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Firms vow ESG principles are here to stay
Business, Published on 19/11/2022
» Leading businesses are adopting environment, social and corporate governance (ESG) practices, in line with government efforts to protect the environment and build a sustainable society.
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Tourism fee to help insure foreigners visiting Thailand
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/01/2021
» The National Tourism Policy Committee has approved the proposed guidelines for the collection of a 300-baht tourism fee from each international visitor for the management of local tourist destinations.
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Indian health workers under siege
Asia focus, Published on 13/04/2020
» Dr Rameshwar Jha and his colleagues working at the government hospital in Motihari in Bihar state are extremely stressed. For over two weeks, they have been tending to an increasing number of suspected coronavirus sufferers in the emergency room, without personal protective equipment (PPE).
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The right way to finance disaster recovery
Asia focus, Published on 11/11/2019
» In mid-October, as Japan was being battered by Typhoon Hagibis -- the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in six decades -- it was also shaken by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake. As climate change progresses, Japan, like the rest of the world, will face increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters, necessitating costly recovery efforts. Tax increases are not the way to pay for them.
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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.
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For the sake of human survival, Indonesia can't afford to lose its prized predator
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 19/03/2018
» Authorities in Riau province are making their best efforts to prevent the killing of a Sumatran tiger nicknamed Bonita, following the tragic demise of another one two weeks earlier after the big cats ventured into human settlements in North Sumatra.
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IEAT probes IVL blaze at Map Ta Phut
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 08/11/2018
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is in the process of issuing an order to suspend operations of SET-listed Indorama Ventures Plc (IVL) at Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong province after a fire.
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Terror on two wheels
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 05/02/2018
» The motorbike has long been a popular mode of transport in Asia because it's cheaper than a car and can zip through traffic-clogged cities faster. Over half of all global motorbike sales of around 50 million units per year are in Asia and two-thirds of the people of driving age in the four top markets (India, China, Indonesia and Vietnam) own bikes.
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Epic attraction
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 18/09/2017
» Anakagung Susila Panji believes it is inappropriate to connect the Ramayana with religion. The head of Wiraga Sandhi, an Indonesian dance troupe currently performing different episodes of the Hindu epic across India, he works with Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist and Christian performers. Most of the 300 artists belonging to the group back home on Indonesia are Muslims.
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TAT rolls out measures to offset terrorism fears
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 16/08/2016
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will impose five special measures to restore tourist confidence after multiple bomb and arson attacks in seven southern provinces last week.
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