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Keep goading FAD
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/06/2021
» I realise you can't publish a letter full of photographs, but I'm submitting this in the hope that you will continue goading the Fine Arts Department (FAD) into upping its game when it comes to preserving the kingdom's Heritage.
Hawkish turn by Fed spooks equity investors
Business, Published on 19/06/2021
» Recap: Global shares faced selloffs sparked by mounting fear of inflation as the US Federal Reserve telegraphed a gradual end to ultra-loose monetary policy. The MSCI World Equity Index dipped 0.13% to 713.97 points on Friday after hitting a record high of 722.32 on Tuesday. European banks and energy slid while Tokyo stocks fell as the yen appreciated against the dollar.
Life assurance maintains modest growth target this year
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 19/06/2021
» The Thai Life Assurance Association (TLAA) is maintaining its growth target between -1% to 1% this year and may take a more conservative approach for the remainder of 2021 as uncertainties from the third wave of the outbreak persist, says president Sara Lamsam.
Will Prayut call a snap election soon?
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 19/06/2021
» With vaccination success in sight, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha could be planning to take political advantage, dissolving parliament and calling a snap election.
Humanitarian catastrophe on the Salween River
Oped, Pianporn Deetes, Published on 19/06/2021
» 'I can't figure it out. Thai officials told us to leave and [we'll] probably have to end up living in the forest. We need to squeeze ourselves among the cracks of the ravines to keep ourselves safe from airstrikes by the Myanmar army," Naw Lay Bue, a Karen housewife with her three-month-old baby in her arms, told me in an interview in March, a few days after she and other villagers fled to Thailand following air raids launched by the Myanmar army in Karen State.
Danish midfielder Eriksen incident puts things into perspective
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 19/06/2021
» The early stages of the opening round of the Euro 2020 Championships were understandably overshadowed by the dramatic collapse on the pitch by Denmark's Christian Eriksen as he suffered cardiac arrest.
E-voucher scheme opens Monday
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/06/2021
» The Finance Ministry is planning to open registration for the "Ying Chai Ying Dai" (the more you spend, the more you get) e-voucher cashback scheme on Monday, says Fiscal Policy Office director-general Kulaya Tantitemit.
Karen key to Unesco dream
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/06/2021
» Next month, Thai delegates will chance their arm again at securing Unesco World Heritage site status for the scandal ridden Kaeng Krachan National Park.
Cautious optimism building on the SET
Business, Published on 19/06/2021
» Thai shares have been trading in a range between 1,610 and 1,640 points in recent days. The SET shot up early in the week to 1,640 before a correction kicked in after a more hawkish tone from the US Federal Reserve triggered a sell-off in global risk assets.
PM not infected by coronavirus
News, Published on 19/06/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and close aides have tested negative for Covid-19 after a reception-room maid at the parliament building was confirmed infected with the virus.