Facebook to Buy Mobile Messaging Service WhatsApp for up to $19 Billion in Cash and Stock
Facebook on Wednesday announced its intentions to acquire popular messaging app WhatsApp in an initial cash and stock deal worth some $16 billion, not including an additional $3 billion provision for restricted stock units. Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, by far…
NACC to indict PM over rice pledging fraud
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has resolved to press charges against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for dereliction of duty in handling the rice pledging scheme and will call her in to acknowledge the charges on February 27. NACC Commissioner Vicha Mahakhun announced that the commission had made a unanimous decision…
Health Ministry tends those wounded during clashes
The Ministry of Public Health is gearing up to provide medical treatment to those injured during clashes in Bangkok. Health Minister Dr. Pradit Sinthawanarong said that medical rescue teams and mobile medical units are set to deliver patients to major hospitals which include Lerdsin, Rajavithi and Nopparattana Ratchathani. Hospitals under…
GSB recalls loan to BAAC
The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has announced after a meeting that the 5-billion-baht loan granted to the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is being recalled amid pressure from customers and employees. Chairperson of the GSB Board of Directors Chujira Kongkaew said after a meeting with the bank’s labour…
Erawan Center: 2 people killed by clashes at protest sites so far
The Erawan Centre reports that a total of 58 people have been injured and two people died during clashes between police and anti-government protesters at various occupied sites in Bangkok Police officers, protesters and press members have been taken to hospitals after the clash at Phan Fah Bridge. Pol Lt…
Passengers flying into India now have to declare over Rs. 10,000 in new immigration form
Passengers flying into India will have to declare Indian currency exceeding Rs. 10,000 being brought by them, according to new customs rules which will be implemented from next month. Besides, they will also be asked to declare the number of baggage, including hand baggage, while entering into the country, say…
What is Richard Gere doing in India?
Remember what a flutter Richard Gere had created when he visited India last time by kissing our very own Shilpa Shetty during an AIDS awareness campaign. The Jaipur court had even issued an arrest warrant for showing the overdose of public affection. And now Gere is back in India and…
Sonakshi Sinha clears air on rift with Salman Khan
Upset with an entertainment gossip portal for faking news on her strained relationship with Salman Khan and his family, the otherwise coy Sonakshi Sinha reacted sharply on Twitter by asking fans not to pay heed to gossip mongers. “Guys, pls dont take these miss malini type gossip mongers seriously… All…
Admire Salman Khan for the way he conducts himself, says Arjun Kapoor
The actor says the most important thing that he has learnt from his mentor is that regardless of what happens in his professional life, he would not like to change himself as a person for wrong reasons. “I don’t want success to affect me to that extent that I change…
The power of a loving human touch from one to another cannot be denied
The power of a loving human touch from one to another cannot be denied and has evidently proved to work wonders over and over again. At times where medicine has failed, the magic of touch has worked wonders for the body, heart, mind and soul. Hugging is a Therapy –…