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Sex shops, street bars survive government's graft crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/07/2015
» Fern’s cocktail bar appears each night on a sidewalk between a group of scantily-clad women from the next-door go-go bar and a noodle stall near one of Bangkok’s infamous red-light districts. By morning it has vanished.
As stockpiled rice rots, El Niño threatens more damage
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/06/2015
» A rice glut that sent prices slumping more than a year ago is shrinking, just as El Niño arrives to parch paddies across Asia.
Big investment boost in FY16 budget
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/05/2015
» The government plans to increase spending on investment to its highest level in seven years in an attempt to spur local demand and offset weakening exports.
Asean integration risks more corruption, watchdog says
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/04/2015
» Greater economic integration in Southeast Asia could worsen corruption in the region and governments need to work together to strengthen anti-graft agencies and regulations, a watchdog group said.
Thailand faces EU threat of seafood ban over fishing rules
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/04/2015
» BRUSSELS — The European Union threatened to ban imports of seafood from Thailand because of concerns about unlawful fishing, a step that would hit trade of more than 600 million euros (20.79 billion baht or $641 million) a year.
US nominates former N. Korea envoy as Thailand ambassador
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/04/2015
» WASHINGTON – Glyn Davies, a former US envoy for North Korean policy, was nominated by President Barack Obama as ambassador to Thailand to fill a position vacant for six months.
Graft buster laments losing battle with corruption culture
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/04/2015
» Thailand is awash in corruption and the battle against it will be lost unless there is a fundamental shift in Thai politics and culture, a leading anti-graft official says.
THAI sees 2015 loss before returning to profit on revamp
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2015
» Thai Airways International Plc, which has posted annual losses the past two years, expects to show another loss this year before returning to profitability in 2016 by selling aircraft, dropping routes and cutting other costs.
Australia said to allow AIIB talks
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/03/2015
» CANBERRA — Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s cabinet approved negotiations to join China’s development bank, a government official said, as Australia becomes the latest US ally to support the Asian nation’s effort to boost its influence in the region.
Cholesterol consumption poised to disappear from US diet guide
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/02/2015
» NEW YORK — Warnings against consuming too much cholesterol would be eliminated from US dietary guidelines if the federal government follows the recommendations an advisory panel has been planning.