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Thai Airways union backs down, supports bankruptcy restructuring
Reuters, Published on 20/05/2020
» The Thai Airways workers union will not oppose the government’s plan to reduce holdings in the airline and petition for restructuring through the bankruptcy court, the union’s president said on Wednesday.
US denies hijacking masks in Bangkok
Reuters, Published on 06/04/2020
» The United States had no knowledge of a shipment of face masks bound for Germany that officials in Berlin have accused it of diverting from an airport in Bangkok, a spokeswoman for the US embassy in Thailand said.
Britain brings forward ban on petrol, diesel cars
Business, Reuters, Published on 05/02/2020
» LONDON: Britain will ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an attempt to reduce air pollution that could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine.
Bank of Thailand eases housing loan rules
Reuters, Published on 20/01/2020
» The central bank has relaxed mortgage lending rules to help certain home buyers borrow more and make lower downpayments, a deputy governor said on Monday.
Thailand seeks to export more natural rubber after curbs end: Jurin
Reuters, Published on 13/11/2019
» The country is pushing to export natural rubber to boost farmers' income, the commerce minister said on Wednesday, weeks after it ended a four-month curb on the commodity.
Mahathir warns of possible trade sanctions on Malaysia
Reuters, Published on 21/10/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday his exports-reliant country could be hit with trade sanctions amid rising protectionism highlighted by the US-China tariff war.
Chicken sales to China surge on swine fever effect
Reuters, Published on 18/09/2019
» Thai poultry exports to China have surged eight-fold this year as an outbreak of deadly African swine fever in the world's biggest consumer of pork stokes a rush to source alternative meat supplies, an industry association said on Wednesday.
People in Hong Kong eye Malaysia's second-home programme
Reuters, Published on 20/08/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian programme to attract wealthy foreigners to live in the Southeast Asian nation has drawn 251 applications from Hong Kong residents this year, compared with 193 approved last year from the Chinese-ruled city, a government official said.
Indonesia forges ahead with electric car drive
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday signed a decree laying out government support for electric vehicle (EV) industry in the country, looking to leverage its wealth of essential metals.
Executions still 'rampant' in Philippine drug war: Amnesty
Reuters, Published on 08/07/2019
» MANILA: Impunity and unlawful killings continue unabated three years into the Philippines' war on drugs, with a pattern of executions under the guise of police sting operations and a state unwilling to investigate them, a report said on Monday.