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Singapore's next PM to contend with rising prices, aging population
Published on 14/05/2024
» SINGAPORE: Skyrocketing prices and an aging population are among the challenges facing Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, who will become the country's new premier on Wednesday.
Bank of Thailand to adjust rates amid changes: deputy chief
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2024
» WASHINGTON/BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand (BoT), under pressure from the government to cut interest rates, could adjust monetary policy if the outlook for the economy changes and structural challenges clearly reduce its long-term potential growth, BoT deputy governor Alisara Mahasandana said.
Markets rise as deaths slow in hotspots: Virus update
Published on 06/04/2020
» Germany and Spain reported lower numbers of new cases, a tentative sign that lockdown measures are easing the outbreak.
SRT set for a 'bright future' after hitting speed
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 09/07/2018
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT), the country's main railway authority, may still be operating half-century-old trains countrywide, but acting governor Voravuth Mala believes the debt-ridden organisation is headed for "a bright future".
Prosperity on the menu
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 23/10/2017
» Food processing can be a mutually beneficial industry for Thailand and India where the former, as the Kitchen of the World, can support the latter's ambition to become the Market of the World, say Indian officials.
Year in Review
Asia focus, Published on 29/12/2014
» Asia rose to new heights in 2014 despite the many challenges that beset the region. Headline-making developments ranged from China dethroning the United States as the world's largest economy, subject to vigorous debate as that may be, to the tragic mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.