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Bhumjaithai 'didn't buy members'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa & Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 05/09/2018
» The Bhumjaithai Party has denied accusations that it has offered benefits to people in Nakhon Ratchasima to boost its membership -- a violation of the law on political parties which could potentially lead to the party being dissolved.
Is an emerging-market crisis near?
News, Satyajit Das, Published on 05/09/2018
» Emerging-market stresses have been building since at least 2013. Investors may have forgotten the effect of the "taper tantrum" on the so-called Fragile Five -- Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and South Africa -- a term coined by Morgan Stanley to describe their vulnerability to capital outflows. Monetary accommodation, lower current-account deficits and growth disguised the underlying challenges, attracting more capital to those markets.
Lula barred from fighting for presidency
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 05/09/2018
» On Sunday, Brazil's top electoral court ruled that "Lula", former president Luiz Inácio da Silva, cannot run in the presidential election this October.