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Iran wrestling head quits, refusing to lie over facing Israelis
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» TEHRAN - The head of Iran's wrestling federation resigned on Wednesday after criticising authorities for letting athletes pay the price for the ban on facing Israeli opponents.
Super-sized iPhone may come in gold this year
Business, Bloomberg, Published on 28/02/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO/TAIPEI: Apple Inc is preparing to release a trio of new smartphones later this year: the largest iPhone ever, an upgraded handset the same size as the current iPhone X and a less expensive model with some of the flagship phone's key features.
SET ends flat, other SE Asia stocks mostly fall
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 28/02/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand was flat, while most South East Asian stock markets fell on Wednesday as the US Federal Reserve chairman's comments brought back fears of faster interest rate hikes in the United States, and weak manufacturing data from China and Japan revived worries about global growth.
Cambodia ‘shocked’ by ‘disrespectful’ US aid cut
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia said on Wednesday it was saddened and shocked by a "disrespectful" US decision to rein back aid programmes because of perceived democratic setbacks and defended its record on democracy.
Egat union protests against energy minister's decision
Online Reporters, Published on 28/02/2018
» The electricity labour union demonstrated on Wednesday against Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphan's decision to revoke the environmental impact assessment studies for two contentious new coal-fired power plants.
Mixed-use developments a popular option
JLL, Published on 28/02/2018
» Rising land prices and volatility in different property sectors are making single-use developments less favourable.
OIC gives upbeat response to 'Bring People Home' scheme
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 28/02/2018
» A member of an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) team visiting the deep South voiced support for the government's "Bring People Home" scheme Tuesday.
Ambitious PF eyes 25 new ventures this year
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 28/02/2018
» SET-listed developer Property Perfect Plc and its SET-listed subsidiary Grande Asset Hotels & Property Plc plan to launch 25 new projects worth 35.8 billion baht, both on their own and through joint ventures with foreign partners.
Closing the global economy's new digital divide
Business, Published on 28/02/2018
» From cloud computing to artificial intelligence, technology is beginning to revolutionise how the world economy functions. But while these shifts are enriching many in the advanced economies, the developing world is at risk of being left behind. To improve the global South's economic prospects and avoid a deepening of inequality, developing-country policymakers must take seriously the implications of these shifts for their economies and their countries' position in the global economy.
GPSC sets sights on gaining EEC power rights
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/02/2018
» SET-listed Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC), a power business arm of national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc, aims to hold the rights for power plant development with a combined capacity of 1,000 megawatts to serve all business under PTT Group in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces.