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Biden to keep Powell as Fed chief as inflation surges
AFP, Published on 22/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday tapped Jerome Powell to serve a second term as chair of the US Federal Reserve, allowing him to keep leading the response to the economic damage caused by Covid-19 while dealing with a wave of record inflation.
Govt plans to join talks on trans-Pacific trade pact membership
Reuters, Published on 22/11/2021
» Thailand aims to join talks on membership of a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement, a government official said on Monday, despite opposition from some politicians and business groups over fears the pact could harm farm and healthcare businesses.
Cambodia jails critics deported by Thailand
Reuters, Published on 22/11/2021
» PHNOM PENH: Three Cambodian refugees deported by Thailand have been jailed on charges of conspiracy and incitement, police said on Monday, as pressure grows on the government to protect activists at risk of persecution in their home countries.
Austria re-enters Covid lockdown after violent protests in Europe
AFP, Published on 22/11/2021
» VIENNA: Austria returned to a partial lockdown in the most dramatic Covid-19 restrictions seen in Western Europe for months after a weekend of violence against virus measures rocked several cities on the continent.
Indonesia's defence minister says 'understands, respects' AUKUS pact
Reuters, Published on 22/11/2021
» Indonesia's defence minister has said his country understands the reasons behind the United States, Australia and Britain establishing the AUKUS security agreement, though at a forum at the weekend repeated concerns about an arms race in the region.
K-pop band BTS snags top prize at American Music Awards
Published on 22/11/2021
» LOS ANGELES: K-Pop band BTS was the big winner at the American Music Awards on Sunday just four years after making their first appearance on the fan-voted show.
Thousands of motorcycles seized in street racing crackdown
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/11/2021
» More than 19,000 motorcycles and over 100 cars were seized and 922 people arrested during a 10-day nationwide crackdown on street racing, deputy police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapat said on Monday.
Some hotels deceiving travellers with Thailand Pass packages
Online Reporters, Published on 22/11/2021
» Some hotels are deceiving visitors from overseas, taking room reservations but omitting transport from the airport and Covid-testing, which means they must buy a new package on arrival or be rejected.
Bank of Thailand allows cross-bank debt consolidation to help debtors
Reuters, Published on 22/11/2021
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has allowed debt consolidation across financial institutions to help retail debtors pay lower interest rates, an official said on Monday, as policymakers try to ease the impact of coronavirus outbreaks.Debtors can combine their unsecured debt with home loans at different banks, rather than at the same lenders as previously, Suwannee Jatsadasak, a senior director at the BoT, told a news conference.
Manhunt for Thais in shootout with Cambodians in Poipet
Online Reporters, Published on 22/11/2021
» Cambodian security authorities are pursuing a group of Thais on the run after engaging in a shootout with Cambodians in Poipet that left four people injured.