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Socialist could be Luxembourg's first female PM
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» LUXEMBOURG - Socialist leader Paulette Lenert could become Luxembourg's first female prime minister following Sunday's elections in the country wedged between Belgium, France and Germany.
Change in Iran ‘irreversible’, says Nobel winner
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» PARIS - Rights campaigner and 2023 Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi said in a September interview with AFP that she retained hope for change in Iran, despite having no prospect of release from prison and enduring the pain of separation from her family.
IMF chief says Africa to get 'stronger voice'
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» ABIDJAN - Sub-Saharan Africa will have a "stronger voice" at the International Monetary Fund as it will get a third seat on the global lender's executive board, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told AFP.
Narges Mohammadi: Iran's defiant voice even behind bars
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» PARIS - Iranian campaigner Narges Mohammadi has for decades campaigned on the most sensitive issues in the Islamic republic, opposing pillars of the clerical system including capital punishment and the obligatory hijab, and defiantly refusing to give up her campaigning even behind bars.
Your horoscope for Oct 6-12
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 06/10/2023
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond!
Classic French savoir-faire takes on global accents
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 06/10/2023
» Hong Kong has no dearth of fine dining restaurants, and at three Michelin-starred Caprice in the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, Guillaume Galliot, chef de cuisine, brings his vision of French cuisine, flavours of France dancing in unison with the tastes of the world, to life.
Sales of electrical appliances to grow by 5%
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 06/10/2023
» The El Niño weather phenomenon is expected to increase sales in the electrical and electronics industry by 4-5% this year, up from 230 billion baht in 2022.
Rising rates set to dent Thai business costs
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/10/2023
» The Bank of Thailand’s latest decision to increase its policy rate, to the highest level in 10 years, is expected to lead to another round of rising financial costs among manufacturers amid baht depreciation, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
PM Srettha’s rift with Bank of Thailand seen spooking markets
Bloomberg, Published on 06/10/2023
» The photo-op was meant to project an image of unity: The new prime minister and his central bank governor engaged in a working lunch at the palatial government office in Bangkok.
Industrial land sales surge by 182% in fiscal 2023
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/10/2023
» Industrial land sales, overseen by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT), skyrocketed by 182% year-on-year in fiscal 2023 to 5,693 rai thanks to the relocation of foreign production facilities to Thailand and the government's investment promotion.