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Gold at two-month high
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/02/2014
» Gold gained to the highest since November in the best run since August as a weakened dollar spurred demand for an alternative asset and physical buying increased. Silver extended the best streak since August.
Thaksin denies amnesty 'accusations'
Online Reporters, Published on 06/11/2013
» Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has hit out at critics who claim the blanket amnesty bill has been engineered to exonerate him of wrongdoing and allow him to reclaim part of his personal fortune.
Weekly business news quiz: October 21-25, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/10/2013
» Check if you understand the issues and vocabulary in this week's most important business news stories.
Big question mark over China rice deal
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/10/2013
» Thai rice exporters are confused, not knowing whether to believe the government's latest claim of a huge rice deal with China, and the parliamentary opposition is also demanding proof.
Gold demand rising in Asia
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/09/2013
» As big investors sell (expecting fall in gold price) smaller investors step in & buy with renewed interest in gold.
Boom days gone, but rubber planters have a point
Published on 27/08/2013
» Protesting rubber growers blocked the Bangkok railway line in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Monday night, forcing at least three trains and their unhappy passengers to return to Hat Yai. The main southern highway also remains blocked in the same province, bringing through traffic in both directions to a complete halt.
Malaysia cuts GDP forecast
Associated Press, Published on 21/08/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia slashed its growth forecast Wednesday, highlighting challenges facing Asian economies as China slows and investors anticipate a scaling back of extraordinary monetary stimulus in the United States.
Rice eating hole in budget, swells bank spread
Published on 16/08/2013
» The rising burden of the rice-buying programme has undermined demand for bonds issued by the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).
WSJ's Chinese version blocked
AFP, Published on 04/08/2013
» Access to the Wall Street Journal's Chinese-language edition has been cut off in China, where official censors routinely delete online content deemed sensitive but less often block entire websites.
The "happy hacker" reappears – in the US
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/05/2013
» The so-called happy hacker, Hamza Bendelladj, seemed to disappear from the news soon after his arrest at Suvarnabhumi airport in January. Now we know where he is – and he’s still smiling.