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Thai rice prices extend slump to 18-year low
Reuters, Published on 17/10/2025
» Thailand's rice export prices fell for the fifth straight week to an 18-year low, while Indian prices held near their lowest level in more than nine years this week, as top exporters struggled to secure any major deals in the face of weak demand.
Trump eyes simple tariff rates over complex talks, says letters going out Friday
Reuters, Published on 04/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Washington will start sending letters to countries on Friday specifying what tariff rates they will face on imports to the United States, a clear shift from earlier pledges to strike scores of individual deals.
Lesotho hardest hit as new US tariffs rattle Africa
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» JOHANNESBURG — The small African kingdom of Lesotho said Thursday it would "urgently" send a government delegation to the United States to plead its case after Washington imposed 50% tariffs on its imports, the highest for a single nation.
PTT sells coal business to Indonesia's Astrindo for $471m
Reuters, Published on 02/08/2022
» State-owned energy firm PTT Plc said on Tuesday it had agreed to sell its coal unit to Indonesia's PT Astrindo Nusantara Infrastruktur Tbk for $471 million, as the company moves out of the coal business entirely.
Groundwater: Making the invisible visible
Asia focus, Pia Yasuko Rask, Published on 28/03/2022
» Climate change is causing global temperatures to rise, putting our most visible sources of water at risk. From Spain to parts of the African continent, droughts are being experienced at unprecedented levels. Madagascar last year faced a food crisis that left 1.3 million people facing severe hunger following the worst drought in four decades.
The power of AI in emerging markets
Asia focus, Frank-Jürgen Richter, Published on 17/02/2020
» Artificial intelligence is permeating almost every aspect of life in advanced economies. From governments to businesses to individuals, the reach of AI is sweeping and its adoption is proving transformational.
Recipe for success
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 04/06/2018
» Douglas Martell learned early in life that life can take unexpected twists and the path taken isn't always strewn with flower petals. But the president and CEO of the Thailand-based hotel management company Onyx Hospitality Group has never let setbacks keep him from having big dreams.
Chansin hopes to maximise value at state oil and gas firm
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/04/2018
» Chansin Treenuchagron, the newly appointed president and chief executive of PTT Plc, believes his direction will add value to existing assets of the national oil and gas conglomerate.