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Who could replace UK's under-fire premier Liz Truss?
AFP, Published on 18/10/2022
» LONDON - UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has vowed to lead Britain's Conservatives into the next election -- due within two years -- but after a disastrous six weeks in Downing Street many doubt she will remain leader long.
Ethiopian and Eritrean forces seize key Tigrayan city, say rebels
AFP, Published on 18/10/2022
» ADDIS ABABA - Tigrayan rebels said Tuesday that Ethiopian and Eritrean forces had seized a key Tigrayan city, a move coinciding with UN warnings of a spiralling conflict and an "utterly staggering" toll on civilians.
UK PM Truss battles to stay in power after tax reforms trashed
AFP, Published on 18/10/2022
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday battled to stabilise her position after an economic crash forced her into humiliating U-turns on tax reforms, putting her future as leader in doubt.
Mountainous Lesotho finds gold in trout fish farming
AFP, Published on 18/10/2022
» LEJONE (LESOTHO) - It's harvest time in Lejone, a small village nestling in mountains in southern Africa more than two thousand metres above sea level.
Philippines looking at market intervention to defend peso: Marcos
Reuters, Published on 18/10/2022
» MANILA: The Philippines will continue to use interest rates to mitigate against inflation and may step in to defend a depreciating peso, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Tuesday.
Philippines town gives taxis a lift as floods become norm
Reuters, Published on 18/10/2022
» HAGONOY, Philippines: In a town in northern Philippines where floods have become a perennial problem, motorcycle taxi drivers have modified their vehicles to keep passengers dry and high above the floodwaters.
Reinvigorating the FTAAP conversation for post-COVID-19 prosperity
Published on 18/10/2022
» In hosting APEC 2022, Thailand has acknowledged that the most pertinent matter for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is its transition to the post-COVID-19 era, in particular, reigniting trade and commerce and adapting to the New Normal.
The Best Headphones in Thailand – How to Choose?
Published on 18/10/2022
» With Thailand’s occasionally unpredictable weather, especially during the rainy season, headphones can be a really tricky purchase to get right. You have to consider many things, mainly where you want to use them – gym, running, study, music at home etc. – the list goes on.
Give mental health a chance
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/10/2022
» A string of mass shootings by officers in recent years may involve many factors, but they highlight the need for an improvement in mental health services, experts say, following the nursery massacre in Nong Bua Lam Phu's Na Klang district that left 36 people dead, mostly young children, and others injured.
Ministry eyes steps to spur spending
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/10/2022
» The Finance Ministry is considering new measures to encourage spending in a bid to maintain the Thai economic recovery, according to Pornchai Thiraveja, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).