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Expelled Russian diplomats leave UK
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» LONDON: Russian diplomats expelled from Britain in the worsening spat over the poisoning of a former double agent left the London embassy on Tuesday with their families in tow.
New permanent crossing in Sa Kaeo to open March 30
Sawat Ketngam, Published on 20/03/2018
» Thailand and Cambodia will open a new permanent checkpoint between Sa Kaeo and Battambang at the end of this month.
Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, dies aged 45
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» NAIROBI - Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, has died in Kenya at the age of 45, after becoming a symbol of efforts to save his subspecies from extinction, a fate that only science can now prevent.
Weinstein Company files for bankruptcy after #MeToo fallout
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein's former production company announced late Monday it had filed for bankruptcy, less than six months after the Hollywood mogul was beset by avalanching sexual assault allegations.
Govt outlines EEC environmental goals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/03/2018
» Environmental problems along the Eastern Seaboard could worsen after the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) -- the government's pet industrial development project -- comes online, according to Environment Minister Gen Surasak Kanjanarat.
Somkid spots Thailand on advanced economy fast track
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/03/2018
» Thailand is in the fast lane toward becoming an advanced economy because of a number of megaprojects, digital development and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Court dismisses contentious GL business rehabilitation plan
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/03/2018
» A business rehabilitation plan for Group Lease Plc (GL) filed by J Trust Asia Pte Ltd (JTA) has been dismissed by the Central Bankruptcy Court on grounds that GL is not insolvent and has never defaulted on its debt repayment.
Two Koreas saga: Keep your fingers crossed
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 20/03/2018
» When the two leaders from Korea meet in Panmunjom later next month, new histories of East Asia will be narrated and written. North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un will travel from Pyongyang to the demilitarised zone at Panmunjom. His car will pass the Panmon Gak on the northern side and proceed to cross the DMZ line to the Peace House (Pyeonghwa jib) a few metres away southward. With South Korean President Moon Jae-in waiting there, he will greet his younger counterpart once he arrives with a big smile. Before the two shake hands, Mr Kim will by then have already made history as the first North Korean leader to step foot on South Korea since the war ended in 1953.
From 'wasteland' to learning utopia
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 20/03/2018
» Students have shown their interest in joining programmes launched by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) that aim to encourage them to spend their free time more constructively during the long school break.
The pros and cons of Trump's random foreign policy
News, Noah Feldman, Published on 20/03/2018
» Suppose President Donald Trump's foreign policy is random. I mean really random: Like random luck, designed only in so far as to fluctuate wildly between different, opposing strategic views.