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IMF predicts global growth at 3.9% - with 2020 risks
AFP, Published on 17/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: The global economy is expected to grow at a solid pace through next year, boosted by faster expansion in the United States and Europe but after that risks will build, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.
Chelsea's Alonso charged with violent conduct by FA
AFP, Published on 17/04/2018
» LONDON - Chelsea's Marcos Alonso has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after an incident during the Premier League match against relegation-threatened Southampton.
Chemical inspectors enter Syria's Douma amid concerns for probe
AFP, Published on 17/04/2018
» DAMASCUS - International investigators on Tuesday entered a Syrian town hit by an alleged chemical attack, after days of delay and warnings by Western powers that crucial evidence had likely been removed.
France says Syria attack evidence 'highly likely' to 'disappear'
AFP, Published on 17/04/2018
» PARIS: The French government said Tuesday that it was "highly likely" evidence would "disappear" from the site of a suspected chemical attack in Syria before weapons experts arrive in the area.
'Shark attack' off Hua Hin beach prompts investigation
Published on 17/04/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources will send a patrol team to survey areas off a Hua Hin beach after a tourist was reportedly bitten by a shark, and video apparently showed sharks in the sea.
Myanmar pardons 8,500 prisoners in holiday amnesty
AFP, Published on 17/04/2018
» Myanmar's president on Tuesday announced pardons for more than 8,500 prisoners, including three dozen jailed in political cases, as part of an annual amnesty marking the country's traditional new year.
Tourists tapped to fight human trafficking
Published on 17/04/2018
» At Bangkok's main Suvarnabhumi airport, a video repeats scenes of tourists visiting Thailand's sunny beaches and its vibrant nightlife, but at the end comes a warning.
SET drops, Philippines slides to over 11-month low
Published on 17/04/2018
» The Stock Exchang of Thailand and Philippine indexes slumped, while other markets in Southeast Asia were cautious on Tuesday as investors weighed up a mixed bag of economic data out of China.
China to relax foreign ownership limits on cars, other industries
AFP, Published on 17/04/2018
» BEIJING - China Tuesday announced a timeline to open up its manufacturing sector including scrapping ownership limits for foreign automakers, shipbuilders and aircraft firms -- addressing a key issue in its trade dispute with the United States.
Cabinet approves tax plan to encourage bank mergers
Reuters, Published on 17/04/2018
» The Cabinet approved a plan on Tuesday to offer tax incentives to encourage mergers among the country's commercial banks, a move that will help them better compete with their larger regional rivals.