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Singapore rejects bid to build new business district
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/09/2024
» Singapore authorities have rejected a bid by a group of top property firms to develop a new business district in the island’s west, after judging the price offered for the land unattractive.
North Korean leader tours uranium enrichment site
Kyodo News, Published on 13/09/2024
» North Korean state media on Friday published images of leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a “uranium enrichment base”, reporting his call for more centrifuges to “exponentially increase” the country’s ability to produce weapons-grade nuclear materials.
Hong Kong mooncakes sold in fake Hermes, Gucci, LV packaging
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/09/2024
» Hong Kong customs has seized 12 boxes of mooncakes in counterfeit gift boxes bearing the labels of designer brands and arrested an online seller in the run-up to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
PTT unit inks deal to buy LNG from Oman
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/09/2024
» PTT International Trading, a subsidiary of PTT Plc, has continued its commitment to gas price stability by securing a five-year contract to buy 300,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Oman.
SCB EIC sees soft landing
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/09/2024
» SCB EIC, the research centre of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), forecasts Thailand is likely to experience a soft economic landing next year as growth momentum slows.
Bond defaults total B25bn, but conditions ease this year
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/09/2024
» Corporate bonds worth more than 25 billion baht have postponed payments this year, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA), noting that fewer defaults are expected for the remainder of 2024 as economic conditions improve, with interest rates on a downward trend.
Thai Gen Z leads Asia in strategic shopping
Business, Published on 13/09/2024
» Generation Z in Thailand is at the forefront of strategic shopping behaviours across Asia, driving significant shifts in consumer trends and market dynamics, according to the consumer intelligence firm NielsenIQ (NIQ).
New government is new wine in old bottle
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 13/09/2024
» On the face of it, the new government under Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra appears to be a generational shift and gender breakthrough. Ms Paetongtarn is the youngest prime minister ever at 38 and only the second female government leader after her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra in 2011-14. The Paetongtarn cabinet features a record eight women among 36 with more ministers in their 30s-50s and fewer above 60. Yet on closer scrutiny, the new and younger faces are largely family legacies and proxies, surrounded by old-style politicians, while the new government's policy directions sound dated not well-suited for the times ahead.