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Thai Chamber of Commerce urges central bank to take measures to stabilise baht
Published on 23/09/2024
» Thai businesses are pressing the central bank to take measures to stabilise the baht currency, which has rapidly gained strength and could impact fourth-quarter growth, a senior Thai Chamber of Commerce official said on Monday.
IOC Member Strengthens Sports Ties with Azerbaijan
Sports, Published on 23/09/2024
» International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul recently met with senior Azerbaijani officials to strengthen cooperation in sports, culture, and tourism. In her capacity as deputy president of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and vice president of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand, Khunying Patama was invited to meet Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Minister of Youth and Sport Farid Gayibov. They discussed enhancing bilateral ties in these areas.
Thai casino plan gains momentum
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 23/09/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party has defended its casino-entertainment complex project, saying it will legalise the underground activity and allow the government to collect tax revenue from it.
All eyes on Thai baht
Business, Published on 23/09/2024
» The direction of the Thai currency for the remainder of the year is critical for local industries after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected last Wednesday, putting more pressure on the Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which has held steady on rates since last year.
Forum promotes investment in Indonesia
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 23/09/2024
» Indonesian and Thai companies can benefit more by investing in manufacturing supply chain industries, a forum was told.
Shield children from online abuse
News, Published on 23/09/2024
» Across Southeast Asia -- from Manila to Bangkok to Phnom Penh -- police are struggling to keep children safe from sexual exploitation and abuse, in particular online. Every day, millions of images and videos of children are shared on the internet, while authorities are increasingly at a loss for what to do.
Where to look as rates dip
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/09/2024
» After the Federal Reserve cut US interest rates for the first time in four years last week with more trims planned, positive sentiment pulsed for various assets.
Minister courts British investors
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/09/2024
» Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan invited British businesses to invest in Thailand, strengthening cooperation in trade and investment while identifying opportunities for a potential UK-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) in the future.
US can't rely on inflation shamanism
News, Published on 23/09/2024
» Google "shamanism" and you will find that it is "a tradition of part-time religious specialists who establish and maintain personalistic relations with specific spirit beings through the use of controlled and culturally scripted altered states of consciousness." Every element of that definition applies to monetary policymaking today, as illustrated by the reaction to the US Federal Reserve's Sept 18 decision to cut the short-term interest rate by 50 basis points.
Reimagining human rights and China?
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 23/09/2024
» Should human rights be reimagined, especially in the context of China? From one angle, the answer is obvious. Plenty of norms are already agreed upon globally without the need for reimagination, and China is part of that universality. Yet given the situation on the ground level and the evolving nature of human rights, there might be room for some innovative reimagination, and this deserves balanced reflection.