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US, China flex muscles at G20 meeting
AFP, Published on 19/03/2018
» BUENOS AIRES - The United States and China -- whose differences are fueling fears of a trade war -- are flexing their muscles at the start of a G20 meeting of finance ministers expected to focus on tariffs, tech and taxes.
Turkey-led forces comb Syria's Afrin after ousting Kurds
AFP, Published on 19/03/2018
» AFRIN (SYRIA) - Turkish-led forces secured the city of Afrin on Monday after a deadly two-month assault that dealt the Kurds a major blow and could reshape the region.
Singapore fines StanChart $4m over money laundering breaches
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2018
» SINGAPORE: Singapore's central bank imposed penalties of S$5.2 million (US$3.95 million) on Standard Chartered Bank (SCBC) and S$1.2 million on Standard Chartered Trust (Singapore) (SCTS) for breaching money laundering rules and terrorism financing safeguards.
Russia: Five economic challenges facing Putin
AFP, Published on 19/03/2018
» MOSCOW - As he prepares for his fourth term, President Vladimir Putin is expected to finally make good on his repeated pledges to revive Russia's creaking economy.
Alibaba doubles investment in SE Asia e-commerce firm
AFP, Published on 19/03/2018
» SHANGHAI - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Monday it will appoint one of its founders as head of Lazada and inject another $2 billion into Southeast Asia's leading online shopping firm, boosting its regional expansion.
Summer storms, hail forecast for this week
Online Reporters, Published on 19/03/2018
» Summer storms bringing some hail are forecast for upper Thailand from Tuesday to Friday, starting in the Northeast and East, then moving into the North and the Central Plain from Wednesday.
Chemical weapons experts head to Britain in Russia spy case
AFP, Published on 19/03/2018
» LONDON: International chemical weapons experts were due to arrive in Britain Monday to collect samples of a nerve agent used to poison a former Russian spy as London accused Moscow of stockpiling the toxin used in the attack.
NLA moves NBTC appointments forward
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/03/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) is moving the timeline to recruit a new board for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) ahead by two weeks.
Trump prepares for visit by Saudi prince who has rocked the kingdom
AFP, Published on 19/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump will host Saudi Arabia's crown prince in Washington Tuesday, giving the president a receptive audience to denounce rival Iran and a chance to take stock of significant changes the prince is engineering in the kingdom.
It's not black and white at Thammasat
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 19/03/2018
» Black and white uniforms are usually ubiquitous at most Thai universities -- but not at Thammasat University. Formed by Pridi Banomyong over eight decades ago, the university has been perceived as a bastion of liberal values and non-conformity in the country.