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Why is the SET in a protracted slump?
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/07/2024
» On July 1, with investors searching for clues about their investments in the second half of 2024, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index slipped below the psychological level of 1,300 points for the second time in a month.
Healthy drink sales soar as shoppers shun sugar
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 23/05/2022
» Oishi Group Plc, the manufacturer and marketer of Oishi ready-to-drink green tea, has expanded its range of sugar-free products, focusing for the first time on the mass market after the pandemic prompted consumers to be more concerned about their health.
How to free the money the world needs
Asia focus, Published on 14/03/2022
» The main factor limiting the global recovery is not the much-discussed increase in inflation in advanced economies, but rather the massive inequalities between most rich countries and the rest of the world, with the exception of China.
Fossil fuel power demand has 'peaked worldwide'
AFP, Published on 14/07/2021
» PARIS: Electricity generation from fossil fuel has peaked worldwide as emerging markets opt for cheaper renewable technology as part of a global shift to cleaner energy, analysis showed Wednesday.
Farmers vs the Indian state
Asia focus, Published on 21/12/2020
» India's capital is under siege from more than 2 million farmers, who are currently gathered at the city's border in a massive protest that started three weeks ago. Old and young men, women, and even children from farming families are camping on open roads in the bitter cold of a Delhi winter. They have abandoned their concerns about viral infection and come prepared for the long haul, bringing enough food to last for several months.
Clearing the air
Asia focus, Published on 03/08/2020
» The months-long Covid-19 pandemic has taken a terrible toll on economies and the wellbeing of people worldwide, but it's certainly not the only threat humanity faces.
The Covid-19 debt deluge
Asia focus, Published on 06/04/2020
» Pandemics like Covid-19, alarming and destructive as they are, can serve a useful purpose if they remind everyone of the critical importance of public health. When a contagious disease strikes, even a society's most protected elites must worry about the health of neglected populations.
The biometric threat
Asia focus, Published on 02/03/2020
» Around the world, governments are succumbing to the allure of biometric identification systems. To some extent, this may be inevitable, given the burden of demands and expectations placed on modern states. But no one should underestimate the risks these technologies pose.
Soft drink war fizzes as Pepsi, Est duke it out
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 21/02/2020
» Thailand's 56-billion-baht carbonated soft drink war is heating up, with Pepsi and Est competing head-on to win market share.
Oishi expands portfolio with an eye on sustainable growth
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 22/01/2020
» With a rapidly changing market landscape as well as shifting consumer demand, Oishi Group is preparing strategies to ensure sustainable growth both in Thailand and abroad for the next decade.