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BMW X5 and X6 gain brawny M power
Richard Leu, Published on 04/10/2019
» More than 600hp of bi-turbo power feature in BMW’s large SUVs.
Ministry vows to cut back on study jaunts
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/10/2019
» The Education Ministry has asked its officials to suspend overseas study trips for one year and to do away with costly training programmes and seminars to keep in line with its more prudent budget spending approach.
PM issues warning over budget
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/10/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday warned the public at large including farmers will face grim consequences if the crucial 3.2-trillion-baht budget bill for fiscal 2020 is shot down in parliament.
£9.9m chimp parliament painting smashes Banksy record
AFP, Published on 04/10/2019
» LONDON: A Banksy painting depicting the British parliament populated by chimpanzees smashed the record for the mysterious British street artist on Thursday, fetching nearly £9.9 million, Sotheby's auction house said.
Ukraine leader seeks to allay fears over separatist regions
AFP, Published on 04/10/2019
» KIEV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called on the nation not "to give in to provocations" after protests broke out against giving war-ravaged separatist-held territories in the east broad autonomy.
EU 'unconvinced' by UK Brexit proposals
AFP, Published on 04/10/2019
» BRUSSELS - The EU is "unconvinced" by Britain's new Brexit proposals but has not immediately dismissed them, with officials and diplomats saying Thursday there were positive points alongside the many problematic ones.
Handout's 2nd phase in the works
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/10/2019
» The second phase of the 1,000-baht cash handout scheme will launch this quarter in a bid to rev up economic growth momentum in the remaining months of 2019.
What next with China as a superpower?
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 04/10/2019
» The spectacular celebrations to mark the People's Republic of China's 70th anniversary of its founding were the culmination of a sweeping ideological struggle over the past century between two competing systems of socio-economic and political organisation. Under the stewardship of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1921, China has now arrived as a 21st century superpower with an unprecedented hybrid of totalitarian control and a capitalist market economy, the successor state to the old Soviet Union whose demise nearly 30 years ago was attributable to its rigid collectivism over market capitalism.
Navy says 'mansion' not just for chief
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/10/2019
» The navy is building a reception house on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, not a new residence for the navy chief, according to a source.
Pheu Thai mulls backing Chadchart as city governor
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/10/2019
» The Pheu Thai Party says it may opt out of the Bangkok governor election if it cannot find a candidate who can match its former party member and ex-transport minister Chadchart Sittipunt, who has decided to run as an independent candidate.