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Frustrated Jokowi launches charm offensive on investors
Reuters, Published on 02/07/2015
» JAKARTA — Exasperated by the performance of his economics team, Indonesia's president has personally taken on the job of promoting Southeast Asia's largest economy to sceptical investors, said palace officials and economists.
Greece reels in shock as banks shut
Reuters, Published on 29/06/2015
» ATHENS — Greeks woke up to shuttered banks, closed cash machines and a climate of rumours and conspiracy theories on Monday as a breakdown in talks between Athens and its creditors pushed the austerity-battered country to the brink.
Gangnam Style: South Korea set to demolish slum in shadows of Seoul glitz
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2015
» SEOUL – Close by the luxury highrises of Seoul's most expensive neighbourhood, 80-year-old Kim Ok-nyo burns charcoal to heat her two-room shack in Guryong, a shantytown of 2,000 residents.
Starbucks campaign brews up backlash
Business, Reuters, Published on 20/03/2015
» LOS ANGELES/SEATTLE: Starbucks Corp chief executive Howard Schultz has deftly navigated thorny issues such as gay marriage, gun control and congressional gridlock, but his move to weigh in on US race relations has brewed up a social media backlash.
Convicts on fishing boats plan killed
Reuters, Published on 20/01/2015
» BANGKOK — A plan by the Thai government to put prisoners to work on the country's understaffed fishing boats has been scrapped, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday following charges that the scheme threatened inmates' rights.
Did torture really help US find al Qaeda chief Hambali?
Reuters, Published on 12/12/2014
» WASHINGTON — Hailed as a major success in the US "war on terror," the capture of Indonesian cleric Hambali in Ayutthaya in 2003 is often touted by the US intelligence community as evidence that harsh interrogation methods produce results.
Venezuelan crowned transgender beauty queen in Thai contest
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2014
» PATTAYA — A 22-year-old Venezuelan was crowned "Miss International Queen" on Friday night at a beauty contest that bills itself as the world's largest and promotes the rights of transsexuals and transvestites.
Thai firm sanctioned over Iran
Reuters, Published on 30/08/2014
» WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on more than 25 people and companies it accused of violating sanctions against Iran, including shipping firms, airlines, and six Iranian banks.
Rubber farmers feel betrayed by NCPO
Reuters, Published on 26/08/2014
» Thai rubber farmers who supported anti-government protests that led to a military coup in May say they feel betrayed because the ruling military is failing to help soften the blow of plunging rubber prices.
B150bn for megaprojects in fiscal 2015
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2014
» The Public Debt Management Office has set an initial 150 billion baht for infrastructure investments for fiscal 2015 starting Oct 1, its director general said on Monday.