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Overfishing driving slavery on Thailand's seafood boats
Associated Press, Published on 26/02/2015
» SAMUT SAKHON — Urine pools under a bed where an emaciated Myanmar man lies wearing only a t-shirt and a diaper.
Villagers squeezed out of homes as forest fight heats up
Spectrum, Published on 15/02/2015
» War widow Saen Saheng was at home with her grandchildren when 30 security guards entered her village of Prek Smach brandishing axes, sling-shots and electric cattle prods. She had lived in the village since she was a young woman.
Selling for less
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 09/02/2015
» The broad-based weakness in key commodity prices will extend throughout this year as the modest recovery in oil prices, ample supplies, weak demand, and the strengthening US dollar all exert further downward pressure. Industrial and agricultural commodity prices have been on a downward trend for three years and are expected to decline further throughout 2015 before a modest turnaround in 2016.
Mixed prospects
Asia focus, Published on 26/01/2015
» Thai companies that have been considering regional expansion are going against the global trend of budget cuts in the oil and gas industry by preparing to actively pursue possible merger and acquisition opportunities that may arise.
Indonesia lures new factories
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/01/2015
» Indonesia will attract more new factories than any other Southeast Asian nation over the next few years, a survey of 75 manufacturers showed, bolstering President Joko Widodo’s drive to revitalise the economy.
Taking stock in Manila
Asia focus, Published on 12/01/2015
» The spacious room where I was scheduled to meet my distinguished visitor from the Philippines was packed with conference delegates gathered for light refreshments during a coffee break. Among that busy crowd, a calm, earnest man in a pinstriped charcoal suit smiled brightly when we were introduced.
SET down 2.44 points to 1,514.35
Online Reporters, Published on 19/12/2014
» Thai stocks slipped 0.1% on a day when most world markets jumped in response to US Federal Reserve assurances that it intended to take its time before raising interest rates.
SET ends second-worst week of 2014
Published on 12/12/2014
» Thai stocks on Friday finished their second-worst week of the year, sinking another 0.8% as world oil prices continued to fall and concerns about economic growth mounted.
Courts Asia on the move in physical and virtual worlds
Asia focus, Published on 08/12/2014
» Courts Asia Ltd, a Singapore listed retailer of consumer electronics and household furnishings, is looking to expand its regional reach after establishing a strong foothold in Singapore and Malaysia.
Looking for a bounce
Asia focus, Published on 24/11/2014
» Natural rubber, once hailed as "white gold", has come under severe price pressure recently and threatens to drive nearly 5 million farmers in the Southeast Asian "rubber belt" into painful poverty.