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150 million Indonesians live in quake/tsunami-prone areas: official
Kyodo News, Published on 26/12/2018
» JAKARTA: Better, more sophisticated disaster mitigation is urgently needed in Indonesia as around 150 million of its 245 million people live in areas prone to earthquakes and tsunamis, while its early warning system does not work well sometimes because equipment gets stolen, vandalized or broken due to poor maintenance, a government official said Wednesday.
Missing boy found dead in field
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/12/2018
» SUPHAN BURI: A 2-year-old Myanmar boy missing for nine days was found dead in a sugarcane field in U Thong district on Tuesday.
Koreans drown playing golf
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/12/2018
» PHITSANULOK: Two elderly Koreans in a golf cart drowned in the Nan River when a second buggy carrying their wives crashed into them on the club pier in Phrom Phiram district on Tuesday.
Vehicles overturn after crude oil leaks from road tanker
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/12/2018
» AYUTTHAYA: Several vehicles overturned on a highway in Phra Nakhon Luang district after crude oil leaked from a tanker carrying 38,000 litres to a refinery in Rayong province early on Wednesday morning.
Trump blasts US central bank again over rate hikes
AFP, Published on 26/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his attack on the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy, blaming the central bank's interest rate hikes for a tanking market.
Trump downbeat on Fed as markets nosedive
AFP, Published on 26/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday marked Christmas with a renewed attack on the central bank over plunging stocks, as he aired a catalogue of grievances in a downbeat gathering at the Oval Office.
Weed on road to legalisation
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/12/2018
» A bill to legalise the strictly controlled production, import and use of marijuana and kratom for medical and research purposes was passed yesterday, amid concerns that patents on marijuana extracts will be secured mainly by large, foreign pharmaceutical companies.
PM warns against campaigning with his name
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/12/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday warned political parties not to use him in their election campaigns, saying he had not decided to join any party.
Ex-M'bishi Hitachi execs admit to bribing Thai official
News, Published on 26/12/2018
» Former executives of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Inc admitted on Tuesday to allegations of bribing a Thai public servant over a power plant project at their trial in a case under Japan's first plea bargain deal.
Yuletide slaughter as SET tumbles 2%
Business, Published on 26/12/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) plunged to this year's lowest closing on Christmas Day as previous heavy losses on Wall Street, a partial US government shutdown and declining oil prices triggered investors' panic selling.