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13 dead after blast during Indonesian military ammunition disposal
Published on 12/05/2025
» JAKARTA - Thirteen people died in a blast during a disposal of expired military ammunition in Indonesia's West Java on Monday, army officials told local media, the second incident involving expired ammunition in the country in little over a year.
A shaky German thriller
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/05/2025
» If you've already watched all the decent action movies on Netflix but still hunger for more, the latest German flick Exterritorial could serve as a temporary solution -- though probably not much more than that.
Trump tariffs sow divisions in Asean
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 02/05/2025
» President Donald Trump's unilateral imposition of tariffs across the United States' economic chessboard poses a critical test for Asean. As the regional organisation of Southeast Asia, Asean has weathered many geopolitical and geoeconomic storms in its 58-year existence, but no adversity like the Trump tariffs. Unless Asean reorganises and regroups, the ten-member body risks further divisions and increasing irrelevance.
Thailand eyes more pet food, rice exports amid China-US standoff
Published on 28/04/2025
» Thailand is aiming to increase exports of pet food, rice and other processed food products to the US at the cost of Chinese shippers who are shut out of the prized market by a tariff wall.
Remains of 5,000-year-old noblewoman found in Peru dig
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» LIMA - Archaeologists in Peru said on Thursday they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, revealing the important role played by women in the oldest center of civilization in the Americas.
Trump tariffs threaten to pile more pain on Thailand's rice sector
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» NAKHON PATHOM — Thai farmer Daeng Donsingha was already worried for her family of nine when rice prices in the world's second-largest exporter of the staple crashed this year after India resumed exports.
'We really need to talk'
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 21/04/2025
» With trade tensions exacerbated by the US's reciprocal tariffs, key business sectors are calling on the Thai government to prioritise negotiations with Washington during the 90-day pause, as the nation is expected to be one of the hardest hit from the tariff rate of 36%, which is significantly higher than the regional and global average.
Trump's tariff exemptions give markets relief, but tensions loom
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US tariffs exemptions for electronics prompted market rallies Monday from Asia to Wall Street but failed to settle nerves over a global trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned would have "no winner."
US Treasuries suddenly trading like risky assets
Published on 12/04/2025
» Billed on Wall Street as so rock-solid safe that they are risk-free, US Treasury bonds have long served as first port of call for investors during times of panic. They rallied during the global financial crisis, on 9/11 and even when America’s own credit rating was cut.
Investors dump Hong Kong properties at 20% loss as tariff war dents recovery hopes
Published on 11/04/2025
» Hong Kong property investors have continued to put up assets for sale at a loss as a tariff war between the US and China escalates, unsettling a market that has already struggled to overcome years of distress.