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OPINION

Risk of crisis growing more acute

Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 05/03/2026

» This article is a follow-up to my previous piece titled "Fiscal deficit will trigger 2026 crisis". In that article, I argued Thailand's heavy dependence on external liquidity, combined with the government's need for 860 billion baht annually to finance its deficits, would lead to a severe liquidity shortage and, ultimately, a financial crisis.

BUSINESS

INET bets on sovereign cloud with B2.5bn expansion

Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/03/2026

» Internet Thailand Plc (INET), a Thai-owned local cloud and digital platform provider, plans to invest 2.5 billion baht to build its fourth data centre in Thailand to tap enterprises' rising demand for data sovereignty.

THAILAND

Countdown to new parliament session begins

Published on 04/03/2026

» The countdown has begun to the start of a new Thai parliament session, with the Election Commission’s official certification of the results of the Feb 8 poll.

BUSINESS

Thai stock market recovers after trading halt

Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/03/2026

» The war-induced sell-off in global stocks continued on Wednesday, with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) having to halt trading at one point to allow nervous investors to take a breather.

OPINION

What is worse than being told a lie? Being told a bad lie

Published on 04/03/2026

» The Social Security Office (SSO) returned to public scrutiny again ahead of this week when it was presented with an award for best sponsored sticker at the LINE Thailand Awards 2025, apparently achieving the most downloads of its sticker sets among other sponsors of the social messaging app.

WORLD

Singapore, Taiwan find more assets tied to accused scam kingpin

Published on 04/03/2026

» Authorities in Singapore and Taiwan say they have identified more than US$700 million worth of assets and illicit funds — a far larger sum than previously known — linked to Prince Group, founder Chen Zhi and others accused of running a transnational crime syndicate.

WORLD

'Narrative war': disinformation surges as conflict roils Middle East

AFP, Published on 04/03/2026

» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Recycled images, video game footage passed off as missile strikes, and AI-generated combat visuals: the US-Israeli assault on Iran has unleashed a torrent of online disinformation that analysts are calling a war of narratives.

WORLD

X suspends revenue sharing for undisclosed AI war videos

AFP, Published on 04/03/2026

» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Social media platform X announced on Tuesday it would suspend creators from its revenue sharing programme for 90 days if they post AI-generated videos of armed conflicts without disclosing they were artificially made, the company said.

BUSINESS

Local fuel prices capped for 15 days

Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/03/2026

» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday that people do not need to stockpile fuel as prices would be capped for the next 15 days.

BUSINESS

Gold advances as dip-buyers enter market despite dollar strength

Bloomberg News, Published on 04/03/2026

» SINGAPORE — Gold rose, erasing some of the losses in the previous session, as dip-buyers entered a market fraught with risk on the fifth day of war in the Middle East.