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Factory output falls for 18th consecutive month
Reuters, Published on 30/04/2024
» The manufacturing production index dropped 5.13% in March from a year earlier, falling for the 18th consecutive month, the Industry Ministry said on Tuesday, missing analysts' expectations.
Turncoat warlord at centre of Myanmar drama
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2024
» Armed soldiers loyal to a turncoat warlord patrol the streets of the border town of Myawaddy, as troops of the ruling Myanmar junta and rebels jostle for control of the outpost that handles more than US$1 billion in border trade every year.
Bitcoin's 'halving': what is it and does it matter?
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2024
» LONDON - Bitcoin's long-anticipated 'halving' is, depending on where you sit, a vital event that will burnish the cryptocurrency's value as an increasingly scarce commodity, or little more than a technical change talked up by speculators to inflate its price. The halving comes after bitcoin hit an all-time high of US$73,803.25 in March.
Fragile unity pushes Myanmar junta to the brink
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» MYAWADDY - Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses.
Oil prices dip as demand concerns outweigh Middle East supply fears
Reuters, Published on 17/04/2024
» TOKYO: Oil prices eased in early trade on Wednesday as worries about global demand due to weak economic momentum in China and fading hopes for U.S. interest rate cuts in the near term outweighed supply fears on heightened tensions in the Middle East.
Exodus to Thailand continues after fall of Myawaddy
Reuters, Published on 12/04/2024
» TAK - A stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near Thailand fell to anti-junta resistance that is gaining strength.
Exports up 3.6%, below forecast
Reuters, Published on 26/03/2024
» Thailand’s exports rose for the seventh straight month in February, but at a much slower pace, missing analysts’ forecasts, as shipments to China and Japan contracted.
Bitcoin rises to record high over $70,000
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2024
» WASHINGTON - Bitcoin rallied to a record high on Friday in volatile trade, as crypto mania continued to sweep through the investment community.
Employment up in Q4 on increased tourism
Reuters, Published on 04/03/2024
» Employment rose 1.7% in the final quarter of 2023 from a year earlier, helped by the tourism sector, after a 1.3% year-on-year increase in the previous quarter, the state planning agency said on Monday.
Cyber ransom gang's operations disrupted by international operation
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2024
» LONDON - Lockbit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims' data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation, US and UK authorities said on Monday.