New owners prepare for Matalan takeover as founder’s final bid fails
Matalan founder John Hargreaves has failed in his bid to regain control of the indebted fashion and lifestyle retailer he created in 1989, according to a report at the weekend.…
Ketchum appoints Conor Nash as global CFO and COO | PR | Campaign Asia
Ketchum has named Conor Nash as the firm’s global CFO and COO, effective this week. Nash reports directly to Ketchum president and CEO Mike Doyle and joins the executive team.…
Eleven baby sea turtles die from garbage in their stomachs
Eleven baby turtles, which were found washed ashore last September in Sattahip and which had ingested garbage, have all died. According to officials of Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal…
Torex Gold stock scales 52-week high after posting record production
“We delivered an outstanding year operationally in 2022, surpassing production guidance and achieving record gold production of 474,000 oz.,” CEO Jody Kuzenko said in a news release. During the year,…
Plane with 72 people on board crashes in Nepal
Rescuers gather at the site of a plane crash in Pokhara on January 15, 2023. (Photo by Yunish Gurung / AFP) An aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in…
Fendi does uber luxury with Giorgio Moroder backing
Loads of luxury, lovingly displayed in a great collection from Fendi, whose biggest star was the soundtrack, a brilliant performance by the father of disco, Giorgio Moroder. All leavened with wit…
Glencore evacuates personnel after protesters vandalize Antapaccay mine camp
The Peruvian press pointed out that the company reported the incident to the police and asked for increased security measures around Antapaccay but their claims went unheard. Most national police…
Cold weather forecast on Sunday for most of Thailand
Temperatures in most of Thailand, except the south, are forecast to drop by 2-6oC on Sunday, due to the arrival of a strong new cold front from China, the Meteorological…
Thailand must improve set-piece defending, says coach Polking
Thailand coach Mano Polking bemoaned his side’s defending at set-pieces after Vietnam salvaged a late 2-2 draw in the first leg of the Asean Championship final in Hanoi on Friday.…
The view from England: Space rocks and rockets, the final frontier
In partnership with Virgin Orbit, Cosmic Girl (a modified Boeing 747) took off from the Newquay spaceport in Cornwall with the LauncherOne rocket (carrying seven satellites) under its wing. Unfortunately,…