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China to buy 100 A320 planes
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/11/2014
» Airbus Group won a pledge from China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings (CALC) for the purchase of 100 planes valued at US$10.2 billion as the Chinese lessor seeks assets to power expansion in its home region.
Anwar wants Thailand to do more on Myanmar
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/02/2023
» Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has asked Thailand to play a more active role in resolving the conflict in Myanmar, making comments that signal Southeast Asia is divided on how to handle the junta that seized power two years ago.
PM pushes Asean fund for virus tests, protective gear
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/04/2020
» Southeast Asian nations plan to discuss forming a joint fund to combat the coronavirus pandemic with China, Japan and South Korea during a virtual summit on Tuesday, according to a Thai official.
Court to begin footballer extradition hearing Monday
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/02/2019
» The Criminal Court on Monday is set to begin hearing the attorney-general’s request to extradite Bahraini football player Hakeem al-Araibi, who was detained in Bangkok during his honeymoon.
Climate talks in Bangkok hit hurdle over finances
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/09/2018
» Climate negotiators in Bangkok made progress on several issues to set a framework for implementing the landmark 2015 Paris accord, but hit a stumbling block over details behind a plan for developed countries to spend $100 billion a year to finance projects in the developing world.
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/09/2017
» LOS ANGELES: Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine who turned his swinging lifestyle into a professional calling and taught Americans to be more open about sex, has died. He was 91.
Malaysia Airlines first to track fleet with satellites
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/04/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Airlines, which lost a wide-body jet with 239 people onboard three years ago in one of history’s most enduring aviation mysteries, has become the first airline to sign an agreement for space-based flight tracking of its aircraft.
Sex shops, street bars survive government's graft crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/07/2015
» Fern’s cocktail bar appears each night on a sidewalk between a group of scantily-clad women from the next-door go-go bar and a noodle stall near one of Bangkok’s infamous red-light districts. By morning it has vanished.
Flight-safety concerns cited in UN agency’s audit
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/03/2015
» A review by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations body, raised questions about Thailand’s air-safety procedures that prompted Japan to restrict some Thai airline operations.
US nominates former N. Korea envoy as Thailand ambassador
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/04/2015
» WASHINGTON – Glyn Davies, a former US envoy for North Korean policy, was nominated by President Barack Obama as ambassador to Thailand to fill a position vacant for six months.