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Vietnamese rice prices soar to near 4-year high
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2018
» BENGALURU, India: Export prices for rice surgedto a near four-year high in Vietnam this week due to strong demand, while slow buying interest put pressure on prices of Indian rice.
'Now the hard part': Malaysia awakens to new political dawn
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR - Hope for lasting change in Malaysia after the opposition's historic election win may hinge on whether triumphant 92-year-old autocrat-turned-progressive Mahathir Mohamad has truly changed his ways and possesses the vigour and clout to heal national divisions.
What Malaysia's vote result means for economy, markets
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/05/2018
» SINGAPORE: Investors are grappling with Mahathir Mohamad’s surprise election victory in Malaysia’s election. Here’s a look at what it means for the outlook for economic policy and markets.
And then there were 25: welfare scandal swells
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/05/2018
» Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin has revealed that 25 current and former high-ranking officials at the ministry were involved in "irregularities" in an embezzlement-hit welfare fund intended to assist poor students.
Lawson 108 plots profit
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 10/05/2018
» Saha Lawson Co, the local operator of Lawson 108 convenience stores, expects to make a profit over the next three years.
BoI backs raft of incentives to spur EEC
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/05/2018
» The Board of Investment (BoI) yesterday approved a raft of tax measures for investment projects that aim to upgrade the quality of life for both Thai and foreign workers, while also driving the country's technological development.
SGP gears up for LNG foray with EGATi
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/05/2018
» Siam Gas and Petrochemicals Plc (SGP), Thailand's second-largest liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) trader, says it is ready to enter the local liquefied natural gas (LNG) business after energy policymakers have moved to open up the segment for competition.
Phuket Deep Sea Port wins Vichit deep-sea concession
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/05/2018
» The Treasury Department has awarded a 30-year concession to Phuket Deep Sea Port Co to manage the deep-sea port in Phuket's Vichit subdistrict, while the concessionaire aims for an annual 10% increase in cruise passengers stepping ashore at the port.
European regulators not ready for new privacy law
News, Douglas Busvine & Julia Fioretti, Published on 10/05/2018
» Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been billed as the biggest shake-up of data privacy laws since the birth of the web.