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New fires rage in Amazon as Brazil warplanes battle flames
AFP, Published on 26/08/2019
» PORTO VELHO (BRAZIL) - Hundreds of new fires have flared up in the Amazon in Brazil, data showed Monday, even as military aircraft dumped water over hard-hit areas and G7 nations pledged to help combat the blazes.
More fires flare up in Amazon as Brazil warplanes fight blazes
AFP, Published on 26/08/2019
» PORTO VELHO (BRAZIL) - Hundreds of new fires have flared up in the Amazon in Brazil, data showed Monday, even as military aircraft dumped water over hard-hit areas and G7 nations pledged to help combat the blazes.
Finance Ministry plans e-commerce tax next year
Published on 26/08/2019
» The Finance Ministry expects to introduce a value-added-tax on electronic businesses next year, aiming to collect between 3 billion to 4 billion baht a year, a ministry official said on Monday, tapping a boom in e-commerce in the country.
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
AFP, Published on 26/08/2019
» BIARRITZ (FRANCE) - The G7 has agreed to spend 20 million euros ($22 million) on the Amazon, mainly to send fire-fighting aircraft to tackle the huge blazes engulfing many parts of the world's biggest rainforest, the presidents of France and Chile announced Monday.
Small plane crash lands in rice field, pilot safe
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/08/2019
» SUKHOTHAI: A small plane made a safe emergency landing in a rice field on Monday after an engine problem forced the pilot to end the flight.
DR Congo unveils new government after months-long delay
AFP, Published on 26/08/2019
» KINSHASA - Nearly eight months after former opposition chief Felix Tshisekedi was elected president, the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday unveiled a coalition government dominated by supporters of his predecessor, Joseph Kabila.
China acts to curb pork price rises
Published on 26/08/2019
» The Chinese government has stepped in to support pig farmers and consumers in an effort to curb rising prices and supply shortages caused by African swine fever.
Signs of hope as Trump says trade talks back on
AFP, Published on 26/08/2019
» BIARRITZ, France: There were signs of a thaw in trade-war tensions between China and the US on Monday as President Donald Trump said delegations would "very shortly" resume talks and Beijing's top negotiator called for "calm".
Electronic tags found to be faulty
Published on 26/08/2019
» The Department of Probation has been told to seek compensation or consider scrapping the contract after the Justice Ministry's fact-finding panel found its electronic monitoring (EM) devices to be highly faulty.
Red-shirt chiefs will pay B30m 2010 protest arson bill
Online Reporters, Published on 26/08/2019
» Leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) said on Monday they will comply with the Supreme Court's ruling to pay an estimated 30 million baht in damages arising from the 2010 red-shirt protest in central Bangkok.