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PM Japan visit for boosting investment
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday said her visit to Japan was for inviting Japanese investors to jointly invest in the two-trillion baht infrastructure development megaprojects. On her ...
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Oil falls below $94 on weak economic outlook lukewarm demand
BANGKOK - The price of oil was knocked lower Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 40 cents to US$93.85 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 3 cents to close at $94.25 a barrel in New York on Thursday. The price sank as low as $92.21 in the morning after ...
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Mahathir says talks a good start
TOKYO : The government's negotiations with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) are a good start, but more action is needed to bring peace to the far South, Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad says. The separatists in the far South do not fall into a single group and they would not recognise the negotiations undertaken by other groups such as the BRN, he said, on the ...
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Firms crave tax guidance
The vast majority of businesses would welcome more global cooperation and guidance from tax authorities on what is acceptable for tax planning even if this provides less opportunity to reduce tax liabilities across borders, notes the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR). The IBR, a quarterly survey of more than 3,000 businesses in 44 countries, found that globally, 68% of ...
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Amateur Shi Thai duo crowd Beijing Golf Challenge leaderboard
Shi Yuting continued her impressive form at the Beijing Challenge Friday as the Chinese amateur registered a hole-in-one en route to a second round 70 for a share of the 36-hole lead with Thais Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai (69) and Walailak Satarak (69) in the fourth leg of the China LPGA Tour season.Playing under overcast skies and windy conditions at the Orient (Beijing) Pearl Golf Country Club, the ...
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Report Yahoo bids for online TV site Hulu
Los Angeles - Days after buying social network Tumblr for more than 1 billion dollars, struggling internet giant Yahoo is eyeing another major purchase. According to the Los Angeles Times on Friday, the web portal has submitted a bid for online TV service Hulu, which is seeking 1 billion dollars. The service streams a wide range of TV shows to millions of users, with revenue from advertising ...
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Thailand-Japan plan two-way tourism traffic flows.
In an effort to address a gap in travel between Thailand and the island of Kyushu in Japan, a tourism exchange was recently organized in the city of Fukuoka between the Thai Government and the private sector of ...
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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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