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Political risks stifle Thai bonds
Published on 06/06/2024
» Rising political risk in Thailand is keeping foreign investors cautious about the country’s bonds, even as they tiptoed back into the market in May for the first time in six months.
Political turmoil could put handout at risk, say analysts
Published on 31/05/2024
» Rising political uncertainty poses significant risks to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s plan for a 500-billion-baht digital wallet handout to stimulate the economy, say analysts at Citigroup and Nomura Holdings.
Authorities nab Stark's acting CEO in financial misconduct case
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/02/2024
» Stark's acting CEO Vonnarat Tangkaravakoon, suspected of being involved in the scandals that have rocked the corporation recently, was arrested on Saturday in a hospital where he had been admitted for medical treatment.
Agency seeks allies to take down scams
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 08/01/2024
» The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) is seeking an alliance to urge Meta, the parent of Facebook, to implement stronger measures to handle scam advertising on the platform.
Business rehabilitation in Thailand and debt repayment
Published on 12/12/2023
» Thailand's economy in recent years has felt the impact of a seemingly endless list of challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, global economic recession, repercussions from wars and armed conflicts, slumping exports, and recurring internal political turmoil. Many Thai companies simply went bankrupt during this time, but many others have gone through the process of business rehabilitation as laid out in Thailand's Bankruptcy Act.
Gauging the political winds
Business, Published on 11/12/2023
» The cabinet last week began its mobile cabinet meetings in Nong Bua Lam Phu, Thailand's poorest province, with plans to visit many more provinces over the coming months.
Pork smugglers facing crackdown
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/10/2023
» Over the past three years, there has been a 20-fold increase in the number of arrests made for the smuggling of pig products.
Facebook faces online fraud lawsuits
Business, Published on 22/08/2023
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry will request a criminal court order this month to shut down Facebook in Thailand, alleging that the platform has been an accomplice with scammers in deceiving people to invest with them.
Lese-majeste refugee wins stock fraud case
Published on 01/08/2023
» A British court has ruled in favour of Thai businessman Nopporn Suppipat, who fled the country after facing a lese-majeste charge in 2014, in a case in which he said he was cheated out of billions of baht in the sale of shares in his company.