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Gold’s historic rise comes with a bonus for emerging markets
Published on 20/10/2025
» A relentless surge in the price of gold is delivering windfalls across emerging markets, boosting investor confidence in countries that mine and buy the metal.
Asian stocks track bank-led losses on Wall Street
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/10/2025
» RECAP: Asian stocks tracked losses on Wall Street yesterday, as worries about credit quality led to a rout in US regional banking shares. Concerns about trade tensions, a possible tech bubble and the US government shutdown also persisted.
Laos plans to pull plug on crypto miners by early 2026
Published on 17/10/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - Laos is considering halting electricity supply to cryptocurrency miners by the first quarter of 2026, as it seeks to redirect domestic power to industries that contribute more to economic growth, the country's deputy energy minister told Reuters.
South African envoy found dead outside Paris hotel
Published on 30/09/2025
» PARIS - South Africa’s ambassador to France was found dead on Tuesday at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower in the west of Paris, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.
Commodities nearing super cycle
News, Published on 22/09/2025
» Commodities have had a rough decade, but a confluence of structural factors suggests that after years of underinvestment, the stage may be set for the next super cycle.
Philippines approves 99-year land leases for foreigners
Published on 06/09/2025
» The Philippines has allowed foreigners to lease land for up to 99 years, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to lure investors with longer-term property contracts.
New movies out this week: Sept 4-10
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/09/2025
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Indonesia to launch crackdown on illegal mines in forests
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2025
» JAKARTA — Indonesia's forestry task force is planning a crackdown starting Sept 1 on mines operating without proper permits in around 4.27 million hectares (10.55 million acres) of forest areas, an official said on Thursday.
Ill-equipped and tired: a night with a Ukrainian air defence unit
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» UNDISCLOSED — A menacing buzz reverberates through the night sky in eastern Ukraine. Explosions ring out, flashes illuminate sunflower fields below and the smell of gunpowder poisons the air.
Proof of life: tracking elusive Amazon group to save their land
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» KOATINEMO — A ceramic pot and the shell of a turtle, once hunted for its meat, are the most recent traces of an Indigenous community thought to live deep in the north Brazilian Amazon.