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Rohingya migrant boat lands in Indonesia
Agencies, Published on 04/12/2018
» KUALA IDI, Indonesia : A boat carrying 20 men believed to be Rohingya migrants landed in Indonesia Tuesday, authorities said, the latest group of the vulnerable Myanmar minority to reach the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation.
Tax deductions approved for books, tyres and Otop goods
Online Reporters, Published on 04/12/2018
» The cabinet has approved a maximum 15,000-baht income tax deduction for purchases of tyres, books and One Tambon One Product (Otop) items between Dec 15 and Jan 16 next year.
French PM to announce suspension of fuel tax hikes: government sources
AFP, Published on 04/12/2018
» PARIS - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is to announce on Tuesday a suspension of fuel tax increases planned for January 1 in a move to end violent "yellow vest" protests against the measure, government sources said Tuesday.
Sierra Leone's 'peace diamond' dividend slow in coming
AFP, Published on 04/12/2018
» KORYARDU (SIERRA LEONE) - They were promised a "peace diamond" dividend in the Sierra Leone village of Koryardu after the stone they handed over for auction fetched $6.5 million (5.7 million euros) a year ago.
Mourinho aiming to stop rot as Man Utd season unravels
AFP, Published on 04/12/2018
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Jose Mourinho needs to lift Manchester United's morale quickly as a deflating run of performances threatens to throw their season off track completely but he faces a daunting task against a revitalised Arsenal.
Tourism sector dangles mangoes for Chinese
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 04/12/2018
» Tourism stakeholders have organised several big events specifically to boost arrivals from mainland China in 2019.
Late president Bush lies in state in Washington
AFP, Published on 04/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - The body of 41st US president George H.W. Bush was placed in the US Capitol to lie in state Monday as mourners gathered to remember a hero who kept America "flying high."
VAT 'present' has academic 'speechless'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/12/2018
» Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) academics have expressed dismay at the Finance Ministry's plan to grant a 5% value-added tax (VAT) refund to shoppers spending up to 20,000 baht from Feb 1 to Feb 15 next year.
US wants 'concrete' trade action from China within 90 days
AFP, Published on 04/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - The United States said Monday it will need to see "something concrete" from China in the next 90 days to build a real agreement on trade, two days after Donald Trump and Xi Jinping called a truce in the escalating confrontation between the two economic powerhouses.
Trump calls for his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen to be jailed
AFP, Published on 04/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump called Monday for a long jail term for his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, who admitted lying to Congress about pursuing a real estate deal with Russia on Trump's behalf during the 2016 election campaign.