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Govt boasts of an end to poverty through e-cards
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/02/2018
» Measures introduced by the government will lift more than 5 million registered poor people above the poverty line, according to a senior Finance Ministry official.
Oxfam boss says Haiti scandal 'breaks my heart'
Reuters, Published on 12/02/2018
» NEW YORK: The executive director of Oxfam International said on Sunday she was heartbroken by a sexual misconduct scandal in Haiti involving aid workers that prompted Britain’s government to threaten to cut off aid funding to charities.
ITD boss Premchai still in country, say police
Online Reporters, Published on 12/02/2018
» The last time the public saw Premchai Karnasuta was on Feb 5, but police are confident the mega-rich Italian-Thai Development (ITD) president remains in the country.
Five police probed for fatal drug bust
Saichol Ochkajon, Published on 12/02/2018
» RATCHABURI: Local authorities have ordered an investigation into five policemen who were allegedly responsible for the death of a woman while trying to arrest suspected drug dealers.
American charged with manslaughter in Pattaya
Published on 12/02/2018
» PATTAYA: Police have charged an American who allegedly punched an Australian who died later in the resort town on Friday evening.
Singapore ‘smart’ waste bins alert cleaners when full
Published on 12/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: After a successful pilot for solar-panelled “smart” trash bins, industrial property developer JTC has put up more than 40 of these bins around the island.
Hunter arrested while grilling civet
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 12/02/2018
» TAK: Police arrested a hunter who was cooking the meat of a civet he had allegedly just killed in a national park in Phop Phra district Monday.
London City airport shut after WWII bomb found in Thames
Reuters, Published on 12/02/2018
» LONDON: All flights to and from London’s City Airport were cancelled on Monday after an unexploded World War II bomb was found in the River Thames at George V Dock, the airport said.
Central bank bans banks from cryptocurrencies
Reuters, Published on 12/02/2018
» The Bank of Thailand said on Monday it had asked financial institutions not to get involved in cryptocurrency transactions for fear of possible problems from the unregulated trading.
Bank loans seen rising up to 8% this year
Reuters, Published on 12/02/2018
» Commercial banks’ loans may increase in a range between 6% and 8% this year after rising 4.4% in 2017, reflecting the improving economy, a senior central bank official said on Monday.