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Egypt heads to polls to choose between Sisi and 'rival'
AFP, Published on 26/03/2018
» CAIRO: Egyptians headed to the polls Monday in a presidential election to choose between incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and a little-known politician who has struggled to make the case he is a serious contender.
Street art makes a splash in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 26/03/2018
» HONG KONG - From murals made famous by Instagram to painting battles, Hong Kong's once largely underground street art scene has exploded in recent years, and is now blossoming across the city's walls and alleyways.
Red Bull rival Carabao stumbles in overseas charge
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/03/2018
» The onetime top soft-drink stock in the world is now the industry’s worst-performing equity.
Viagra rising: how the little blue pill revolutionised sex
AFP, Published on 26/03/2018
» MIAMI: Twenty years ago, a little blue pill called Viagra unleashed a cultural shift in America, making sex possible again for millions of older men and bringing the once-taboo topic of impotence into daily conversation.
'Smith's Shame' - Australia media slam 'rotten' cricket culture
AFP, Published on 26/03/2018
» SYDNEY - Australia's cricketers have heaped disgrace and humiliation on the country, the local press said Monday in blasting the "rotten" team culture under the current leadership.
Eradicating slash-and-burn farming needs 'blue-sky' thinking
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 26/03/2018
» In a quest for blue sky and clean air, the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) has called on the governments of Asian countries to take a tougher stance on open burning, one of the major causes of air pollution in the region.
Ministry orders rabies vaccine probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/03/2018
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Grisada Boonrach denied on Sunday reports of a transfer request by the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) chief following his order on Friday to probe irregularities in the department's rabies vaccine procurement.
Ma poised to reveal EEC investment
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/03/2018
» Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, will visit Thailand next month to announce the group's future investment in the Thai government's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme, says the Industry Ministry.
Dubious aid for two giants draws flak
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana and Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 26/03/2018
» Public queries have bombarded the military-led government and the telecom regulator after their decision to take the inexplicably generous route of invoking Section 44 to ease the financial burdens of Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS) and True Move, the winners of the 4G licence auctions three years ago.
Asia's energy challenge
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 26/03/2018
» Asia's rapid development over the past four decades has transformed the region's stature in the world economy, lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and creating new opportunities for future prosperity.