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Malaysia draws first data centre protest over pollution, water
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2026
» JOHOR — The rapid increase in data centres in Malaysia came under the microscope on Saturday, with the AI-driven buildout drawing its first public protest in the Southeast Asian country.
Thailand risks credit rating downgrade, opposition warns
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/09/2024
» Thailand runs a "very alarming" risk of credit rating downgrades if the government does not rein in its massive pile of debt to prop up Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, according to the country's biggest opposition group.
Exploring efforts to cage the bird
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/07/2023
» The recent move by Twitter to temporarily cap how many posts users can read on the social media site is likely to affect heavy Thai users, but they will eventually adapt to the new rule, says a marketing communication executive.
Twitter starts rolling out new paid subscription
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter began rolling out a controversial new paid subscription system on Saturday that the social network's unpredictable new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, ordered staff to build after taking over last week.
Court denies Ben & Jerry's effort to prevent sales in Israeli settlements
AFP, Published on 23/08/2022
» NEW YORK: Ben & Jerry's lost its bid Monday to block its parent company Unilever from selling its ice cream in West Bank settlements, which the US firm said would run counter to its values.
'Out with man haters', cry Korean anti-feminists
Asia focus, Choe Sang-Hun of the New York Times, Published on 17/01/2022
» SEOUL: They have shown up whenever women rallied against sexual violence and gender bias in South Korea. Dozens of young men, mostly dressed in black, taunted the protesters, squealing and chanting, "Thud! Thud!" to imitate the noise they said the "ugly feminist pigs" made when they walked.
Best-Managed Companies of 2021 -- and How They Made It to the Top
Business, Patrick Thomas, Published on 14/12/2021
» Technology giants reign as America's best-run companies.
Remote and controlled
Business, Published on 03/11/2021
» Large corporate organisations are facing a potential backlash from their employees as changing workplace policies and attitudes are adopted as a result of the pandemic according to a new survey.
Natural Fruit drops case against activist Andy Hall
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» The pineapple company Natural Fruit on Wednesday dropped a $9.6 million civil defamation case against a British human rights activist who had alleged abuse of migrant workers in the kingdom's fruit industry.
Serving two worlds
Asia focus, Published on 23/03/2020
» Doanh Chau has a big plan for Vietnam, the country where he began his life, even though he has not lived there for decades.