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Google in hot seat after ban on Hong Kong protest song
Published on 09/05/2024
» Hong Kong called it “unbelievable” when Google rebuffed its 2022 request to bury a popular protest song from search results. Now armed with an injunction, authorities are putting legal pressure on the company to wipe it from the city’s internet.
PM declares Yingluck’s old rice ‘delicious’
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 09/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has declared that the 10-year-old rice kept in warehouses in Surin province tastes “delicious”.
Putin renews nuclear threats against West
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/05/2024
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West against threatening Russia as he pursues his invasion of Ukraine and revived his nuclear saber-rattling at the annual military parade on Moscow’s Red Square marking the victory in World War II.
Chinese warships to visit Cambodia amid US worries
Published on 09/05/2024
» BEIJING - China will send two warships to Cambodia and East Timor from the first half of May to mid-June, its defence ministry said, potentially further unnerving the United States over concerns about growing Chinese presence at a key Cambodian naval base.
China's exports and imports return to growth
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2024
» BEIJING: China's exports and imports returned to growth in April after contracting in the previous month, customs data showed on Thursday, signalling an encouraging improvement in demand at home and overseas in a boost to a shaky economic recovery.
Major Chinese city scraps housing curbs as easing gains pace
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/05/2024
» HANGZHOU- Hangzhou, a major city in eastern China, removed all of its remaining homebuying curbs in the latest example of a local government pursuing aggressive easing to end the property crisis.
FPT Reports Strong H1 Performance with THB 6.5 Billion Revenue
Published on 09/05/2024
» Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited, or “FPT,” Thailand's first integrated real estate leader, disclosed its first half of FY2024 performance (October 2023 – March 2024), reporting total revenue of THB 6,591 million and net profit of THB 487 million. For 2QFY2024 performance (January – March 2024), the company generated total revenue of THB 3,524 million and net profit of THB 165 million. Despite macroeconomic challenges, the residential business continues to progress as planned, with four new projects set to launch in the second half of the year, alongside an adjustment in strategic plans. The industrial and commercial portfolio showed continuous revenue growth with occupancy rates reaching 86% and 92%, respectively.
Carmakers flag difficult year on costs, muted EV demand
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/05/2024
» PORTLAND - Automakers across Europe and Asia are warning of a challenging year as rising costs and waning demand for electric vehicles (EVs) weigh on profits.
Making sense of Microsoft's local outlays
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/05/2024
» Microsoft's announcement last week of its first investment in a data centre region in Thailand is expected to enhance the country's digital ecosystem and could fuel competition in the data centre sector.
Department seeks to speed up free trade negotiations
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/05/2024
» The Department of Trade Negotiations is pushing for free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with trading partners to expand trade and investment opportunities as well as strengthen the economy.