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Thai insurance sector picked for growth in 2nd half
Business, Boonsong Lipimas, Published on 16/06/2025
» Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL) expects Thailand's insurance sector to continue expanding in the second half of 2025, despite persistent global economic headwinds and regulatory adjustments under the new Thai Financial Reporting Standard 17.
Trump praises Fed chair Powell, vows not to remove him
Business, Andrea Shalal of Reuters, Published on 06/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said he will not remove Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Board chairman before his term ends in May 2026 while describing the central banker as "a total stiff" and repeating calls for the Fed to lower interest rates.
How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola is smuggled out of Sudan
Business, Richa Naidu and Khalid Abdelaziz of Reuters, Published on 05/03/2025
» LONDON/DUBAI - Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M's candy, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel-held areas of war-torn Sudan, traders and industry sources say, complicating Western companies' efforts to insulate their supply chains from the conflict.
ONEAM expects flat AUM as new tax takes effect
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 12/03/2024
» One Asset Management (ONEAM) expects its total assets under management (AUM) to be flat this year as the Financial Transaction Tax, which takes effect this year, would prompt a large volume of funds to outflow from private funds.
Musk loses $56bn case to heavy metal drummer
Business, Tom Hals of Reuters, Published on 05/02/2024
» WILMINGTON, DELAWARE: Elon Musk suffered one of the biggest legal losses in US history last week when the Tesla CEO was stripped of his $56 billion pay package in a case brought by an unlikely opponent, a former heavy metal drummer.
What's really killing historical UK pubs
Business, Helen Chandler-Wilde of Bloomberg, Published on 28/08/2023
» When the Crown and Anchor pub in Llanidloes in mid-Wales was built, there was a different Charles on the throne, America was a British colony and France still had a king.
Growing opposition to China's plan to strip-mine seabed
Business, Todd Woody of Bloomberg News, Published on 02/08/2023
» BERKELEY: In an international showdown that is pitting China against dozens of other nations, one company's quest to strip-mine the seabed for valuable metals has hit a roadblock.
Hackers breach encrypted file-sharing software
Business, William Turton of Bloomberg, Published on 07/06/2023
» NEW YORK: Cybersecurity experts are bracing for a potential wave of extortion demands after a vulnerability was discovered in encrypted file-sharing software, a flaw that hackers have already used to target a string of high-profile victims, including British Airways and the BBC.
Lab meat slow to catch on in Singapore
Business, Chen Lin of Reuters, Published on 07/03/2023
» SINGAPORE: Huber's Butchery in Singapore's lush Dempsey Hill is the only restaurant in the world selling lab-grown meat, but the supply is so limited there are just six servings -- cultivated chicken in a salad or on kebab sticks -- only on Thursdays.
One Life Settlement Fund unit launched
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 28/02/2023
» One Asset Management (ONEAM) yesterday launched the fourth unit of its One Life Settlement Fund (ONE-LS), an alternative investment option, following the success of the first three funds.