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Following one's dream entails the risk that there may not be success waiting down the road.
Following one's dream entails the risk that there may not be success waiting down the road.
Bangkok commuters and visitors are bracing for higher taxi fares that will take effect next month.
'Like red ants on a log floating downstream each certain it is controlling the direction of the flow." That was the acute observation of a coarse-skinned farmer staring at the TV screen at a small coffee shop in a 100-year-old market in Suphan Buri province in central Thailand when images of the grand Asean meeting in the capital Bangkok were being beamed across the world.
It is not too difficult to figure out who will win and who will lose in the government's plan to transform the capital's oldest and largest slum into a commercial district, complete with a new "Bangkok landmark".
Countries in the lower Mekong basin are watching anxiously to see whether their "big brother" to the north will tackle the growing Mekong River crisis.
Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and Finance Minister Uttama Savanaya have rushed to soothe jitters over the Bank of Thailand's powers after the government announced the formation of a fiscal and monetary committee, saying the committee does not plan to interfere in the central bank's monetary policy nor its independence.
Thirty-seven private hospitals have been ordered to submit information on the actual costs and their listed prices of drugs, medical supplies and medical services to the Internal Trade Department by Aug 31 or face legal action.
The government is setting up a war room to deal with the impact of the ongoing trade war, hoping to boost exports and border trade as proposed by the private sector.
Commercial banks' special mention (SM) loans surged significantly in the second quarter, suggesting that more loans could turn sour amid the stuttering economy.
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Like many modern information workers, my personal phone serves many purposes. It’s how I communicate with friends and family; it’s how I experience entertainment; it’s how I navigate around a city; it’s how I purchase my morning coffee; it’s how I control countless smart home devices; and so on and so forth. It’s also crucial to how I perform my job, by letting me keep on top of the never-ending news cycle and communicate with my co-workers and other contacts through Slack and email.
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Dario Leone
Security, Middle East
A dynamic duo like no other.
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Weak demand and bearish macroeconomic factors continued to pressure primary aluminium foundry alloy premiums lower in Europe and the United States on Friday August 9.
Games are full of deadly enemies from zombies to dragons, but most share one enemy in common: gravity. Pits, ledges, canyons, moving platforms. No matter what setting players are in, there’s always some reason to jump. Some games even offer tricky obstacle courses. These jump puzzles are both joyous and frustrating.…
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Earlier this year, ActionDash added "focus mode" to its list of features to help you cut down on screentime even more. By doing so, the digital wellbeing app was able to offer the functionality before Google rolls out its own version with Android Q l...
The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament takes place 10th to 15th August 2019. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ding Liren, Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin, Leinier Dominguez, Yu Yangyi and Richard Rapport.
Marshall makes cool guitar amp-inspired audio products. The Marshall Kilburn Bluetooth Speaker is on sale for up to $116 off at Amazon and Walmart.
Senate Majority Leader McConnell says there will be a debate on bills addressing gun violence. But he's up for re-election in 2020 and his home state is fiercely pro-gun.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with writer Andrea Berloff about her directorial debut, The Kitchen. Before this, Berloff was best known for her screenplay for Straight Outta Compton.
