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Mekong water crisis compounded by rice-killing drought
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/04/2016
» HANOI -- The 3.6 hectares in southern Vietnam that double as rice paddy and shrimp pond for farmer Nguyen Thi Tam have become a wasteland. After the worst drought in 90 years, almost nothing grows.
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Govt eyes Section 44 to fast-track Suvarnabhumi runway
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/05/2016
» In a move that may be cheered by tourists but faulted by democracy campaigners, the government is considering using Section 44 of the interim constitution to speed up the approval of a new runway at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport.
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'Slavery' labels sought for US goods
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/12/2015
» Jarring words could end up on candy bar wrappers, packages of frozen shrimp and even cans of cat food originating in Thailand if some California lawyers get their way.
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Singapore shuts schools, events as haze worsens
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/09/2015
» SINGAPORE - Schools were shut and some outdoor events suspended on Friday as the city-state’s air quality slid into the hazardous range for the first time this year, raising concerns that this will hurt the tourism and retail sectors.
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BTS opens bidding for 43 new trains
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/10/2015
» Bangkok Mass Transit System, operator of the elevated Skytrain network, has opened bidding to buy as many as 43 trains valued at 10 billion baht for its current routes and two planned ones.
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Prayut avoids coup in UN speech, lauds human rights
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/09/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made no mention of last year’s coup in a speech to world leaders gathered at the United Nations, instead highlighting his country’s commitment to sustainable development and protecting human rights.
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Sugar crop heads for all-time high after rain
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/07/2015
» Sugar production in Thailand could reach record levels this coming harvest season after recent rain offset the effects of a strengthening El Nino to boost crop growth, according to Office of the Cane and Sugar Board.
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Nestle sued in US for Thai supplier's use of slave labour
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/08/2015
» LOS ANGELES — Nestle SA was sued over claims that its Fancy Feast cat food contains fish from a Thai supplier that uses slave labour.
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As stockpiled rice rots, El Niño threatens more damage
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/06/2015
» A rice glut that sent prices slumping more than a year ago is shrinking, just as El Niño arrives to parch paddies across Asia.
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Drought pits soldiers against farmers flouting water curbs
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/07/2015
» Rice farmer Boontham Chei-pa switches on a water pump in the evenings to irrigate his parched field from a canal in Suphan Buri province. The soil is hardly moistened before the motor is switched off.
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