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Thailand mulls suspending nearly 6,000 officials over exam scandal
The scandal began in June, when investigators said they had concluded that officials accepted bribes of up to 800,000 baht (US$23,847) to electronically alter candidates’ results to allow them to pass mandatory exams for government appointments or promotions.
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Oil eases as traders weigh US-Iran conflict risks
July 16 : Oil prices eased on Thursday as traders weighed escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and the risks to oil supplies moving through the Strait of Hormuz.Brent crude futures were down 58 cents, or 0.68 per cent, to $84.37 a barrel at 0808 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate future
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Dollar at one-month low as cooling inflation offsets oil price risks
July 16 : The dollar hovered near its one-month low on Thursday as investors weighed subdued U.S. inflation data, which dampened rate-hike expectations, against the risk of a further oil price spike that could support the greenback.U.S. Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after a second consecutive day of data
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Hyundai Motor Group to own Boston Dynamics in full with SoftBank stake buy
SEOUL, July 16 : Hyundai Motor Group on Thursday disclosed that it would make U.S. robotics company Boston Dynamics a wholly owned subsidiary by acquiring SoftBank Group’s stake of around 10 per cent, a move it said would help it deploy advanced robotics across its operations.Terms of the deal were not disclo
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Woman in fraudulent scheme for foreigners to get PR status in Singapore gets jail
One Chinese national, hoping to obtain Singapore PR status, testified about how he paid S$360,000 (US$278,970) as an “investment” in what turned out to be a sham job arrangement.
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Wales make six changes for Nations Championship test against South Africa
July 16 : Wales coach Steve Tandy has made six changes for the Nations Championship test against South Africa in Durban on Saturday, including a return to the starting 15 for wing Louis Rees-Zammit and the selection of Dan Edwards at flyhalf.• Rees-Zammit replaces Ellis Mee from the side that lost 35-21 to
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Football with a side of dim sum: Hong Kong teahouse scores big with World Cup fans
Lin Heung Lau, one of Hong Kong’s oldest dim sum restaurants, has boosted its business by 20 per cent despite mounting challenges facing the city’s Chinese eateries.
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Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s approval rating below 50% for first time
Top reasons cited for disapproval included “cannot hope for much” and “poor policies”.
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Russian missiles strike Kyiv districts, killing two, officials say
Russian ballistic missiles struck at least two districts in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday (Jul 16), triggering fires and killing two people, officials said.Mayor Vitali Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said two people had died and six others, including a 16-year-old teenager, had been injured in
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South Korea toughens regulations on single-stock leveraged ETFs
SEOUL, July 16 : South Korea’s financial regulator on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory measures aimed at easing market volatility triggered by exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are tied to certain major technology firms. So-called single-stock, leveraged ETFs linked to chipmakers Samsung Electronics a
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