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Five soldiers injured in helicopter crash in Thailand
BANGKOK, June 17. /ITAR-TASS reporter Alexei Skovoronsky /. Five soldiers have been injured today in a military helicopter crash in the province of Nakhon Nayok in the central part of Thailand, as told by local police representatives. The injured are hospitalized, one of them in a serious condition. According to the province’s governor, the cause of the accident was a technical failure. ...
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Miracle fall survivor awake in New Zealand
Wellington - A British man who survived a fall from the 15th storey of a central city Auckland apartment building early Sunday morning has avoided paralysis and is awake and laughing, Fairfax reported on Monday. Tom Stilwell (20) from Brighton, fell after attempting to gain access to his locked apartment by climbing over the balcony of an upstairs neighbour's flat. He plummeted about 13 ...
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Fitch Rates Thailands PTTs New Debentures AAA
Fitch Downgrades Detroit, Michigan to 'C'; Default Imminent Fitch Ratings has downgraded Detroit, Michigan's unlimited tax general obligation bonds to 'C' from 'CCC', citing imminent default. The rating downgrade reflects the Emergency Manager's Proposal for Creditors, released today, stating that the city will not make the debt service payment on its ...
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STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Index lower energy dividend yielding shares buck trend
Thailand's benchmark SET index edged down 0.25 percent to 1,461.65 at midday as market players cashed in on recent gains in banking shares such as Kasikornbank Pcl and Siam Commercial Bank Pcl. The market appeared braced for a mild technical rebound to 1,480 later in the day but near-term sentiment remained bearish, said strategist Teerawut Kanniphakul of CIMB Securities ...
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Iraqi wrestling coach dies of heart attack in Phuket
PHUKET: A coach with the Iraqi wrestling team in Phuket for the Asian Junior Wrestling Championships died of a heart attack on Saturday night while returning from a night out on ...
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Phuket tourist safety gets 300 CCTV camera boost in Patong
PHUKET: The push by Phuket authorities to increase tourist safety across the island has received a much welcome boost with Patong CCTV control rooms now up and running.The new system, launched as part of the Patong Safety Zone initiative ...
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SET index opens 15.51 pts1.06 pct
Thai composite stocks index (SET) opened on Monday at 1,449.76, down 15.51 points, or 1.06 per cent in line with most regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 967.69, down 11.18 points, or 1.14 per cent. Top five active (value) stocks: INTUCH, KBANK, JAS, CK, KTB, ADVANC. The ...
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Thailand's chances for the World Expo 2020
The World Expo 2020, if it were held in one of Thailand’s cities, would add around 1% to the national economy on its own. This is a huge amount of money and presents a significant impulsion for government authorities to secure the country’s bid, but the competition is strong and Thailand’s chances have been undermined.
The first World Exposition was held in London in 1851. At the time it was called “The Great Exhibition” and was intended to promote the industrial achievements of the various participating countries. The United Kingdom hosted the event because they, at the time, were of course the most industrialised nation in the world and the Crystal Palace they built to house the national pavilions was received as a wonder of engineering. Read more
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