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Thailand’s deflation streak and deadly floods pile pressure on rate cut
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/12/2025
» Thailand’s consumer prices fell for the eighth straight month, heightening pressure on the central bank to cut its policy rate for a fourth time this year.
Intel pledges $208 million Malaysia chip investment
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/12/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Intel Corp will invest an additional 860 million ringgit (US$208 million) to make Malaysia its assembly and testing operations centre, according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, giving a boost to the Southeast Asian nation’s critical role in the global semiconductor supply chain.
Malaysia energy hub tied to king eyes $35 billion in investments
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/11/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — The developer of an energy project linked to Malaysia’s king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, says it could attract 144 billion ringgit (US$35 billion) worth of investment from global investors in the long term and help support the nation’s economy.
AI teddy bear back on sale after shock sex talk
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/11/2025
» SINGAPORE — A teddy bear powered by artificial intelligence (AI) sold by a Singapore-based company is back on the shelves after researchers discovered it chats unprompted about sexual fetishes and other unsuitable topics.
Thailand posts biggest trade deficit since 2023 as imports surge
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/11/2025
» Thailand posted its widest trade deficit since early 2023, with a surge in imports of capital goods and raw materials from China, even as exports lost momentum after US buyers frontloaded purchases to beat higher tariffs.
Myanmar seizes 10,000 phones in online scams crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/11/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar’s military government seized nearly 10,000 mobile phones and related equipment that it said were used in online fraud during a crackdown on scam centres near the Thai border.
Thailand spurns Cambodia peace deal tied to US trade talks
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/11/2025
» Thailand has suspended a peace process with Cambodia that was a condition for tariff negotiations with US President Donald Trump, after Thai soldiers were injured in a land-mine blast near the border.
Thais mourning late Queen Mother spark run on black clothes
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/10/2025
» Retail shops across Thailand are struggling to meet the demand for black outfits and muted wardrobes as people mourn for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother.
Trump offers little relief for Asean, economics says
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/10/2025
» WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump’s latest trade deals with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) risks seeing them receive less than Washington gets in return, according to Bloomberg Economics.
Record Vietnam rains kill nine, forcing thousands to evacuate
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/10/2025
» HANOI — Widespread flooding across central Vietnam has killed nine people and damaged more than 100,000 homes in the tourist hubs of Hue and Da Nang, as the Southeast Asian nation endures another bout of extreme weather.