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Monking around on the big screen
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2016
» New movie about funny monk is big hit at a time of monks fighting with monks, power battles & money scandals in the Sangha.
52 killed on first day of Songkran accident-reduction drive
Online Reporters, Published on 12/04/2016
» Fifty-two people were killed and 431 injured in 387 road accidents on Monday, the first day of a government campaign to reduce crashes during the Songkran festival.
NCPO seizes Democrats' Elderly Day giveaways
Published on 12/04/2016
» The National Council for Peace and Order confirmed on Tuesday it had seized thousands of "divisive" blue medicine boxes and towels the Democrat Party had planned to hand out in Kamphaeng Phet province.
Abbas says 'urgent' need for UN resolution on Israeli settlements
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» RAMALLAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said there is an "urgent" need for a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements, in an interview with AFP ahead of a multi-country diplomatic tour.
EU cracks down on tax havens, targeting big multinationals
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - The EU will unveil plans on Tuesday to limit the rampant use of tax havens by the world's biggest multinationals, a measure the authorities say is made even more urgent by the Panama Papers scandal.
CDC produces two books explaining draft charter
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/04/2016
» The Constitution Drafting Committee has produced two books containing the main points of the draft constitution to be distributed to the public ahead of the referendum scheduled for Aug 7, CSD chairman Meechai Ruchupan said on Tuesday.
China solar giant says president 'assisting' inquiries
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» SHANGHAI - The new president of Chinese solar giant Wuxi Suntech Power is "assisting an inquiry" at Customs' request, its parent said on Tuesday after reports he had gone missing.
Belgium charges two new Brussels attacks suspects: prosecutors
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» BRUSSELS - Belgium has charged two new suspects with terrorist offences in connection with last month's deadly Brussels airport and metro attacks, the federal prosecutor's office said Tuesday.
Giant python found on Malaysian building site
AFP, Published on 12/04/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - A quarter-tonne snake that was found nestling on a building site could be the longest ever captured in Malaysia, officials said Tuesday.
Alibaba expands with $1bn Lazada deal
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/04/2016
» HONG KONG — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd expanded its e-commerce footprint to fast-growing Southeast Asia with a $1-billion deal (around 35 billion baht) for control of Lazada Group SA as it seeks more sales from beyond China.