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Rubio to meet Russian counterpart in Malaysia
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with his Russian counterpart on Thursday in Malaysia, where Asean foreign ministers are holding talks on US tariffs and China's growing influence in the region.
Thailand's export-led model needs rejig
Oped, Pavida Pananond, Published on 03/07/2025
» Time is running out for Thailand, and the stakes have never been higher. As Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira arrived in Washington this week for critical trade talks with the US negotiation team, Thailand confronts not just a tariff negotiation but an existential challenge to its export-dependent economic model. With US President Donald Trump's 90-day grace period expiring on July 8, Thailand must secure a deal or face a punishing 36% tariff that threatens to unravel decades of export-led development strategy.
6 decades of tough
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 13/06/2025
» The 1960s saw Seiko entering the realm of sports timekeeping for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, followed by the development of diver's watches and the world's first quartz wristwatch.
Tisco points to ways to navigate volatility
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/06/2025
» Tisco Bank has revealed three strategic portfolio directions for investors to navigate ongoing challenges stemming from intensifying trade risks and global market volatility.
Improving auto sector drives manufacturing rise
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 31/05/2025
» Thailand's Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) rose by 2.1% year-on-year to 92.3 points in April, driven mainly by the improving automotive industry, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
Malaysia to cut growth outlook, discuss ‘fair’ trade with US
Published on 25/04/2025
» Malaysia is revising down its growth outlook as tariffs weigh on the economy, while seeking a “fair” deal in trade talks that kicked off with US officials this week, according to a top official.
Thailand welcomes visitors to Expo pavilion in Osaka
Published on 14/04/2025
» The Thai exhibition was among places visited by exhibition-goers on the first day of the World Exposition in Osaka on Sunday.
ABOUT POLITICS: Governor needs a sprint finish
News, Published on 12/04/2025
» The speed at which Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt runs City Hall's affairs has been compared by observers to an old diesel fuel engine -- slow to start, only to accelerate towards the end.
Markets rise despite China-US tariff clash
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - Stock markets regained some ground Tuesday, even as trade tensions between the United States and China were strained by turmoil over President Donald Trump's tariffs offensive.
Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000
Reuters, Published on 03/04/2025
» The death toll from Myanmar's devastating earthquake has surpassed 3,000, with hundreds more missing, as forecasts of unseasonal rain presented a new challenge for rescue and aid workers trying to reach people in a country riven by civil war.