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What the populists are proposing for Italy
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» ROME - Italian anti-establishment and far-right parties Friday took a step closer to forming a government by publishing a joint policy programme.
Italian populists unveil joint government programme
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» ROME - Italian anti-establishment and far-right parties took a step closer to forming a government by publishing a joint policy programme on Friday.
Ebola toll mounts in DR Congo
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» KINSHASA: World agencies and neighbouring countries on Friday hiked their response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the toll from the notorious disease mounted.
Solo Russian climber dies on 4th highest mountain
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» KATHMANDU - A Russian climber died just below the summit of Lhotse, the world's fourth highest peak, in at least the third fatality of the spring climbing season in the Nepali Himalaya, officials said Friday.
PayPal buys payments startup iZettle for $2.2 bn
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - PayPal on Thursday announced a deal to buy Swedish online commerce startup iZettle for $2.2 billion, a deal that came as the young company was poised for a stock market debut.
Trade groups sound alarm on e-booking
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 18/05/2018
» Major tourism associations have called on the government to protect local booking companies as big hotels and online travel agents (OTA) spend huge sums in Thailand, out of fear that the trend will critically damage local operators and forced them out of business.
DTAC conducts soft launch on 2300MHz network
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/05/2018
» Total Access Communication (DTAC), the third-largest mobile operator, Thursday kicked off a soft launch for 4G service on TOT's 2300-megahertz spectrum with 10 base stations in Bangkok via its TriNet (DTN) subsidiary.
Nissan still wary of Thais' EV readiness
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/05/2018
» Nissan Motor Thailand remains committed to introducing its best-selling Leaf electric vehicle (EV) in the Thai market some time this year, even though the market remains weak and the infrastructure undeveloped.
Mahathir must temper market scorn
News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 18/05/2018
» Mahathir Mohamad blamed everyone except himself and his policies for his country's entanglement in the 1997 Asian crisis. It appears two decades haven't been enough to mellow the Malaysian leader.
CPF sniffing for M&A options at Europe plants
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 18/05/2018
» SET-listed Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), a Thai agro-industrial and food conglomerate, is looking at merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities at European processed food factories to support its target of growing its nutrient food business to 30% of total revenue by 2030.