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Works on Thai-Chinese high-speed rail to commence in 2019
The Thai government will begin construction of the first phase of the remaining three sections of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail between Bangkok and Nakhon...
Metal debris found in Thailand unlikely to be from flight MH370
A curved metal panel that appeared to be part of a plane has been found off the coast of southern Thailand in the morning...
Violent clashes erupt in Thailand
Rubber farmers in Thailand, who have been protesting for higher price compensation by the government over the past week, clashed with riot police on...
Thai rubber protests spread – prices surging
Protests of Thai rubber farmers demanding government compensation for low world market prices for the commodity spread on September 4, with around 12,000 farmers...
More farming subsidies approved in Thailand
The Thai government on September 3 approved more subsidies for the rice and rubber sectors in its Cabinet meeting.
The controversial rice pledging scheme will...
Thai rubber farmers block main highways
After failed talks on government support for globally falling rubber prices , Thailand's rubber farmers resorted to intensify their protests and blocked major traffic...
Dozens hurt in Thai farmer protest
Dozens of people were injured on August 23 in a clash between protesting farmers and Thai police in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
The protesters were calling...
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VinFast now plans $3-billion IPO in the US in second half 2022
Vietnamese carmaker VinFast, a unit of the country’s largest business conglomerate Vingroup, now has plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US...
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Union Bank named preferred bidder for Citibank’s Philippine assets
Union Bank of the Philippines has been named as preferred bidder by Citibank for the latter’s consumer banking division in the Philippines, Bloomberg News...