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Moody's bestows PTTGC with Baa2 for cash flow
Business, Published on 29/05/2018
» Moody's Investors Service rated PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC) and its senior unsecured ratings at a steady Baa2.
NBTC, FDA work to bar illegal content
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/05/2018
» Almost 100 products such as dietary supplements and cosmetics have been removed from TV broadcasts and social media between May 4 and 25 through collaboration between the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
SCG takes over Vietnam subsidiary
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 29/05/2018
» SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest cement maker and industrial conglomerate, has announced sole ownership of Long Son Petrochemicals Co (LSP) in Vietnam after acquiring all stakes held by its Vietnamese partner.
North Korea and the art of the deal
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 29/05/2018
» The summit is on, it's off, it's sort of on again. It's amateur night every night at the White House, and the fate of the US-North Korean summit scheduled for Singapore on 12 June will be decided by the coin Donald Trump flips each day: heads three days in a row means "yes", tails three days in a row and the meeting stays cancelled.
Baloney by any other name is still baloney
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 29/05/2018
» It does not take long to find commonalities between US President Donald Trump's lies and Thai politics' platefuls of baloney. The same logic holds true for Mr Trump's war on the "deep state" and the outcry in Thailand over a "third hand" pulling the strings behind political happenings.
125-year-old jeans sell for B3.2m in US
Business, Published on 29/05/2018
» PORTLAND, Maine: A buyer with a penchant for vintage denim has plunked down nearly US$100,000 (3.2 million baht) for a pair of truly vintage jeans that come from the American Old West.
Helmets not included
News, Postbag, Published on 29/05/2018
» I was somewhat heartened when I read the headline "Cops eye traffic offences points system", (BP, May 28).
Revolution poses SME risks, rewards
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/05/2018
» The cross-border e-commerce revolution in Thailand this year is broadening opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but differentiation and innovation is key to survival in a game dominated by Chinese players.
When world music was opening our ears
Life, John Clewley, Published on 29/05/2018
» The 1980s was a period when non-Anglophonic mainstream bands started to make waves at festivals and music stores in Europe. Pioneering festivals like Angouleme in France exposed bands from Africa, Asia, Middle East and the Caribbean to international audiences. This is how the first wave of the boom in so-called "world music" started; these bands then began to release albums, which were often marketed from indie record stores. This is how we found out about Salif Keita, Mory Kante, Cheb Khaled and Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens.
Lost in the fake-real news morass
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/05/2018
» People told you to beware of fake news. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in particular has been so concerned he seems to have made a campaign against fraudulent or misleading information his personal crusade.