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Rubber growers say can maintain exports despite floods
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2017
» BANGKOK - Rubber exporters say they have enough of the commodity in stockpiles to ensure only minimal disruption to scheduled shipments in the wake of the huge floods in key growing regions.
Cyber bills raise questions about privacy protection
Reuters, Published on 22/11/2016
» The government is pushing ahead with cyber security bills that rights groups say could mean more extensive online monitoring, raising concerns over privacy protection.
Climate change 'threatens fight against illegal fishing'
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2016
» SAMUT SAKHON - Climate change threatens to undermine the government's efforts to combat illegal fishing and avoid a potential European Union ban on exports by the multibillion- dollar seafood industry, environmental groups say.
Gearing up for digitisation
Business, Reuters, Published on 22/08/2016
» Europe's low-cost airlines once mocked the air miles programmes run by flag carriers as expensive relics of a bygone era. But after watching wide-eyed as customer databases were valued at billions of dollars, they are scrambling to catch up.
Bullets trump rehabilitation in drug war
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2016
» The Philippines is the site of the latest "war on drugs" escalation. It has killed at least 2,400 people in just two months, while neighbouring Indonesia has declared a "narcotics emergency" and resumed executing drug convicts after a long hiatus.
Bulging prisons prompt rethink of drug war
Reuters, Published on 18/07/2016
» Somsak Sreesomsong was 18 when he was jailed for selling illegal drugs. Now, turning 30, he is not yet half-way through his 33-year sentence at Bangkok's high-security Klong Prem prison.
Study suggests fake sweetener link to infant size, obesity
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2016
» Pregnant women who drink artificially sweetened beverages may be more likely to have overweight infants than women who do not, a study suggested on Monday.
Tech firms warn public on growing cyber-risks
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2016
» It's not just computers and mobile phones that are vulnerable to cyber attack, according to software firm Trend Micro. As more devices are hooked up to the internet, it could be anything from medical equipment to industrial machinery - and even sex toys.
New wave of Myanmar hackers behind Thai website attacks
Reuters, Published on 25/02/2016
» SINGAPORE/YANGON – Myanmar hackers say they have attacked Thai government websites since early January and stolen data, part of a long-running, broader campaign against those critical of Myanmar's government.
TPP deal reached 'in principle'
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2015
» ATLANTA - A dozen Pacific nations were close to a deal on a sweeping free trade pact early Monday (Thailand time) after a reported breakthrough over how long a monopoly pharmaceutical companies should be given on new biotech drugs.