By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Lisbon – Thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon and other cities across Portugal on Saturday (Sep. 28) to protest against soaring rents and house prices, as frustration mounts over a crisis that has priced many out of the housing market. Demonstrators carried posters showing slogans
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Top executive worried about a repeat of ‘Tom Yum Kung’ crisis
By Naewna and Reuters – published by Yahoo!News WITH the Thai baht having rapidly gained strength and businesses urging the central bank to take measures to stabilise the Thai currency, a warning was issued by TPI Polene Plc CEO Prachai Leophairatana today (Sep. 29) that a repeat of the 1997 “Tom Yum Kung” crisis
Read moreFlood alert in Nonthaburi as dam releases more water
NONTHABURI residents living in low-lying areas outside the embankments on both sides of the Chao Phraya river got a flood warning late last night (Sep. 28) as Chao Phraya dam has increased water discharge to 2,000 cubic metres per second, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Se. 29). Altogether 30 communities in this province
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