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Mainland soldiers join Hong Kong cleanup
AP and Reuters, Published on 16/11/2019
» HONG KONG: Rebellious students and anti-government protesters abandoned their occupation of nearly all of Hong Kong’s universities Saturday after a near week-long siege by police, but at least one major campus remained under control of demonstrators.
BoT ponders more ways to tame baht
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 23/11/2019
» LUANG PRABANG, Laos: The Bank of Thailand says it is preparing to ease rules governing the foreign-exchange market and international reserves, giving it more scope to tackle the baht’s strength following a series of interest-rate cuts.
Rape victim's death fuels more outrage in India
Reuters and AP, Published on 07/12/2019
» NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old rape victim set on fire by a gang of men, including her alleged rapists, has died in a New Delhi hospital, prompting protests from opposition leaders who blamed authorities for failing to curb violence against women.
US-China trade deal brings stability for now
AP and Reuters, Published on 14/12/2019
» China has put a positive spin on a first-phase trade agreement that turns down the temperature on a trade war it blames the United States for starting.
Bank of Thailand dims 2020 hopes
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 23/12/2019
» The central bank has not shut the door to further monetary policy easing if the economic situation is worse than expected, the governor said on Monday, calling next year's growth outlook "disappointing."
Ex-minister gets life in Vietnam graft case
AP and Reuters, Published on 28/12/2019
» HANOI: A Vietnamese court on Saturday sentenced an ex-minister to life imprisonment in a multi-million-dollar corruption case in which another minister and a dozen executives also received lengthy prison terms, state media reported.
Ghosn escape shines light on private jet charters
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 04/01/2020
» TOKYO: Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn left his Tokyo residence after a private security firm hired by Nissan Motor Co stopped monitoring him, according to three sources familiar with the case.
Central bank juggles interest rates, inflation and soaring baht
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 07/01/2020
» The central bank is mulling additional measures to curb the soaring baht and believes there is no need to raise its benchmark interest rate if inflation rises on supply-side shocks.
Trump orders US to withdraw from WHO, pause foreign aid
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 21/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), a decision that would cut off one of the international aid and disease response group’s largest funding sources.
TikTok to invest $3.8bn in Thailand data centre
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 29/01/2025
» TikTok will invest 127 billion baht ($3.8 billion) in Thailand in a data hosting service, the Board of Investment said on Wednesday.