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Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to the reclusive nation, but experts are questioning the benefits of a project that has seen thousands of farmers evicted from their land.
Chatuchak locals 'won't lose homes'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2021
» The Treasury Department on Wednesday assured a community in Chatuchak district that it would not appropriate land on which the community is located to pave the way for the revival of a mass transit terminal project.
Hill farmers swap opium for coffee
Business, Rina Chandran, Published on 22/11/2019
» DOI TUNG: Somchai Sophonsookpaiboon does not remember much about his younger years, except that they were spent in an opium haze.
New megamall to occupy 400 rai at Klong Toey port
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 21/05/2019
» The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) said it only plans to use about half of a 900-rai area at Klong Toey port, and hand the rest over to a real-estate project to facilitate a new landmark by the Chao Phraya River.
Gay sex ruling to free India's 'pink economy'
AFP, Published on 12/09/2018
» MUMBAI: From LGBT nightclubs to "gaycations" and more, a court ruling legalising homosexuality in India is set to unlock one of the world's largest "pink economies", experts say.
Fed-up Spanish cities are bursting Airbnb's bubble
AFP, Published on 27/05/2018
» MADRID: Spain may be one of the world's top tourist destinations, but many people in its biggest cities have grown exasperated with Airbnb-style rentals.