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It’s not just Trump casting cloud over Southeast Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/11/2016
» HONG KONG/KUALA LUMPUR - Donald Trump’s protectionist policies aside, rising political risk in Southeast Asia is casting a shadow over economies that have been a driver of global growth in recent years.
World’s oldest rainforests burn as Jokowi scales back promises
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/10/2015
» JAKARTA -- Having promised to extinguish forest fires in Riau in western Indonesia by early October, President Joko Widodo jetted into Sumatra island last week for a progress check. The smoke was so thick his plane couldn’t land, forcing him back to the capital.
Yuan devaluation seen reigniting currency wars in Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/08/2015
» SINGAPORE — China’s surprise devaluation of the yuan couldn’t have come at a worse time for some Asian currencies.
If Singapore is Lonely Planet’s No. 1 destination, where are the tourists?
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/07/2015
» Singapore was ranked as Lonely Planet’s top 2015 destination. That hasn’t helped the island draw more tourists so far this year.
Baht gains on junta spending
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/06/2014
» Thai stocks rose, with the benchmark index erasing losses since anti-government protests that led to a military coup, amid speculation the ruling junta will take steps to boost infrastructure investment and consumer spending.
Investors shifting to neighbours
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/01/2014
» Three months of political turmoil in Thailand is starting to benefit neighbouring economies, as fund managers pull money from the country, long-term investments are reconsidered and tourists avoid Bangkok.
Pessimism over Thai bonds market
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/10/2013
» Thailand’s bond market is showing growing pessimism over the economy’s recovery from the first recession since 2009, as signs the US will maintain stimulus bolsters global demand for the nation’s sovereign debt.