Pita in this year’s TIME100 Next list of emerging leaders
MOVE FORWARD leader Pita Limjaroenrat was yesterday (Sep. 13) named among top 100 emerging leaders globally in Time magazine’s TIME100 Next list for this year after leading his party to a surprise victory in the May 14 election obtaining 151 out of 500 seats. The magazine said of Pita, who was the only Thai […]
Read MoreUnesco recommends putting Venice on heritage danger list
Paris – The UN’s cultural agency Unesco on Monday (July 31) recommended that Venice be added to its list of world heritage in danger, saying the Italian authorities needed to step up efforts to secure the historic city and its surrounding lagoon. Unesco said in its recommendation that Venice risked “irreversible” damage due to […]
Read MoreCP family tops Thailand’s richest list
IN its annaul list of 50 richest people in Thailand American business magazine Forbes placed the Chearavanont family of Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group right at the top with net worth of $30.2 billion (978.782 billion baht), Sanook.com said this afternoon (July 8th). The second place went to Mr. Chalerm Yoovidhya, who shares a $24.5 billion […]
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