitch delays cash transfers
News, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/01/2018
» Users of the national e-payments system, PromptPay, were left frustrated Sunday when computer glitches related to the formatting of the calendar changing to 2018 held their cash hostage for about eight hours.