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Fed's Bullard: US interest rates 'in right neighbourhood'
AFP, Published on 06/08/2019
» WASHINGTON - US interest rates now are "in the right neighbourhood," James Bullard, a key member of the central bank policy board, told AFP on Tuesday, seeming to wave off expectations of another cut soon, despite the relentless pressure President Donald Trump.
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
AFP, Published on 06/08/2019
» NEW YORK - Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and one of America's best loved writers, has died following a brief illness, her family said in a statement Tuesday. She was 88.
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88: family
AFP, Published on 06/08/2019
» NEW YORK - Toni Morrison, the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, has died following a brief illness, her family said in a statement Tuesday. She was 88.
Chelsea staff 'turned blind eye' to sexual abuse
AFP, Published on 06/08/2019
» LONDON: Young hopefuls at Premier League giants Chelsea were abused for years by a "prolific and manipulative" coach as staff at the club "turned a blind eye", an independent report said Tuesday.
Line readies e-commerce platform
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/08/2019
» Messaging app Line is embarking on an e-commerce platform called Line Shopping by providing a wide assortment of items from 15 major online marketplaces as the online shopping market is expected to rise to 470 billion baht in three years.
Artificial 'tongue' can distinguish between whiskies
AFP, Published on 06/08/2019
» LONDON: Scientists revealed Tuesday they have come up with an artificial "tongue" which can distinguish subtle differences between whiskies.
PM inspects progress at Yala airport
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 06/08/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will on Wednesday inspect progress at a project to build a new airport in Yala's Betong district, which is due to open in June next year.
Cabinet approves B3.2tn for fiscal 2020 budget
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/08/2019
» The cabinet on Tuesday endorsed a fiscal 2020 budget of 3.2 trillion baht, up 6.7% or 200 billion baht from fiscal 2019, which ends Sept 30.
New skytrain propelling Bangkok Land
Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 06/08/2019
» SET-listed Bangkok Land plans to allocate 5-6 billion baht to develop new property projects in Muang Thong Thani in preparation for expected business growth once the Pink Line skytrain is developed.
One killed, 19 hurt when bus carrying students overturns
Online Reporters, Published on 06/08/2019
» CHUMPHON: A bus staffer was killed and 19 people — 18 school students and the driver — injured when a tour bus carrying students from Hat Yai to attend a mathematic camp in Bangkok hit a roadside tree and overturned in Lang Suan district of this southern province.