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Chuan: MFP-Pheu Thai tussle ‘not surprising’
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/05/2023
» The ongoing tussle between Move Forward and Pheu Thai — the nation’s two biggest parties — over who should hold the parliament president’s post is hardly surprising since both are not far apart in the number of seats they won in the polls, according to former parliament president Chuan Leekpai.
Japan extends life of nuclear plants
AFP and Kyodo News, Published on 31/05/2023
» TOKYO: Japan on Wednesday passed a law allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years, as it tries to reinvigorate the sector to meet energy challenges and climate targets.
Milosevic spymasters handed longer jail terms
AFP, Published on 31/05/2023
» THE HAGUE: A UN court sentenced two of the late Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic's spy chiefs to 15 years in jail on appeal Wednesday in the last major Hague war crimes trial from the 1990s Bosnian conflict.
What's in wine? Ingredient label debate rages
AFP, Published on 31/05/2023
» PARIS: European wines are finally being forced to reveal their ingredients to customers, but only on a website — not on the bottle. Environmental campaigners are unimpressed.
'We want to be free': Filipinos demand right to divorce
AFP, Published on 31/05/2023
» MANILA: Philippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years.
Blackpink ticket scalper held for fraud
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/05/2023
» Police have arrested a young woman on charges of swindling fans of the K-pop group Blackpink out of at least 700,000 baht by selling e-tickets that had already been sold.
BoT raises key rate another quarter-point
Reuters, Bloomberg and Online Reporters, Published on 31/05/2023
» The Bank of Thailand on Wednesday raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points for a sixth consecutive meeting, citing the need to curb inflation risks as the economic recovery gathers strength against rising global uncertainties.
April factory output drops 8%, worse than forecast
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2023
» Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) in April contracted by a more-than-expected 8.14% from a year earlier, as exports slowed and production costs rose, the Industry Ministry said on Wednesday.
Flying the rainbow flag, loud and proud
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 31/05/2023
» The spirit of Pride Month is about to unfold in every corner of Bangkok, inviting people of all stripes to join hands and hearts in embracing the spectrum of human diversity.
Thai online marketplaces finally move into profit
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/05/2023
» Thailand's e-marketplace players are shifting to profitability after almost a decade of losses, attributed to cautious spending, operating adjustments and increasing service fees.