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Blue Origin sets date for first space mission
Business, Published on 07/05/2021
» SEATTLE: Blue Origin, billionaire Jeff Bezos' rocket company, is targeting July 20 for its first suborbital sightseeing trip on its New Shepard spacecraft, a landmark moment in a competition to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel.
Cash is still king for most of Vietnamese citizens
Business, Published on 29/05/2019
» HANOI: Vietnam may be one of the world's fastest-growing economies, yet it's still in the dark ages when it comes to joining the global trend toward cashless transactions.
THG's Yangon hospital taps high-end demand
Business, William Hicks, Published on 30/05/2019
» Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) has expanded its presence in Myanmar by opening a new private hospital in Yangon in March to leverage the country's growing demand for higher-end healthcare.
PTTEP, GPSC banking on Myanmar gas plant
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/06/2019
» SET-listed oil and gas drilling firm PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) has finalised a plan for a new gas-fired power plant in Myanmar with a capacity of 600 megawatts in collaboration with Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC).
TAT's Myanmar fair attracts companies
Business, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/04/2019
» YANGON: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) met with Yangon businesses and residents last week to raise awareness about tourism activities in Thailand, especially among first-time visitors.
Thailand, Myanmar agree to cooperate
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 19/04/2019
» Thailand and Myanmar have signed a collaboration deal to promote tourism routes connecting ancient cities of the two countries in preparation for a travel boom expected from Asean.
Indonesians get taste of mass rapid transit system
Business, Published on 13/03/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, has held the first public trial run of its $3 billion mass rapid transit (MRT) system aimed at improving transport conditions in a city suffering some of the worst traffic jams in the world.
Asean preparing for FTA discussion
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/03/2019
» A working group to study new issues related to intellectual property, labour, environment, and e-commerce is being set up by Asean, as the bloc is revving up new free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with non-Asean partners.
Bangkok pushes WTO multilateral system
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/03/2019
» Thailand is hoping to convince Asean members to promote and restore the World Trade Organization's (WTO) multilateral system of settling disputes.
Contractors raise wage hike alarm
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 20/03/2019
» Contractors are crying foul over key political parties' campaign promises to raise the daily minimum wage to higher than 400 baht, saying it will raise people's cost of living and those enjoying the most benefits will be foreign workers.