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20 officials probed for 'sponsored services'
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2018
» Twenty government officials might have been implicated in human trafficking following the crackdown on a massage parlour in Bangkok on Friday.
SET closes at record high, outperforms SE Asian peers
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2018
» Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Monday with Thailand closing at a record high, tracking gains in broader Asia after Wall Street extended its record-setting run.
Education commission rejects 2% of university courses
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2018
» The Higher Education Commission will ask various universities to suspend 182 courses it deems to be substandard for a period of two years.
New Ford Mustang Bullitt revealed in Detroit
Richard Leu, Published on 15/01/2018
» Classic nameplate heralds car-chasing action in the film starred by Steve McQueen 50 years ago.
Parlour tricks
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/01/2018
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into freebies given to police by a local massage parlour.
Watchdog probes police 'freebies' at parlour
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2018
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into freebies dished out by a local massage parlour.
The value of old money
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 15/01/2018
» High-tech library, co-working space and museum rolled into one, the Bank of Thailand's new Learning Center -- recently opened to commemorate its 75th anniversary -- is shaping up to be Bangkok's latest riverside destination. Situated right by the Chao Phraya, with a picturesque view of the river, the centre is located across from the Bank of Thailand offices under the Rama VIII bridge, and sees a 50-year-old maximum-security note-printing facility transformed into a spacious and serene public library.
Pheu Thai puts boot into NCPO 'failures'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/01/2018
» The country's economy under the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is good only for big companies while causing difficulties for small and medium-sized businesses and the people, a Pheu Thai economic team told a seminar on the NCPO's track record Sunday.
Retail prices for cigarettes under review
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/01/2018
» The Excise Department is discussing the legality of prohibiting cigarette importers from setting their retail prices below the prices listed before Sept 16, 2017, the first day the new excise tax came into force.
Large banks embrace debt fund-raising
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/01/2018
» Large banks have raised local and foreign currency debentures to lock in cheap costs and increase liquidity in anticipation of higher loan demand, which they expect to be driven by Thailand's positive economic momentum.