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How to rebuild a community following the fire
Oped, Nicole Lambrou, Published on 09/07/2025
» When a wildfire burns through a community, the initial concern is identifying what is lost: businesses, homes, landscape. Reports tally the damage in raw numbers -- hectares burned, buildings destroyed, dollars lost. Similarly, wildfire recovery success is overwhelmingly measured by how closely the post-disaster housing count compares to pre-disaster numbers. But rebuilding, for people displaced by fires, is not measured in claims settled or roofs repaired.
Youth lead food system revolution
News, Stefanos Fotiou & Nicole de Paula, Published on 27/06/2025
» People don't resist change -- they resist loss. And right now, we are facing devastating losses. With the avalanche of global aid cuts, experts estimate that 2.3 million children in low- and middle-income countries will lose support to treat acute malnutrition. This means over 350,000 extra preventable child deaths yearly.
Chinese students a bonanza for listed international school
By Yoojung Lee and Anuchit Nguyen, Bloomberg News, Published on 06/07/2023
» The growing number of wealthy Chinese leaving their homeland has been a boon for Thailand’s only SET-listed school operator and turned its chief executive officer into a multimillionaire.
Vietnam pulls off Asia's fastest growth
Business, NGUYEN DIEU TU UYEN, Published on 31/12/2022
» HANOI: Vietnam's economy grew at the fastest pace in Asia this year, signalling momentum just before risks from a global slowdown began to materialise.
Bitcoin slump erodes fortunes of would-be miners in Thailand
Yoojung Lee and Anuchit Nguyen of Bloomberg News, Published on 20/05/2022
» For Thailand’s market authorities, the Bitcoin's rout has been one of the few tools to cool down the once-unstoppable Jasmine Technology Solution Plc.
Migrant workers and Covid limbo
Oped, Yen Nguyen, Published on 17/09/2021
» Among the most vulnerable groups affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Asean's migrant workers find themselves living in limbo.
Apple's Next iPhone Is Coming Soon. Here's What to Expect.
Business, Nicole Nguyen, Published on 17/08/2021
» About to buy a new iPhone? Don't. We expect Apple to announce new models sometime next month, as it does every year. And even if you aren't interested in the latest and greatest, the company generally drops the price of some older models along with the new crop.
Thai Airways disputes $7.4bn of aircraft lessor claims
Anuchit Nguyen of Bloomberg News, Published on 18/03/2021
» Thai Airways International Plc is challenging some US$7.4 billion in claims from dozens of aircraft lessors and engine service provider Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, saying it is not liable for the monies because they concern future expenses and were incurred after the airline received bankruptcy protection from a Bangkok court.
Malaysia's forced deportations cannot be tolerated
Oped, Hanh Nguyen, Published on 10/03/2021
» The Feb 1 putsch by Myanmar's military has halted the country's democratic transition, sparking nationwide protests. Shortly after, on Feb 24, amid mounting concerns over the increasing use of violence against civilians in Myanmar, Malaysia deported 1,086 Myanmar nationals back into the depths of the chaos. Malaysia's actions are the latest blow to the multiple crises facing the people of Myanmar, adding a new burden to a fragile state grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, unresolved ethnic armed conflicts and an increasingly violent coup. It raises the alarm about the increasing insecurity faced by refugees and migrants from Myanmar in other countries in the region, including Bangladesh and Malaysia.
Time is precious, says Vietnamese collector of old church clocks
Minh Nguyen of Reuters, Published on 11/12/2020
» HA TAP VILLAGE, Vietnam: For more than two decades, Pham Van Thuoc has scoured Europe in search of historical church clocks, bringing them back to his home in Vietnam where he lovingly restores them.