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The next few months could be the most politically treacherous time for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha although toppling him and cutting short the life of his administration may be easier said than done.

Bangkok Post

Politics in the pipeline?

A ruckus over the bidding concession for a 25.6-billion-baht water pipeline project in the eastern region has become the latest setback for the government. Yet, the issue needs a clear mind for it to be best resolved.

Bangkok Post

Opposition applies heat over eastern pipeline bid

Pheu Thai Party says it will make transparency a key issue during a no-confidence debate expected in July in relation to the bidding for a major water project in the country's eastern region.

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Kyiv's envoy backs using frozen Russian state assets to rebuild Ukraine - Roll Call

The government of Ukraine backs the United States seizing frozen Russian government assets and using them to rebuild the country.

Roll Call

Eviction filings are up sharply as pandemic rental aid starts to run out

The federal rental aid program expects to distribute the rest of its money by mid-summer. Some cities have already run out of funding, pushing eviction filings higher than before the pandemic.

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Lawyer leading case against Daniel Kinahan wants €19m payout in light of US sanctions

“Obviously things have changed so we’re going to be looking for a significant amount more of money,” he said

Irish Mirror

Trump administration's $700 million loan to Kansas trucking company under fire in Congress

WASHINGTON — Federal officials Wednesday were asked to investigate whether an Overland Park, Kansas, trucking company broke federal law when securing a $700 million loan through a federal pandemic aid program — a sum that accounted for 95% of the money allocated to the program.

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Top Trump officials intervened to give $700m ‘national security’ loan to trucking company

The report questions whether Mr Mnuchin made false statements to a Congressional Oversight Commission regarding the loan’s approval

The Independent UK

Court returns encroached Doi Suthep land in Chiang Mai to Treasury Dept

CHIANG MAI: The Region 5 Appeal Court on Wednesday handed over to the Treasury Department a plot of land at the foot of Doi Suthep, the site of a controversial housing project for judicial officials.

Bangkok Post

Senate confirms Brainard as Fed vice chair but COVID-19 trips Democrats on Cook vote

The Senate voted 52-43 Tuesday to confirm Lael Brainard, a member of the Federal Reserve board, to become vice chair, but fell short of the votes needed to move forward with Lisa Cook’s nomination to join the board.

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Senate confirms Brainard as Fed vice chair but COVID-19 trips Democrats on Cook vote - Roll Call

Lisa Cook, who would become the first Black woman to join the Fed board, encountered another obstacle in COVID-19 cases among Democrats.

Roll Call

US to provide $500 million more in financial aid to Ukraine

The United States will provide $500 million more in financial assistance for Ukraine to sustain critical government operations as it fends off the Russia invasion

The Independent UK

Special Report: Sanctioned weapons mogul who supplied Russia’s troops has ties to Philip Morris

A longtime Russian business associate of American tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc - a billionaire whose holdings have included a major stake in a weapons plant supplying Russia’s military - has been sanctioned in Europe for aiding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a Reuters review of business registries…

Reuters

New U.S. sanctions imposed for Russian bank, oligarchs, crypto miner BitRiver

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on dozens of people and entities, including a Russian commercial bank and a virtual currency mining company, hoping to target Moscow's evasion of existing sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

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MTK Global Folds Amid Daniel Kinahan Sanctions

The boxing management company announced it would cease operations after its co-founder was hit by sanctions from the U.S. Treasury Department.

Reuters

Yellen tells Indonesian finance minister: 'No business-as-usual' for Russia

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told her counterpart from Indonesia that there will be no "business-as-usual" for Russia in the global economy given its invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will skip some G20 sessions to encourage pressure on Russia

The Treasury Department will concentrate on cracking down on those seeking to evade sweeping sanctions imposed on Russia over the war

Tribune News Service

Yellen to attend G-20 sessions as US retreats on boycott idea

The U.S. backed further away from any suggestion that its officials would boycott Group of 20 meetings if their Russian counterparts attend, as the Treasury Department said Secretary Janet Yellen will participate in some sessions this week.

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The Independent UK

WBC boss Mauricio Sulaiman denies link to Tyson Fury’s ex-advisor Daniel Kinahan

Irishman Kinahan was last week hit with worldwide financial sanctions by the US Treasury Department.

Reuters

Yellen to push institutions to scale up response to war-fueled food security crisis

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will convene a high-level panel on Tuesday to discuss the global response to an ongoing food security crisis exacerbated by Russia's war against Ukraine, the Treasury Department said in a statement.

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UFC’s Mounir Lazzez uneasy discussing Daniel Kinahan after in-cage praise of alleged Irish mob boss

The U.S. government recently put a $5 million bounty on Daniel Kinahan's head, so why was a UFC fighter praising him after a win?

Irish Mirror

Man whose villa was named as Kinahan cartel HQ insists he's no gangster and mob claim is a mystery

Exclusive: When we asked was he surprised that his home had been named by the US authorities he said 'of course. I don’t know why'. He insisted that he was not a criminal and had no links whatsoever to criminality, when asked

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Biden to nominate crisis veteran Barr as fed banking supervisor

President Joe Biden will nominate Michael Barr, a Treasury Department veteran and one of the architects of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chief banking supervisor.

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Biden will nominate Michael Barr as Fed’s banking supervisor

President Joe Biden will nominate Michael Barr, a Treasury Department veteran and one of the architects of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chief banking supervisor.

The Independent UK

US, allies aim to force Russia to shift money away from war

A Treasury Department official says the United States and its allies are pushing ahead with sanctions aimed at forcing Vladimir Putin to spend Russia’s money propping up its economy rather than sustaining its “war machine” for the fight in Ukraine

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