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Thailand: Unemployment rate rises 1.3% in October

THE NUMBER of jobless rose 1.3 per cent year on year to 481,000 in October, the National Statistics Office Thailand (NSO) reported. The figure increased by 31,000 from the same month last year and 38,000 from last month, the bureau said. Some 37.22 million people are in workforce. University undergraduates looking for work accounted for […]

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Malaysian palm oil price hits 4-month low on stronger ringgit

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell to a four-month low on Wednesday evening, a third consecutive session of losses as the ringgit strengthened against the dollar, making the tropical oil more expensive for holders of foreign currencies. The market also tracked weaker related oils and was dented by expectations of falling export demand. The benchmark palm oil contract for […]

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