BANGKOK -- Thailand's business sentiment improved for a fourth consecutive month in November, primarily driven by the non-manufacturing sector due to government stimulus measures, data from the central bank showed on Monday.
According to the Bank of Thailand, the Southeast Asian country's business sentiment index (BSI) was recorded at 50.0 last month, up from 48.7 in October. (Thailand-Business Sentiment)
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ISLAMABAD -- A policeman was killed and five others injured after police intercepted a terrorist attack in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said Monday.
The incident occurred in Lakki Marwat district when police, acting on intelligence, stopped two suspicious motorcyclists at a checkpoint in the Tajori area, the district police office said in a statement. (Pakistan-Terror Attack)
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NEW DELHI -- India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), slowed to 0.4 percent in October from 4 percent in September, the government data showed Monday.
The slow growth in the month could be attributed to less number of working days because of a number of festivals in the month, according to the federal ministry of statistics and program implementation (MoSPI). (India-Industrial Production)
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JAKARTA -- The death toll from recent floods and landslides across three provinces on Indonesia's Sumatra Island has risen to 604 with 464 missing, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Monday.
Rescue operations are continuing at full speed across affected areas, the agency said. (Indonesia-Flood-Death Toll) ■
