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Apec leaders discuss free trade, protectionism
Published on 18/11/2018
» PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea: Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies on Sunday began discussing in Papua New Guinea ways to promote free trade and regional economic integration amid an unfolding trade war between the United States and China.
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Green but greying
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Visit a rice farm anywhere in Asia these days and you will see a life that has hardly changed in decades. Transplanting paddy sprouts into muddy soil, swatting itch-inducing stalks with a sharp sickle and lifting heavy rice sacks into a rickety truck are all part of the backbreaking routine.
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'Fake news' and political bullies
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Press freedom in Southeast Asia is taking it on the chin again. In Myanmar, Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe face up to 14 years in jail for reporting on the genocide in Rakhine state, which apparently is an "official secret". In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte is itching to shut down a news website that has been critical of his government.
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B20bn slated for digital plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/01/2018
» The government is set to invest 20 billion baht in infrastructure projects in fiscal 2018 as part of its ambitious digital development plan.
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Supalai sees no downsides
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 16/01/2018
» SET-listed developer Supalai Plc is bullish on sentiment this year, scheduled to launch 35 projects worth a combined 40 billion baht.
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SCB, Prudential reach bancassurance deal
Published on 10/01/2018
» Siam Commercial Bank Plc, the second largest bank by assets, and Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand), a unit of UK-based Prudential Plc, have signed a bancassurance partnership deal aimed at the lender's wealthy clients.
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Wice making push for 30% revenue growth
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 10/01/2018
» SET-listed Wice Logistics Plc expects 30% revenue growth to 1.8 billion baht in 2018, thanks to global economic sentiment delivering positive momentum to Thailand's exports.
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Mastercard notes slight increase in local consumer sentiment
Business, Published on 10/01/2018
» Local consumers were optimistic about the Thai economy in the second half of 2017, with a slight increase in the Mastercard Index of Consumer Confidence from the previous six months.
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Oil prices push Bangchak to set sights upstream
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/01/2018
» SET-listed Bangchak Corporation Plc (BCP) plans to resume focusing on its upstream petroleum business expansion after global oil prices have climbed above US$60 per barrel.
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Somkid: Full-year growth for 2017 projected at 4%
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/01/2018
» The economy is projected to grow nearly 5% in the final quarter of 2017, leading to full-year growth of 4%, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
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