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Myanmar’s junta rebuffs Asean plan to end months of violence
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/04/2021
» Myanmar’s military government rebuffed a plan by Southeast Asian leaders to help end violence in the country, saying any “suggestions” would need to fit with the junta’s stated roadmap and come after “stability” is restored.
Myanmar civil war fears grow after airstrikes on ethnic army
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2021
» As the death toll among Myanmar’s protesters rose dramatically last weekend, military air strikes against one of the country’s largest rebel groups stoked fears of another problem: full-fledged civil war.
US may become hub of outbreak: Virus Update
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/03/2020
» The euro zone economy is sinking as countries toughen containment efforts, implementing strict stay-at-home policies even as China prepared to lift its lockdown in Wuhan, the city at the center of the original outbreak.
Shut gold mine shows investors risks of Thai junta rule
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/12/2016
» When Thailand’s junta leader-turned-prime minister used his absolute power to suspend gold mining, causing an Australian miner’s shares to plummet 19% in a single day, he complicated efforts to attract foreign investors already spooked by military rule.
Govt eyes Section 44 to fast-track Suvarnabhumi runway
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/05/2016
» In a move that may be cheered by tourists but faulted by democracy campaigners, the government is considering using Section 44 of the interim constitution to speed up the approval of a new runway at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport.
Post-coup stability makes baht winner
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/08/2014
» In a world roiled by violence in Ukraine and Gaza, stability has become the watchword for investors — even if it comes in the form of a coup.
Bangkok opens new comeback chapter
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/07/2014
» In a crowded Bangkok bar, a Filipino singer belts out a ballad about a Vietnam vet who cannot help returning to Southeast Asia. On his seventh visit to the city, Australian Damien Waddell sips his beer and shrugs when someone mentions this year’s military coup.
Martial law hurts tourist arrivals
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/05/2014
» Bangkok's bustling night life and James Bond Island near Phuket, shunned by tourists amid political turmoil, must brace for empty cash registers as the imposition of martial law in Thailand deters holidaymakers.
Thai stocks biggest losers in Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/08/2013
» Thailand's stocks are falling at the fastest pace in Asia as parliament debates on an amnesty bill spurred protests in Bangkok and threatened to delay the country's biggest-ever infrastructure spending plan.
Stocks down on amnesty push risks
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/08/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra risks Thailand's biggest protests this year with a legislative push that includes an amnesty for jailed supporters and two trillion baht of railway investments.