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Spanish family missing after tourist boat sinks near Labuan Bajo in Indonesia
Read more: Spanish family missing after tourist boat sinks near Labuan Bajo in IndonesiaPadar and Komodo islands in Komodo National Park have been temporarily closed to visitors due to potential extreme weather, says the Labuan Bajo port authority.
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China passes revised foreign trade law to bolster trade war capabilities
Read more: China passes revised foreign trade law to bolster trade war capabilitiesThe revision focuses on areas such as digital and green trade, along with intellectual property provisions — key improvements China needs to make to meet the standards of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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Indonesia names Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa as new finance minister after Sri Mulyani removed
Read more: Indonesia names Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa as new finance minister after Sri Mulyani removedSri Mulyani was one of Indonesia’s longest-serving finance ministers and had worked under three presidents.
Thailand
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Record April trade deficit as imports rise sharply
Read more: Record April trade deficit as imports rise sharplyThe trade deficit hit an all-time high in April of about US$10 billion, as imports surged 45% year-on-year to $41.6 billion, driven by shipments of raw materials, semi-finished products, capital goods, and energy, according to the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) under the Ministry of Commerce.
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Pope urges ‘disarming’ of artificial intelligence in major manifesto
Read more: Pope urges ‘disarming’ of artificial intelligence in major manifestoVATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV called on Monday for the “disarming” of artificial intelligence in his long-awaited manifesto on the rapidly developing technology, and warned of “new forms of slavery” behind its rise.
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Stock reforms mirror regional realignment
Read more: Stock reforms mirror regional realignmentIn an era where global capital is increasingly concentrated in high-growth themes such as artificial intelligence and technology, traditional sector stocks have steadily fallen out of favour.
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Tourism tops over Songkran
Read more: Tourism tops over SongkranThe tourism sector is expected to generate more than 30.35 billion baht in revenue during the Songkran holiday, up 6% from last year, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), with foreign visitors also making a bigger contribution.
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Care centre offers path back to hope
Read more: Care centre offers path back to hopeRio de Janeiro: In a city where homelessness and drug addiction often intersect, a growing network of psychosocial care centres is reshaping lives and restoring dignity.
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Spanish family missing after tourist boat sinks near Labuan Bajo in Indonesia
Read more: Spanish family missing after tourist boat sinks near Labuan Bajo in IndonesiaPadar and Komodo islands in Komodo National Park have been temporarily closed to visitors due to potential extreme weather, says the Labuan Bajo port authority.
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China passes revised foreign trade law to bolster trade war capabilities
Read more: China passes revised foreign trade law to bolster trade war capabilitiesThe revision focuses on areas such as digital and green trade, along with intellectual property provisions — key improvements China needs to make to meet the standards of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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154 road deaths in first four Songkran travel days
Read more: 154 road deaths in first four Songkran travel daysA total of 154 people have been killed and 705 injured in road accidents across Thailand during the first four days of the “seven dangerous days” of Songkran holiday travel, with Bangkok recording the highest cumulative number of fatalities, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Bourse to benefit from OIC’s lower risk charge
Read more: Bourse to benefit from OIC’s lower risk chargeThe Office of Insurance Commission’s (OIC) decision to reduce the equity risk charge for domestic investments is expected to unlock significant institutional inflows into the stock market this year, as insurers gain greater flexibility to allocate capital to higher-return assets.
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GH Bank aims to elevate operations with digital upgrade
Read more: GH Bank aims to elevate operations with digital upgradeGovernment Housing (GH) Bank, a state financial institution specialising in housing loans, is preparing to upgrade its operations through digital transformation and the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI).