LONDON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo showered Britain with praise Tuesday for taking a harder line on a "disgraceful" China, a notably warmer tone toward his hosts than he struck during a visit in January.

THE government and regulators should hold firm against the requests of two holders of 900MHz spectrum licences for an eased fee payment schedule as a such a concession would benefit only the operators and not the country, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) president Somkiat Tangkitvanich said.