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Asia tunes out US shutdown drama
Business, Published on 04/10/2025
» RECAP: Most emerging Asian markets recorded gains as investors shrugged off US government shutdown worries, with risk appetite rising because of local factors, and optimism about another US interest rate cut.
Bhumjaithai easily wins Si Sa Ket by-election
Online Reporters, Published on 29/09/2025
» Bhumjaithai candidate Chintawan Traisaranakul registered a big win in Sunday's by-election in Si Sa Ket, capturing the seat from Pheu Thai.
Eyeing bottom line, US media giants bow to Trump
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» NEW YORK - The suspension by Disney-owned ABC of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is the latest surrender by a US media giant to pressure from the Trump administration, putting the bottom line over free speech.
Fund outlines path to financial hub goal
Business, Boonsong Lipimas, Published on 12/09/2025
» Thailand must sharpen its competitiveness, broaden investor access and create distinctive opportunities if it is to fulfil its ambition of becoming a global financial hub, according to recent research from the Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF).
Shinawatra dynasty's decline palpable
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/09/2025
» The Shinawatra family, long a dominant force in Thai politics, appears to be losing its once-formidable influence, dragging the Pheu Thai Party into an unprecedented period of decline. Yet Thaksin Shinawatra, the political patriarch, has shown few outward signs he is willing to retreat. The upcoming Supreme Court verdict is expected to be a pivotal moment that could reshape the former prime minister's political future.
Thai Senate approves 2026 budget
Published on 02/09/2025
» The Senate on Tuesday approved Thailand’s 3.78-trillion-baht budget for 2026, offering relief to investors concerned about political uncertainty following the court-ordered dismissal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister last week.
Thai political turmoil threatens growth, lifts rate cut bets
Published on 02/09/2025
» With Thailand’s major political parties vying to form a new government — which may last only a few months — economists see further risks to economic growth and rising odds of steeper interest rate cuts.
Shinawatras' future at a perilous stage
News, Published on 23/08/2025
» Paetongtarn Shinawatra's political future hangs in the balance as the Constitutional Court prepares to hand down a ruling on the leaked phone call case next week.
Trump, EU chief seek deal in transatlantic tariffs standoff
AFP, Published on 27/07/2025
» TURNBERRY (UNITED KINGDOM) - US President Donald Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen prepared to meet Sunday in Scotland in a push to resolve a months-long transatlantic trade standoff that is going down to the wire.
US regulators greenlight contentious $8bn Skydance-Paramount merger
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - United States regulators on Thursday approved an US$8 billion deal for Skydance to acquire Paramount Global amid tumult in the latter's news and late night programming on CBS, a leading American broadcaster.