Europe’s rescue fund cleared a major hurdle Thursday when German lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to beef it up, relieving markets as attention turned to a key international audit of debt-mired Greece.
Deputies voted by 523 to 85 with three abstentions to expand the size and scope of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), with [...]
The US Treasury hit a “key” commander in the powerful Haqqani network with sanctions Thursday, raising pressure on Pakistan to do more against the Al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked group.
The Treasury said Abdul Aziz Abbasin, an Afghan native, was appointed by the Haqqani network as “the Taliban shadow governor” in Orgun district of [...]
Angry pro-regime demonstrators tried to attack the US ambassador to Syria on Thursday, as Damascus accused Washington of inciting “armed groups” into violence against its army.
A mob of nearly 100 Syrians tried to storm an office in the capital where the ambassador, Robert Ford, had just arrived to meet opposition figure [...]
Rak Thailand Party leader Chuvit Kamolvisit is threatening to disclose information about a large newly built casino in Bangkok.
Construction of the casino which is located about 500 metres from the Meng Jai intersection in Huai Khwang district has already been completed and it is expected to open soon, Mr Chuvit said.
If he decides [...]
Bangkok braces for run-off from North
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered relief operations be stepped up for upcountry flood victims.
As she spoke, Bangkok braced for the arrival of run-off from the North which hit northern suburbs yesterday.
The prime minister gave her order while discussing the flood crisis with ministers and officials during a video [...]
The government intends to borrow 10 billion baht from commercial banks to finance domestic fuel subsidies, says Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan.
The state Oil Fund is now more than 1 billion baht in the red after the government cut levy collections on pure petrol and diesel a month ago.
Mr Pichai noted the [...]
The flood front surging down the Chao Phraya river from the North overflowed into the streets of the nation’s capital on Thursday, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) announced.
GISTDA director Anont Sanitwong na Ayutthaya said flood waters had risen above sandbags and flooded roads in the city.
Administrative officials and soldiers [...]
Land owner investors could abuse scheme
The Thai Farmers Association is urging the government to set a paddy rice quota for farmers to prevent land owners from exploiting the rice mortgage scheme and leaving farmers broke.
Wichean Puanglamchiak, vice-president of Thai Farmers Association, said the government’s idea to mortgage all paddy sounds good on [...]
Camera-equipped dummy police officers have been set up in 13 locations across Bangkok to catch drivers who violate traffic rules, Metropolitan Police deputy chief Phanu Kerdlarppol said on Thursday.
He said there were people who wanted the fake police officers – all named Pol Sgt Choey (choey is “passive”, in Thai) – to be [...]
US online retail giant Amazon unveiled a tablet computer, the Kindle Fire, on Wednesday that costs $199, less than half the price of the cheapest iPad from market-leader Apple.
The Kindle Fire, which has a seven-inch (17.78-centimeter) screen, smaller than the iPad’s 9.7 inches (24.6 cm), will be available in the United States on November 15, [...]
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