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TAK, Thailand – A Chinese actor’s recent rescue from a criminal compound has exposed the operations of at least three major Chinese grey capital groups operating along the Myanmar border opposite Thailand’s Mae Sot district, running enterprises rangi... [1]

Tens of thousands of people remain trapped in the Kayah State capital of Loikaw as junta troops block roads to prevent civilians fleeing amid a resistance offensive to take the town, Loikaw residents and volunteers said. [2]

BANGKOK – Because heat and humidity are climbing in 2026, the city of Bangkok is expanding its response with air-conditioned cooling centers across the capital. [3]

TOKYO -- Japan's Rakuten on Friday announced it plans to raise 242 billion yen ($2.2 billion) by issuing new shares to Japan Post Holdings, Walmart and an investment firm backed by China's Tencent. [4]

Leading capital market institutions in Thailand say they will ensure listed companies meet nationally determined contributions (NDCs) on greenhouse gas reduction, starting this year with firms in the SET100 index. [5]

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[1] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-01-09 · 100% match

Chinese grey capital groups expand operations across Moei River from Thailand’s Tak province

TAK, Thailand – A Chinese actor’s recent rescue from a criminal compound has exposed the operations of at least three major Chinese grey capital groups operating along the Myanmar border opposite Thailand’s Mae Sot district, running enterprises rangi

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2023-11-14 · 100% match

Tens of Thousands Trapped as Myanmar Resistance Strikes Kayah State Capital

Tens of thousands of people remain trapped in the Kayah State capital of Loikaw as junta troops block roads to prevent civilians fleeing amid a resistance offensive to take the town, Loikaw residents and volunteers said.

[3] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-02-25 · 100% match

Bangkok Introduces Air-Conditioned Cooling Centers Across the Capital

BANGKOK – Because heat and humidity are climbing in 2026, the city of Bangkok is expanding its response with air-conditioned cooling centers across the capital.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-03-13 · 100% match

Rakuten lands $2bn in capital from Tencent, Walmart and Japan Post

TOKYO -- Japan's Rakuten on Friday announced it plans to raise 242 billion yen ($2.2 billion) by issuing new shares to Japan Post Holdings, Walmart and an investment firm backed by China's Tencent.

[5] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 100% match

Thai capital market aligns with climate vows

Leading capital market institutions in Thailand say they will ensure listed companies meet nationally determined contributions (NDCs) on greenhouse gas reduction, starting this year with firms in the SET100 index.

[6] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 100% match

GC Strengthens Capital with Hybrid Debenture Success

A major step in capital strengthening has been achieved as PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC), the chemical flagship of PTT Group and a global leader in the sector, successfully completed the issuance of its new subordinated hybrid deben

[7] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 100% match

Thai banks increase focus on capital management

Local banks have intensified their capital management efforts to boost shareholder returns amid a slowdown in business expansion.

[8] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-03-18 · 100% match

Hours-long fuel queues in Laos capital Vientiane

Vientiane, Laos - Long queues formed at petrol stations across the Laotian capital Vientiane on Monday as fuel shortages deepened, with the ripples of the Middle East conflict reverberating across landlocked Laos.

[9] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 100% match

Peru to impose state of emergency in capital after wave of violence

LIMA - Peru's new government said Thursday that a state of emergency will be declared in the capital Lima, after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organised crime.

[10] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 100% match

Trump to seek death penalty for murders in US capital

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would seek the death penalty for murders in Washington, as part of a crackdown on what he calls out-of-control crime in the US capital.

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