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EU eyes trade action over rights abuses in Cambodia
AP and Bloomberg, Published on 11/02/2019
» BRUSSELS: The European Union is launching action that could see it suspend Cambodia's preferential access to the EU market over the deterioration of human rights and the rule of law in the country.
SET falls most in Asean region on political uncertainty
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 11/02/2019
» Thai stocks closed lower on Monday, falling most in the Southeast Asia region amid political uncertainty in the country, while Vietnam markets surged as trade resumed after a week-long holiday.
Ladies' night at the Grammys: the performances
AFP, Published on 11/02/2019
» LOS ANGELES: The Grammys gala in Los Angeles on Sunday was a night for girl power, and music's top stars delivered with a series of powerful performances -- some of them edgy, some simply glorious.
US team in Beijing for trade talks after IMF 'storm' warning
AFP, Published on 11/02/2019
» BEIJING: US negotiators were in Beijing Monday for a new round of high-stakes trade talks, hoping to reach a deal before the March 1 deadline set by Donald Trump as the IMF warned of a possible global economic "storm".
Missing refugee wanted by China 'flew to Thailand'
Associated Press, Published on 11/02/2019
» BEIJING: The US Embassy in Beijing says it is following the case of a Chinese-born Kazakh man who had been fighting attempts by Beijing to return him to China from neighbouring Uzbekistan and whose current whereabouts are unknown -- although the Uzbek foreign ministry claimed he flew to Bangkok on Saturday.
Venezuela's Guaido warns military on blocked aid
AFP, Published on 11/02/2019
» CARACAS - Opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by some 50 countries as Venezuela's interim president, warned the military Sunday that blocking humanitarian aid from entering the country is a "crime against humanity."
Private sector jots wish list
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 11/02/2019
» Despite having different work cultures and development mindsets, public and private policies should ideally go hand-in-hand to usher a country's development forward.
Bright start for solar sector
Business, Yuthana Praiwan and Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 11/02/2019
» The year 2019 is looking like a fresh start for the country's solar power industry after the latest power development plan (PDP) for 2018-37 sought to attract more participation from private companies.
Bad education?
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/02/2019
» Sex is rarely a topic we discuss freely in Thailand. Shunned in our conservative culture, sex -- as a topic of discussion -- is received with either embarrassment, shame or laughter, not to be taken seriously or with a straight face.
Greener rice
Asia focus, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2019
» Drive northwest of Siem Reap for about 90 minutes and you will arrive at a large grassland conservation site in Kampong Thom province that is a paradise for bird lovers, who can see as many as 100 bird species there. Villages near the Northern Tonle Sap Protected Landscape benefit from birdwatching tourism organised by non-governmental organisations, which share some of their income with the communities to be used for conservation.