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Q1 investment pledges rise jump 77% y-o-y, bad loans fall to 2.68%
Published on 22/05/2023
» Thailand's investment applications between January and March increased 77% from a year earlier to 186 billion baht ($5.4 billion), led by projects in the electronics, food and automobile sectors, the country's investment agency said on Monday.
C.P. Group launches collaborations with french companies on food, energy and transportation projects
Published on 22/05/2023
» Charoen Pokphand Group Company Limited (C.P. Group) announced that the Group will collaborate with leading French corporations on projects that span the agribusiness, renewable energy, and transportation sectors.
Papua New Guinea, US sign security pact with eye on China
Published on 22/05/2023
» Papua New Guinea signed a defence pact with the United States on Monday, giving US forces access to its airfields and ports as Washington vies with China's expanding footprint in the Pacific region.
'Cool drink' is code for cash in graft-ridden S.Africa
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - Casually leaning into the side-window of a car stopped at a routine checkpoint on a congested Johannesburg road, a South African policeman tells the driver he needs "a cool drink".
US Pentagon set to rebuff Thailand's bid for F-35s
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 22/05/2023
» The United States Department of Defence has implied it will turn down Thailand's bid to buy F-35 fighter jets, and instead offer F-16 Block 70 and F-15 Eagle fighters, a Royal Thai Air Force source said.
Meta hit with record 1.2-billion-euro fine over EU data rules
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» DUBLIN: Facebook owner Meta has been fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) for transferring EU user data to the United States in breach of a previous court ruling, Ireland's regulator announced Monday.
Covid-19 cases, deaths rise
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/05/2023
» The number of Covid-19 inpatients continued to increase and fatalities also rose over the past week, when schools reopened, the Department of Disease Control reported on Monday.
Monarchy is 'theatre', says Jude Law
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» CANNES, France: Jude Law has become an immediate awards contender for his demonic performance as English King Henry VIII at Cannes, but he told reporters on Monday that he sees the current British monarchy as "theatre".
Fire destroys historic Philippine post office building
Published on 22/05/2023
» A huge fire destroyed a historic post office in the Philippine capital Manila, injuring seven people, officials said Monday.
Climate: 'dangerous heat' could afflict billions by 2100
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» PARIS - Current policies to limit global warming will expose more than a fifth of humanity to extreme and potentially life-threatening heat by century's end, researchers warned Monday.