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Climate change ripples in 2018
News, Published on 01/01/2018
» A clutch of high-profile legal cases over responsibility for the effects of climate change will be fought out in courtrooms next year as claims stack up against both governments and some of the world's biggest oil and energy companies.
Rolling out the red carpet
Life, Published on 02/01/2018
» Music, movies, malls and more: What to expect in 2018.
Cycling off calories the stationary way
Life, Noko, Published on 02/01/2018
» Racing through futuristic cities, riding across undulating hills and exploring the underwater world, fitness enthusiasts are virtually on a journey while fervently spinning in the studio, whose large screen shows changing images along the route.
Asian markets mostly higher as 2018 trading opens
Published on 02/01/2018
» BEIJING: Asian stock markets were mostly higher on Tuesday as 2018 trading began and investors looked ahead to whether the record-setting US equity run will last.
Oil prices close to mid-2015 highs
Published on 03/01/2018
» SINGAPORE: Oil prices were stable on Wednesday, not far off mid-2015 highs reached the previous session, as strong demand and ongoing efforts led by Opec and Russia to curb production tightened the market.
December headline CPI rises below forecast
Published on 03/01/2018
» The country's headline consumer prices rose again in December, but were below forecasts.
Thai, Philippine stocks hit record closing highs
Published on 03/01/2018
» The Thai and Philippine indexes hit record closing highs on Wednesday, while other Southeast Asian stock markets msotly rose, tracking broader Asian shares that marked a 10-year top on improved prospects for global economic growth.
Rising oil prices expected to drive inflation in 2018
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2018
» The government's forecast for inflation this year is 0.6-1.6% on expected increases in oil prices after 2017 saw inflation of 0.66%.
Breathtaking beauty
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/01/2018
» It was a sunny morning when we left Pokhara, spending 90 minutes in a van before reaching the village of Nayapul where we would begin the longest trek any of us novices had ever attempted.
Holding pattern for energy prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/01/2018
» Prices for energy, including oil, gas and electricity, are expected to change slightly in 2018, with the levy collected from retail sales projected to be only slightly higher than in 2017, say government and industry officials.