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14m visitors to US face social-media screening
New York Times, Published on 31/03/2018
» Nearly all applicants for a visa to enter the United States -- an estimated 14.7 million people a year -- will be asked to submit their social-media usernames for the past five years, under proposed rules that the State Department issued Friday.
Mekong leaders call for $66bn in investment
The Associated Press, Published on 31/03/2018
» HANOI: The leaders of six countries along the Mekong River on Saturday adopted an ambitious investment plan worth US$66 billion over the next five years.
Insurers pay B1.2m in drowning of Chinese tourist
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 31/03/2018
» PATTAYA: Two insurance firms have paid 1.2 million baht in compensation to the family of a 52-year-old Chinese woman who died while on an underwater sea-walking tour off Koh Lan last November.
IOC: N. Korea wants to compete in 2020, 2022 Olympics
AFP, Published on 31/03/2018
» BEIJING: Kim Jong Un is committed to sending North Korean teams to the next two Olympics, the IOC chief Thomas Bach said Saturday after a rare meeting with the leader of the nuclear-armed regime in Pyongyang.
North Korea's Kim meets IOC chief in Pyongyang: KCNA
AFP, Published on 31/03/2018
» SEOUL - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un has met Olympics chief Thomas Bach in Pyongyang, thanking him for helping to bring about a "dramatic thawing" of tensions on the Korean peninsula, the country's state media said Saturday.
C.P. Land corralling Chinese
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 31/03/2018
» C.P. Land Plc, the property arm of Charoen Pokphand Group, plans to speed up development of C.P. Industrial Estate Rayong and complete the project by 2019 after receiving strong interest from Chinese investors.
Biochemical plan proceeds
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 31/03/2018
» The Industry Ministry next week will propose to the cabinet the second phase of a biochemical development plan to increase prices of farm products in provincial locations.
Beach dystopia: Still hope for paradises lost?
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 31/03/2018
» About a decade ago, I hosted a friend from overseas. We visited the Grand Palace and Wat Pho and spent a few days in Koh Samet. It was an enjoyable experience and one we still reminisce about fondly from time to time.
OIE upgrades factory view
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 31/03/2018
» The Office of Industrial Economics (OIE) has revised up its forecast of the country's manufacturing production index (MPI) after witnessing increased production in the industrial sector.
Buriram in no mood to let foes catch up
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 31/03/2018
» Thai League 1 leaders Buriram United have no intentions of easing up on the gas pedal and are looking forward to continuing their unbeaten run when they host Chonburi today.