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I’m no orangutan killer, says CEO trying to fix palm oil
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2019
» SINGAPORE: Carl Bek-Nielsen, who’s about to give a tour of the palm oil plantations he runs in Malaysia, is reflecting on a story by the New York Times earlier this year about an orangutan that was shot 74 times and found close to death on an oil palm estate in Indonesia.
Future Forward says attorney-general to drop computer crimes case
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/10/2019
» The opposition Future Forward Party said on Tuesday that the attorney-general had decided against indicting its leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on computer crimes charges.
Goldman Sachs aims to get 1MDB money back to Malaysian people
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/09/2019
» Goldman Sachs Group Inc is seeking to resolve its entanglement with the 1MDB affair and help return money to Malaysia, a senior bank executive said.
Haze threatens Singapore as Indonesia forest fires rage
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/09/2019
» SINGAPORE: Air quality in Singapore and parts of Malaysia may worsen in the coming days with Indonesian authorities warning of more forest fires in the region already in the grip of an unusually long dry weather spell.
aCommerce raises more funding to help Samsung, L’Oreal sell online
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/07/2019
» aCommerce, a Bangkok-based startup that helps brands such as Samsung, L’Oreal and Unilever sell their products online across Southeast Asia, has raised more than $10 million from existing investors including KKR & Co.
Rare drop in tourist numbers clouds economic outlook
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/11/2018
» A rare drop in tourist arrivals in October, caused by a sharp fall in the number of Chinese visitors, is keeping the country’s economic outlook cloudy.
Myanmar police detain three journalists for ‘incitement’
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/10/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar police arrested three journalists from the Eleven Media Group on Wednesday on charges related to showing disrespect toward the Yangon regional government.
Chinese overwhelm tourist infrastucture
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2017
» The kingdom of golden temples, white-sand beaches and smiling hosts is also a land of overcrowded airports, epic traffic jams and littered seashores.
7-hour film to relieve BA flyers' stress
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/06/2014
» British Airways planes will screen a seven-hour film showing a rail journey through Norway in real time as its first foray into so-called Slow TV, a genre it says should appeal to long-haul passengers seeking relaxing viewing.
World's billionaires worth $3.7 trillion
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/01/2014
» The richest people on the planet got even richer in 2013, adding US$524 billion to their collective net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world's 300 wealthiest individuals.