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Spanish pilot dies as two aircraft collide at Portugal air show
Reuters, Published on 03/06/2024
» LISBON: Two stunt planes collided in midair on Sunday during an air show in the Portuguese city of Beja and one of them crashed and exploded into flames, killing its Spanish pilot, the Portuguese Air Force (PAF) said.
Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts
Reuters, Published on 01/06/2024
» JAKARTA - A volcano in Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera erupted on Saturday spewing a five-km (3-mile) high ash cloud, the country's volcanology agency (PVMBG) said, while its disaster agency warned of potential flash floods and cold lava flow.
Current account deficit of $40m reported
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2024
» Thailand's economic growth quickened in April helped by strength in domestic demand, exports and tourism, the central bank said on Friday.
At least 15 dead in India over 24 hours as temperatures soar
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2024
» BHUBANESWAR - At least 15 people have died of suspected heatstroke in India's eastern states of Bihar and Odisha on Thursday, authorities said, with the region gripped in a debilitating heatwave expected to continue until Saturday.
Thailand exploring small modular nuclear reactor tech: PM
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2024
» The government is exploring small modular nuclear reactor technology as Thailand looks to diversify its energy mix amid dwindling reserves of natural gas that produces much of its power, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday.
Myanmar's ethnic armies consolidate strongholds as junta weakens
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2024
» NAYPYIDAW - Myanmar's ruling junta has lost control over vast tracts of territory, including access to much of its international borders, allowing ethnic armed groups to expand and consolidate regions under their control, two reports assessing the conflict said on Thursday.
Google pledges $2 billion investment in Malaysia
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Google committed to making US$2 billion in investments in Malaysia, including its first data centre and Google Cloud effort in the region.
Finance Ministry to propose tax on cheap imports to cabinet
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2024
» The Ministry of Finance's plan to collect a 7% value-added tax (VAT) on imported goods sold for less than 1,500 baht (US$40.6) is expected to be submitted for cabinet approval next week, Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said on Thursday.
Factory output unexpectedly rises for first time in 19 months
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2024
» Thailand's manufacturing production index unexpectedly rose 3.43% in April from a year earlier, increasing for the first time in 19 months, helped by higher exports and tourism, the Industry Ministry said on Thursday.
North Korea sends balloons of 'faeces, trash' into South
Reuters, Published on 29/05/2024
» SEOUL - South Korea accused North Korea on Wednesday of sending a large number of balloons across the heavily fortified border between the countries to drop objects that included trash and excrement, calling the act base and dangerous.