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THAI lists 2nd batch of planes for sale
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/12/2020
» WILDLIFE: The scene when a herd of gaurs almost confronted a group of elephants yesterday brought was a moment of drama yesterday for tourists at Khao Phaeng Ma mountain, a famous forest area in Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Khieo district. However, there was ultimately no conflict between the animals in a scene captured on video by tourists coming down the mountain that day.
Europe tightens curbs with economic toll worsening: Virus update
Published on 17/03/2020
» Governments in Europe tightened curbs on free movement to stem the outbreak and are exploring ways to ease the financial impact. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is rallying Senate Republicans to quickly pass the House package of economic measures. Goldman Sachs Group now expects China’s economy to contract by 9% in the first quarter and Hong Kong’s jobless rate rose to a nine-year high. The Philippines became the first country to shut its markets in response to the widening coronavirus outbreak and some regulators in Europe banned short selling. US equity futures and European stocks reversed gains.
Standing out in the crowd of alternative financiers
Business, Published on 22/02/2020
» Having flown 1,400 kilometres from Singapore to Bangkok with a mission to empower small businesses through online equity crowdfunding, Hong Sin Kwek came a long way to establish one of the country's licenced crowdfunding platforms, whose untapped potential is ample.
Summer storm, small hailstones in northern Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 25/04/2019
» Some areas in northern Bangkok were pounded by a summer storm, strong winds and sometimes small hailstones on Thursday.
Year of turbulence
Asia focus, Published on 31/12/2018
» Two unpredictable men with weird haircuts and access to nuclear weapons had a friendly chat in Singapore -- and that was just one of the many noteworthy stories of 2018. Elsewhere in Asia, we witnessed some surprising political developments (Malaysia) and not-so-surprising ones (Cambodia), along with what seemed to be a disturbingly high number of natural disasters. Many see the latter as a manifestation of the growing impact of climate change, and it's a debate that is bound to intensify in the year ahead. Below, Asia Focus looks back on the eventful year now ending.
Sky-high WiFi set to go far and wide
Business, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 27/06/2018
» Air passengers putting their phones and tablets on flight mode are set to be a thing of the past as on-board WiFi service becomes the rule rather than the exception in the hugely lucrative connectivity industry, says an executive at Inmarsat, the British provider of global mobile satellite communications.
China Airlines aims to crack 1m mark on Taipei route
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 16/10/2017
» China Airlines (CAL) expects to break the 1-million-passenger milestone on its Bangkok-Taipei route this year.
Mystery US space plane lands with a bang after 2 years
Published on 09/05/2017
» CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - The US military's experimental X-37B space plane landed on Sunday at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a classified mission that lasted nearly two years, the Air Force said.