Credit Suisse shares sink as top shareholder rules out more cash
By Agencies and published by CNA Paris – Credit Suisse lost almost a quarter of its value on Wednesday (Mar. 15), dropping to a new record low after its largest investor said it could not provide the Swiss bank with more financial assistance. “We cannot, because we would go above 10 percent. It’s a […]
Read MoreVietnam blasts Cambodia’s pricey SEA Games broadcasting rights
JUST AS the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) is gearing up to negotiate with Cambodia to reduce the US$800,000 or about 27.6 million baht price quoted for live broadcast rights of the 32nd SEA Games taking place during May 5-19, a Vietnamese news site criticized it as being far too high, Matichon newspaper said […]
Read MorePrawit airs dissent to use of force against lone woman in Prayut’s presence
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN A RARE COMMENT on government action, Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Mar.15) expressed his dissent to a use of force by police against an elderly woman in the presence of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. That referred to Monday’s event in which the lone woman, namely Wanthana Othong, 62, […]
Read MorePoliceman firing shots from his house captured after long siege
A SPECIAL Branch policeman who has been firing shots from his house since late yesterday morning (Mar. 14) was captured around noon today after a police team stormed in, Sanook.com said. Only identified as Inspector Kan, the policeman is attached to the news development department and was immediately sent to the hospital as he […]
Read MoreThai woman falls to death from Pattaya condo
A YOUNG Thai woman died after falling from the seventh floor of a Pattaya condo before dawn today (Mar. 15) with her shocked younger sister distressed at her death, TV Channel 7 said. At 4.20 a.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Saijai Khamchula, an investigator at Mueang Pattaya police station, was informed of a woman plunging […]
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