Before Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury orchestrated Bangladesh’s worst militant attack, he sought and won approval for it from Islamic State. Source: Asia Pacific

GMM Grammy Plc’s One Channel is teaming up with e-commerce platform Lazada and Like 103 FM radio to drive its audience base to 2 million by next year. Source: Business

Previous history shows that a full recovery is possible. Source: Sports

The Thanksgiving feasts are over, the seasonal sales have begun, and a 94-foot Norway spruce from upstate New York has arrived in Manhattan to become the 84th annual Rockefeller Christmas Tree. Source: Travel

Exporters remain pessimistic about their prospects despite the government’s prediction of slight growth this year. Source: Business

The Thai Financial Reporting Standards (TFRS) for SMEs will be pushed back one more year to 2018 to give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more time to make changes. Source: Business

The government still hopes to achieve 9.5 million tonnes in rice exports as projected this year, saying the country had shipped 9.18 million tonnes worth US$4.15 billion as of Nov 28. Source: Business

With promising prospects in the pipeline next year, many eco-car makers are expected to start second-phase production in 2017. Source: Business

The Bank of Thailand is voicing concerns about the impact of the government’s crackdown on “zero dollar” tours after a significant decline in the number of Chinese tourists in October, says a senior central bank official. Source: Business

SAN FRANCISCO – Mini-camera maker GoPro announced plans Wednesday to cut 15 percent of its staff as its shifts its focus to its core manufacturing operations. Source: Tech