Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg testified for nearly 10 hours over two days on Facebook's privacy and data protection issues before committees of the Senate and House on Tuesday and Wednesday. Here are key points:
PM insists on constitutionality of key bills as extensive public hearings held on them
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday insisted that the two crucial draft bills on national strategy and national reforms were constitutional, as public hearings required under the new charter had been extensively held by concerned agencies.
PM’s office minister unfazed by moves to seek ruling on constitutionality of key bills
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2017
PM’s Office Minister Suvit Maesincee said on Monday that he was sure the new laws on national strategy and national reforms would proceed as planned despite any moves aimed at seeking a court ruling on the two bills’ constitutionality.
US Fed raises key rate to 1.0-1.25%, signals one more hike in 2017
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017
WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 1.0-1.25 percent on Wednesday and signaled another increase remains likely this year, despite the recent spate of weak economic data.