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Flights out of Hong Kong cancelled again
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Protesters severely crippled operations at Hong Kong's international airport for a second day Tuesday, forcing authorities to cancel all remaining flights out of the city after demonstrators took over the terminals as part of their push for democratic reforms.
External issues rock stocks
Business, Darana Chudasri & Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/08/2019
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index yesterday slumped nearly 2% as political and financial turbulence on the external front sent investor confidence into disarray.
5 foreign fraud suspects arrested
Post Reporters, Published on 13/08/2019
» Five foreign criminal suspects involved in four separate cases, including crimes relating to fraud and identity theft, have reportedly been caught by the Immigration Bureau (IB).
Protesters clog Hong Kong airport again after it reopens
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Protesters clogged the departure area at Hong Kong's reopened airport Tuesday, a day after they forced one of the world's busiest transport hubs to shut down entirely amid their calls for an independent inquiry into alleged police abuse.
Stranded passengers voice support for Hong Kong protesters
AFP, Published on 13/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Travellers in Hong Kong's airport voiced support for pro-democracy demonstrators on Tuesday, despite an overnight occupation of the international transit hub that saw tens of thousands of passengers stranded.
Hong Kong leader harshly grilled at press conference
AFP, Published on 13/08/2019
» HONG KONG: When Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam appeared before the press on Tuesday, she appeared to be expecting to deliver a brief statement and move on. Instead she faced a media onslaught.
Ailing Thai Airways moves to cut costs, increase revenue
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 13/08/2019
» Loss-ridden Thai Airways International has announced steps to cut expenditure and increase revenue, in a bid to tackle its accumulated debt of 100 billion baht.
Not just Bali: Indonesia to develop more tourism sites
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia: Hundreds of tourists, many of them young Westerners, sat on grey stone steps atop the world's largest Buddhist temple, occasionally checking mobile phones or whispering to each other as they waited for daylight.
Hong Kong stocks dive as protests rumble, China anger builds
AFP, Published on 13/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks tumbled Tuesday as protests that have jolted the city for more than two months fuel political and economic uncertainty, with China's growing frustration leading to worries it will take a tougher line with the standoff.
Singapore cuts growth outlook as trade war rocks region
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/08/2019
» SINGAPORE: Singapore’s government cut its forecast for economic growth this year to almost zero as the escalating US-China trade war dampens the region’s most trade-reliant economies.