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Tycoon bets ‘silent majority’ can oust military rulers
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/11/2021
» A steel tycoon is setting up a new party as an alternative to the military-backed establishment and anti-government protesters, seeking to appeal to what he called a “silent majority” alienated by the festering political divide.
Long-stay visits possible this winter
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/08/2020
» Authorities are finalising a plan that would make it possible for retired, sun-seeking foreigners to spend the coming winter months in Thailand in an effort to save the ailing tourism industry, says a prominent hospital executive.
Government extends emergency despite opposition criticism
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/05/2020
» The military-backed government has extended Thailand’a state of emergency for a second time, to the end of June, despite opposition calls to scrap it after novel coronavirus cases dwindled.
Shopping malls prepare to reopen with robots, drones, masks
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/05/2020
» Thailand’s biggest shopping-centre developers, led by Siam Piwat Co and the Central Group, are preparing to reopen malls as early as this weekend amid expectations the country will further ease a lockdown.
Fishermen struggling as restaurants shuttered worldwide
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/04/2020
» Just one kilogramme of freshly caught squid a day was almost enough to live on for Thai fishermen like Wisut Boonnak. Now the catch has halved in price and he’s spending more time on village duties.
Bangkok ‘most at risk’ for spread: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2020
» China tried to come to grips with the expanding coronavirus outbreak, with the death toll climbing as residents returned from the Lunar New Year holidays.
CP’s Dhanin goes on ad blitz calling for end to Hong Kong unrest
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2019
» HONG KONG: A Thai billionaire was the latest to call for an end to the violence in Hong Kong with advertisements in local newspapers, joining local tycoons dealing with the economic fallout from the months-long unrest.
Thailand tilts towards Chinese-style internet controls
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/04/2019
» HONG KONG: A swathe of the world is adopting China’s vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing that would have been unthinkable less than a decade ago.
Risk of political disarray stalks economy as vote nears
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/03/2019
» A high-speed train that glides from an expanded coastal airport handling 60 million passengers toward cavernous new stations in Bangkok. An infrastructure blitz that takes Thailand’s economy to new heights.
Asian patients (finally) have their medicines
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/10/2018
» For decades, much of the pipeline of medical innovation has flowed from West to East. Now a string of companies are attempting to upend that trend with new drugs and products tailored to Asian bodies and lifestyles.