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New airline hubs poised to gain from travel rerouting
Business, Vijay Verghese, Published on 04/03/2026
» As Middle Eastern airports shut down following the attack on Iran and the swift counterstrikes across the region, the skies over a vast swathe of West Asia suddenly went silent as smoke rose from Dubai to Doha.
Drought puts pressure on durian farmers
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/05/2024
» Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thamanat Prompow has ordered officials to provide assistance to durian farmers in the East, as the prolonged drought and scorching heat threaten to spoil their valuable crops right before the harvest season.
World’s choicest hotel brand lands in BKK with The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon
Published on 24/02/2022
» Bangkok’s network of luxury hotels is about to get a shake-up with the arrival of The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, Asian flagship of the ultra glamourous Standard Hotels brand.
Prisoner job training scheme will help factories desperate for labour
Bloomberg, Published on 05/03/2021
» Prisoners nearing the end of their sentences will be given a chance to train at factories under a plan to teach them work skills and at the same time help companies desperate for labour.
Founder of first low-cost airline in Thailand dies
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2021
» Udom Tantiprasongchai, best known for founding the first low-cost airline in Thailand, has died at 66.
Crude up again on Iran-US tension but virus impact hits stocks
AFP, Published on 24/04/2020
» HONG KONG: US oil prices were set to end a historically bad week on a positive note, extending gains Friday owing to rising Iran-US tensions, though equities edged down following a series of crushing economic data.
Oil rockets higher after Trump threatens Iran
AFP, Published on 22/04/2020
» LONDON: Oil prices rocketed higher on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump threatened to shoot at Iranian boats in a key waterway for crude shipments.
Jack Welch, iconic General Electric CEO, dead at 84
AFP, Published on 03/03/2020
» NEW YORK - Jack Welch, who built General Electric into a global industrial flagship and became one of America's best-known businessmen, died on Monday aged 84, the company said.
Third Bangkok airport proposed
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 20/07/2019
» The Airports Department has proposed building a new airport in Nakhon Pathom province west of Bangkok to relieve congestion at the capital’s two main gateways.
In search of certainty
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/05/2019
» The world has become a more uncertain place, as escalating tensions between the US and China could potentially damage the global economy on a bigger scale than anyone has thought, business leaders warn.