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Cheaper electricity from cheaper oil?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/02/2016
» Electricity prices will not fall soon due to: 1. a weaker baht and 2. renewable energy subsidies. Learn how these two factors work their way into your monthly electricity bill.
Three dead in Venezuela after contracting Zika: Maduro
AFP, Published on 12/02/2016
» CARACAS - Three people have died in Venezuela from complications linked to Zika, President Nicolas Maduro said -- the first fatalities reported in the country in connection with the mosquito-borne virus.
BoT expects fund exodus to continue given Fed policy
Business, Published on 12/02/2016
» Greater fund flows could return to Thailand's financial market given its economic recovery, but external factors will determine the trend, says the Bank of Thailand.
Cheap oil will not lower power price
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/02/2016
» Despite cheaper oil, a weaker baht and fixed prices for renewable energy will see the cost of electricity remain unchanged following the next fuel tariff (ft) adjustment in May, says the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
Consumers' bad loans still rising
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 11/02/2016
» Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the credit-card and personal loan segments continued to climb in last year's fourth quarter amid the tepid economic recovery, according to Bank of Thailand data.
TAT seeking B780m for domestic push
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 10/02/2016
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to ask for a special budget of 780 million baht from the government to stimulate domestic tourism in the low season this year.
Economic stimulus: Govt spending too slow
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/02/2016
» Only about 7% of economic stimulus spending to get economy moving again has been spent. Bank loans most efficient. Money not spent within deadline to be returned to central budget.
Drought will test the military government
News, Published on 09/02/2016
» A fierce drought caused by climate change and El Niño has put Thailand at risk of a human catastrophe of a scale not witnessed for decades. The problem is exacerbated by poor water management. The situation is particularly acute in the Northeast, where the Ubolratana Dam in Khon Kaen is at only 27% of capacity and farmers have been ordered not to grow second crops or farm fish as water must be reserved for drinking.
Attention Temasek: Singapore has challenges at home too
Asia focus, Published on 08/02/2016
» The external threats facing Singapore's trade-dependent economy are undoubtedly daunting. But from an investor perspective, the internal challenge of improving the city-state's competitiveness may be no less so.
River revival
Asia focus, Published on 08/02/2016
» The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a massive project to revive the ancient Sarasvati River to help alleviate the water scarcity in parts of northern and northwestern India -- and also to establish the supremacy of the Hindu religion, its critics say.