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Hope for more rate cuts buoy Asian shares
Business, Published on 20/09/2025
» RECAP: Asian shares were headed for weekly gains on Friday on hopes of further interest rate cuts around the world, though the Nikkei retreated from record highs after the Bank of Japan said it would start to offload some of its massive equity fund holdings.
Cambodia expects investment to hold steady despite US tariffs
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/09/2025
» Cambodia expects investment to keep flowing into labour-intensive industries across Southeast Asia despite US tariffs due to the cost-competitiveness of the region’s workforce.
Gold traders oppose tax on transactions
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/09/2025
» Gold traders voiced opposition to Thai authorities' discussion of imposing a tax on physical gold and online transactions, saying such efforts to rein in baht appreciation would cause the country to lose its status as a gold trading hub.
Senator wants better border centre chief
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 17/09/2025
» The next secretary-general of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) should be someone better suited to the job, a senator says.
Shares advance as more US rate cuts expected
Business, Published on 13/09/2025
» RECAP: Asian share markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday as expectations for as many as three US interest rate cuts by year-end promised to lower borrowing costs globally, a relief to stressed bond markets and a drag on the dollar.
South Korea workers head home after US immigration raid
AFP, Published on 12/09/2025
» SEOUL - Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul on Friday after their detention in a US immigration raid that Hyundai warned will delay completion of its battery factory.
British envoy to US sacked over Epstein links
Published on 11/09/2025
» LONDON - Peter Mandelson, Britain’s smooth-talking ambassador to the United States, was sacked on Thursday after his long-term association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became a further distraction for under-pressure Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Seoul says ‘bewildering’ US immigration raid could chill investment
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that a massive US immigration raid on a Hyundai-LG battery factory site was “bewildering” and could have a chilling effect on future investment.
Finnish court ruling fuels push for cabinet scrutiny
Published on 09/09/2025
» The People's Party (PP) has called on Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to carefully review his cabinet line-up to make sure he does not appoint any individuals with tainted records.
Instability hurts refugees' hopes
Oped, Published on 09/09/2025
» Thailand's political situation has remained tense since the violent clashes that erupted along the Thai-Cambodian border, which fueled a wave of right-wing nationalism and boosted the military's popularity. This was followed by the Constitutional Court's ruling to dismiss Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the prime minister, on charges of ethical misconduct, which forced the entire cabinet to step down.