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Chile congress approves same-sex marriage bill
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» VALPARAíSO (CHILE) - Chile's congress on Tuesday approved a long-awaited bill to legalize same-sex marriage, joining just a handful of countries in majority Catholic Latin America with similar laws.
Chile congress approves same-sex marriage bill
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» VALPARAíSO (CHILE) - Chile's congress on Tuesday approved a long-awaited bill to legalize same-sex marriage, joining just a handful of countries in majority Catholic Latin America with similar laws.
S.Africa MPs reject controversial land expropriation bill
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» JOHANNESBURG - A bid to allow South Africa's government expropriate land without compensation as a way to redress past injustices flopped on Tuesday after lawmakers rejected a bill to change the constitution.
Omicron variant 'almost certainly' not more severe than Delta, Fauci tells AFP
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday early indications suggested the Covid-19 Omicron variant was not worse than prior strains, and was possibly milder, while cautioning it would take weeks to judge its severity.
CJ Express forges ahead with store expansion drive
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 08/12/2021
» CJ Express Group, the operator of CJ Supermarket, is continuing with its investment plan despite the threat of Covid-19 headwinds, allocating 7.5-11.25 billion baht to double its number of stores.
BoT call to extend incentives
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 08/12/2021
» The government should extend its property tax incentives to next year to drive housing market growth in 2022, in line with the projected economic recovery, the Bank of Thailand suggested.
Sathon pier gets electric boat boost
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/12/2021
» The operator of the electric boat service on the Chao Phraya River will add two new routes to and from Sathon pier on Dec 20, and charge a flat 20-baht rate until the end of this month.
Legislature gets its very own postmark
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/12/2021
» Thailand Post has introduced a new postmark designed by Parliament President, Chuan Leekpai, which will be used on all correspondence sent from the Parliamentary Post Office.
2 loan sharks nabbed over car-theft scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/12/2021
» Police arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing a car pledged as collateral for a 30,000-baht loan, then refusing to return it when the owner tried to pay back the money owed.
Recovery in year ahead depends on Omicron
Business, Published on 08/12/2021
» The economy is expected to recover in 2022, growing 2.8-3.7%, depending mostly on the severity of the Omicron variant, according to Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research).