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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.
BoT: Baht slump in line with regional trend
Published on 03/10/2023
» The Bank of Thailand said on Tuesday it was closely watching movement in the baht, which it said was depreciating as a result of external factors and in line with regional peers.
Thailand seen as future IT production hub
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/07/2023
» There is still an opportunity in the global supply chain for Thailand to cater to the expansion of IT and semiconductor production bases worldwide amid the geopolitical conflict between the US and China, according to local IT experts.
The grandeur of Sukhothai
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 15/06/2023
» While the majority of visitors arriving in Sukhothai head straight to Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai Historical Parks, which were added to the list of the Unesco World Heritage Sites in 1999, this lower northern town itself provides a variety of local delights for those wanting to experience slow life, local wisdom and the splendour of nature.
El Nino may hammer Asian farms
Published on 01/06/2023
» SINGAPORE: Early signs of hot, dry weather caused by El Nino are threatening food producers across Asia, while American growers are counting on heavier summer rains from the weather phenomenon to alleviate the impact of severe drought.
Spooks and kooks on a Japanese island
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 07/05/2023
» Most Japanese schoolchildren know the kappa as a trickster who looks like a cross between a frog and a turtle with an indented head. If you're not careful, it could drag you into the river to drown. The tengu, identifiable by its bright red face and long nose, lurks in the woods. Beware of the tanuki, a supernatural variation of a raccoon dog, for it may make a fool of you when it crosses your path.
A stronger yen could jolt global markets
Business, Published on 28/04/2023
» LONDON: Investors are positioning for a regime change in global markets as the Bank of Japan edges closer to ditching the policies that depressed the yen for decades, thereby luring Japanese money back home.
‘Asian Monetary Fund’ idea revived
Published on 04/04/2023
» China is open to talks with Malaysia on forming an Asian Monetary Fund, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, reviving a decades-old proposal to reduce reliance on the dollar.
Hats off as intelligence operatives hound matchfixers
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» PARIS - A spectator removing their hat or taking off their jacket at a sporting event sounds innocuous but it can be a sign the match in question is fixed, Sportradar's Director of Intelligence and Investigations told AFP.
The cloud-native app economy
Business, Published on 06/01/2023
» Cloud-native platforms will serve as the foundation for more than 95% of new digital initiatives by 2025 -- up from less than 40% in 2021, the IT research company Gartner predicted.