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Soft loans, TV reality show boost for street-food vendors
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/03/2019
» The state-owned Government Savings Bank has allocated 5 billion baht for soft loans to 100,000 street-food vendors this year, almost double last year’s amount.
Thailand to build world's biggest floating solar farms
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/03/2019
» Thailand plans to build the world’s largest floating solar farms to power Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy and to boost the country’s share of clean energy.
Brexit talks resume as divorce day looms
AFP, Published on 05/03/2019
» BRUSSELS - The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier meets Britain's negotiating team on Tuesday as both sides seek a breakthrough with just weeks to go before this month's ominous divorce deadline.
China to raise defence spending by 7.5%, lower than 2018
AFP, Published on 05/03/2019
» BEIJING: China announced Tuesday a 7.5% increase in military spending in 2019, lower than last year as the country faces an economic slowdown.
'They don't know how good they are': Russia prep for rugby World Cup
AFP, Published on 05/03/2019
» SOCHI (RUSSIA) - Could Russia one day be a major player in world rugby? The national team has qualified for the World Cup for just the second time in its history and a new coach says the country is full of potential.
AT&T reshuffles WarnerMedia team, merges HBO with Turner
AFP, Published on 05/03/2019
» NEW YORK - AT&T's media-entertainment arm announced Monday a major reorganization that merges its HBO premium television with the mass-market Turner networks and gives a broader portfolio to CNN chief Jeff Zucker.
Asean must continue to engage N Korea
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 05/03/2019
» The second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi failed to produce an outcome that would enable regional partners to play a bigger role. Last week's meeting was strictly a leader-to-leader negotiation, nobody else. US President Donald Trump walked away from the tête-à-tête without an agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, simply because he thought it was a bad deal to end sanctions at this crucial moment. It is a chicken-and-egg situation.
JKN plans Singapore IPO in near future
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/03/2019
» MAI-listed JKN Global Media plans to launch an IPO in Singapore over the next 3-5 years to capitalise on the regional content business and build up its corporate brand regionally.
BoI: EEC propelling full-year application value to B750bn
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/03/2019
» The government's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme is a key engine to drive full-year investment applications to hit 750 billion baht, says the Board of Investment (BoI).
Retailers upbeat on oil sales
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/03/2019
» SET-listed oil retailers are very optimistic about the growth of oil sales volume this year amid tough competition in the local market.