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The Middle East: Winners and losers
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 30/10/2019
» The death of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi serves as a symbolic full stop to the many civil wars that have engulfed Syria in the past eight years, although Baghdadi was not personally in charge of anything by the time he died. The outcome of all those wars was already becoming clear, and it is the Russians and Bashar al-Assad who have won.
Hong Kong (dollar): Open for Business
Published on 30/10/2019
» Hong Kong recently ranked third highest in the World Bank's 2020 "Ease of Doing Business" report, well ahead of much larger economies such as the United States (ranked 6th) and the United Kingdom (ranked 8th).
Mazda CX-5 gets new petrol-turbo engine in Thailand
Richard Leu, Published on 30/10/2019
» Performance-oriented SUV features 231hp and is priced at 1.85 million baht.
VIDEO: Bus driver fired for punching passenger
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/10/2019
» CHIANG MAI: A local bus driver has been sacked for assaulting a foreigner who had boarded his bus carrying a bicycle on Saturday.
'I lost my whole life': California fire victim returns to devastation
AFP, Published on 30/10/2019
» SANTA ROSA (UNITED STATES) - As firefighters battled the infernos that have engulfed California's Sonoma wine region, Wade Hoefer surveyed the ruins of his painting studio at the Soda Rock Winery.
Dirty underwear and contested airspace: the long hunt for Baghdadi
AFP, Published on 30/10/2019
» WASHINGTON: The operation to kill the Islamic State group's leader took months of intelligence work, required the snatching of his underwear and ended when one of the world's most sought-after men blew himself up.
TAT enlists Unilever in tackling waste
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 30/10/2019
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Unilever Thailand have signed a memorandum of understanding to run the Tourism to Recycling Actions for the Schools and Homes (Trash) project, starting in Krabi province.
Singha Estate's SHR upbeat on Maldives luxury resort
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 30/10/2019
» S Hotels & Resorts Plc (SHR), a hospitality arm of SET-listed Singha Estate Plc (S), plans to develop a hospitality business under the SAii brand, starting with SAii Lagoon Maldives, the first flagship resort.
New friendship bridge 'will boost cross-border trade'
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 30/10/2019
» Tak: Local businesses are optimistic that the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, which is set to open on Thursday, will boost cross-border trade.
Chinese factory applications to rise
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/10/2019
» Investment applications from Chinese manufacturers looking to Thailand as a production base to avoid US tariffs are expected to surge by 30% this year to 71.5 billion baht.