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Month: February 2022

Press Releases

SK ecoplant Has Acquired a 100% Stake in TES, a Global Sustainable IT and Battery Lifecycle Services Market Leader

SINGAPORE, Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Navis Capital Partners and SK ecoplant, South Korea’s leading environmental service provider, have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of 100% of TES by SK ecoplant. The transaction values TES at an enterprise value of US$1 billion and is expected to close in Q2 of 2022. SK ecoplant […]

Legal

Human Rights Expert: Myanmar Junta Using Weapons from Russia and China Against Civilians

An independent United Nations human rights expert says Russia and China have been supplying Myanmar’s military junta with weapons that have been used against civilians.Tom Andrews, the U.N.’s special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, issued a deta…

General

US Announces Steps to Bolster Critical Mineral Supply Chain

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced actions taken by the federal government and private industry that it says will bolster the supply chain for rare earths and other critical minerals used in technologies from household appliances and elect…

Market

Is Palang Pracharath roping in GSB ex-chief to buttress its economic team?

The government’s stumbles in tackling the economic problems that plagued the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have forced the ruling Palang Pracharath Party to reshuffle its economic team in preparation for a return to power after the ne…

Act now to end online sex abuse

Published by The Bangkok Post More children and young people are online than ever in the third year of Covid-19 and distance learning. Many are left without online supervision by parents and caregivers working away from home and lacking awareness…

Pruksa plans spending spree

Published by The Bangkok Post Pruksa plans spending spree Developer to invest B3.5bn in startups SET-listed developer Pruksa Holding Plc (PSH) will invest 3.5 billion baht in property and healthcare technology startups to strengthen its core businesses and boost recurring…

Road safety needs action

Published by The Bangkok Post When ophthalmologist Waraluck Supawatjariyakul died after being hit by a big bike driven by a police officer on Jan 21, many thought her untimely death would usher in road safety reforms, including improvements in how…

Transcending boundaries

Published by The Bangkok Post It was a pleasant surprise for the four Thai singers of 4MIX when more than 3,000 fans welcomed them at the mini-concert “4MIX Unix Mexico” in Mexico City. The venue, a stage in front of…

A food fest for the health-conscious at EmQuartier

Published by The Bangkok Post A food fest for the health-conscious at EmQuartierpublished : 22 Feb 2022 at 04:00 newspaper section: [Life](http://search.bangkokpost.com/search/result_advanced?category=news&xNewsSection=Life) EmQuartier is hosting the “PatPat Camellia Seed Oil Festival”, which will bring many products and dishes made from…

Recovery lures foreign fund inflows

Published by The Bangkok Post Thailand’s bullish economic recovery is attracting high volumes of foreign fund inflows into Thai bonds and stocks, pushing the baht to a seven-month high, making it the strongest currency in Asia year-to-date. According to Kasikorn…