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Indonesia races to extinguish wildfires as dry season hits peak
Published on 01/10/2023
» Firefighters are rushing to extinguish forest and land fires across parts of Indonesia, with the scorching weather in the Southeast Asian nation worsened by an El Nino dry spell and set to peak this month.
Monitoring centre to assess El Niño
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 30/09/2023
» The government plans to establish a daily monitoring centre and devise contingency plans to address the impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon.
Golden Week optimism buoys most Asian markets
Business, Published on 30/09/2023
» RECAP: Stocks rose yesterday in most Asian markets on the last trading day of the quarter amid optimism over spending during China's Golden Week holiday and reports of a possible summit between US and Chinese leaders.
Srettha set to tackle floods, depleted dams
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/09/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has expressed concern as major reservoirs and dams are holding less water than they should, while the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani is being ravaged by floods.
BoT hikes interest rate to 10-year high
Published on 27/09/2023
» The Bank of Thailand on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest level in 10 years, as it moved pre-emptively to check inflationary pressures from the government’s proposed economic stimulus.
Heavy downpours flood eastern Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/09/2023
» Heavy downpours during the evening rush hour made commuting in eastern Bangkok more miserable than usual on Tuesday, with some roads in Bang Na, Klong Toey and Phra Khanong better suited to boats.
Heavy downpours flood eastern Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 26/09/2023
» Heavy downpours during the evening rush hour made commuting in eastern Bangkok more miserable than usual on Tuesday, with some roads in Bang Na, Klong Toey and Phra Khanong better suited to boats.
Korat water supplies 'alarmingly low'
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 26/09/2023
» Nakhon Ratchasima: The amount of usable water across 27 medium-sized reservoirs across this northeastern province has dropped to alarmingly low levels despite the rainy season, raising fears of an impending drought, according to a provincial irrigation office official.
Thai rice production set to fall
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/09/2023
» Thai rice production is expected to drop by 871,000 tonnes of rice paddy, down 3.27% to 25.8 million tonnes, for the 2023-24 harvest season, mainly attributed to the El Niño weather phenomenon, according to the latest forecast by the Agricultural Economics Office under the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry.
Local equities may take longer to recover
Published on 23/09/2023
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand has fallen further below key psychological supports, suggesting any recovery in the local equity market will be slower than previously anticipated.