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Qatar begins work on first World Cup stadium
AFP, Published on 20/05/2014
» Qatar on Tuesday began work on the first stadium for the 2022 World Cup as the debate rages over whether the tournament should take place amid soaring summer...
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FIFA's Valcke insists Brazil wants World Cup
AFP, Published on 20/05/2014
» FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke insisted Monday that Brazilians still wanted to host the World Cup but said organizers needed to give "100 percent"...
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Park the bus! World Cup slogans go down like a flat tyre
AFP, Published on 20/05/2014
» As World Cup fever mounts in Brazil, the unveiling of slogans to be splashed on team buses has gone down like a flat tyre.
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NESDB slashes forecast
Business, Published on 20/05/2014
» The economy contracted by 0.6% in the first quarter, prompting the government's planning agency to chop its 2014 growth forecast to between 1.5% and 2.5% from...
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Analogue Channel 3 faces ouster from pay TV plans
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 20/05/2014
» Pay TV subscribers of TrueVisions and CTH may be unable to watch analogue Channel 3 from next Monday, and the channel's absence will hurt advertisers whose commercials...
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Ministry upbeat about export growth
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/05/2014
» Despite the government’s planning agency yesterday cutting this year’s export forecast to only 3.7% from 5-7%, the Commerce Ministry remains upbeat about...
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Hidden issues in penalties and surcharges
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 20/05/2014
» With the economy in decline and many organisations revising their forecasts for Thailand, imposing tax may already seem like a punishment. On top of the ordeal...
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Bankruptcy court to rule on Saha Farms
Business, Published on 20/05/2014
» Chicken farmers under contract with cash-strapped Saha Farms yesterday submitted a letter to Krungthai Bank (KTB) asking for the bank to allow the company to...
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ASP warns of rough second half for bourse in 2014
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/05/2014
» Amid the continuing political tensions, the local bourse is at greater risk of being affected throughout the second half of this year, warns Asia Plus Securities...
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Downgrade possible, says KBank
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/05/2014
» Thailand's credit outlook is at risk of being cut to negative from stable by three large international credit rating agencies by the third quarter due to the...