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By the bootstraps: Handmade Zimbabwe shoes an unlikely global hit
AFP, Published on 13/02/2019
» BULAWAYO (ZIMBABWE) - In a tiny factory producing handmade boots and shoes in southwestern Zimbabwe, leather cutter Misheck Sibanda is on another hectic shift as he tries to keep up with soaring global demand.
Fitch sees uptick in cement demand on private construction
Business, Published on 13/02/2019
» Demand for cement in Thailand is expected to increase in the next few years based on signs of a recovery in the private construction sector, according to a report by Fitch Ratings.
Something in the air
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 13/02/2019
» Akkarawin Krairiksh wasn’t at all surprised by the toxic smog blanketing Thailand’s major cities these past weeks. For him, it was a long time coming.
TRC's checkmate move backfires
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 13/02/2019
» After the Thai Raksa Chart (TRC) Party submitted its nomination of Princess Ubolratana as a sole prime ministerial candidate to the Election Commission (EC) last Friday morning, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at first looked almost hopeless. As a prime ministerial candidate himself, he obviously has an eye on reclaiming power after the upcoming general election on March 24.