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Prayut avoids coup in UN speech, lauds human rights
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/09/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made no mention of last year’s coup in a speech to world leaders gathered at the United Nations, instead highlighting his country’s commitment to sustainable development and protecting human rights.
Singapore shuts schools, events as haze worsens
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/09/2015
» SINGAPORE - Schools were shut and some outdoor events suspended on Friday as the city-state’s air quality slid into the hazardous range for the first time this year, raising concerns that this will hurt the tourism and retail sectors.
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.
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.
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.
AirAsia jet suspected in ocean
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/12/2014
» SURABAY/JAKARTA — Search crews scouring the Java Sea for a missing AirAsia passenger jet failed to find any trace for a second day as authorities suspect the plane carrying 162 people crashed into the waters off Indonesia.
Thai women win central bank battle of sexes
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/11/2014
» Janet Yellen’s appointment as US Federal Reserve chairwoman this year was hailed as another step toward gender equality. But at Thailand's central bank, women outnumber men among top executives.
New sunspots could bring blackouts
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/11/2014
» A new group of sunspots visible from Earth has the drawn attention of the United States Space Weather Prediction Centre.
US 'biggest oil producer'
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/07/2014
» The United States will remain the world's biggest oil producer this year after overtaking Saudi Arabia and Russia as extraction of energy from shale rock spurs the nation’s economic recovery, Bank of America Corp said.
Cyber-arms industry gears up in US
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/05/2014
» On Florida's Atlantic coast, cyber-arms makers working for United States spy agencies are bombarding billions of lines of computer code with random data that can expose software flaws the US might exploit.