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Under-fire UNAIDS chief offers to resign in June
AFP, Published on 13/12/2018
» GENEVA - Scandal-plagued UNAIDS head Michel Sidibe offered Thursday to resign in June, following an expert report that said his "defective leadership" had plunged the agency into crisis.
Saudi envoy to US: Yemen deal 'will help bring back security'
AFP, Published on 13/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia and its Arab coalition partners "strongly support" an agreement reached on Yemen in UN-brokered peace talks Thursday, which includes a ceasefire in the vital port of Hodeida, Riyadh's US ambassador Khalid bin Salman said.
PTTEP wins both petroleum concessions in Gulf of Thailand
Yuthana Praiwan and Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 13/12/2018
» The foothold of Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, the country's first petroleum explorer, will become far smaller in the next few years after the government awarded 10-year concession rights to operate the country's largest gas block, Erawan, to PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP).
US jobless claims near 49-year low
Reuters, Published on 13/12/2018
» WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for jobless benefits tumbled to near 49-year lows last week, which could ease concerns about a slowdown in the labour market and economy.
ECB finally ends QE, keeps reinvestments open-ended
Reuters, Published on 13/12/2018
» FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank decided on Thursday to formally end its €2.6 trillion bond purchase scheme but said it would keep reinvesting cash from maturing bonds for a long time after its first interest rate hike.
Google launches Thai AI project
Reuters, Published on 13/12/2018
» Google said on Thursday it had launched an artificial intelligence programme in Thailand to screen for a diabetic eye disease which causes permanent blindness.
Better severance pay for long-serving workers
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/12/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has passed an amendment bill to the labour protection law, giving workers laid off after 20 years of service the equivalent of 400 days’ pay. The new rate is expected to be in force by January or early February next year.
19 illegal Chinese workers nabbed in Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 13/12/2018
» SURAT THANI: Security authorities on Thursday arrested 19 Chinese citizens illegally working at a construction site on Koh Samui.
Sacking of Sri Lanka parliament illegal: Supreme Court
AFP, Published on 13/12/2018
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that President Maithripala Sirisena's sacking of parliament last month was illegal, clearing the way for potential impeachment proceedings against him.
UN chief announces ceasefire for key Yemen port at peace talks
AFP, Published on 13/12/2018
» RIMBO (SWEDEN) - UN chief Antonio Guterres announced Thursday a series of breakthroughs in talks with rivals in the Yemen conflict, including a ceasefire for a vital port.