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New Year govt gift bonanza
News, Published on 21/12/2022
» The government will roll out a package of stimulus measures as "New Year gifts", including tax rebates for shoppers, reductions in land and building taxes, and property transaction fees to boost public consumption and the economy over the coming year.
Red shirts plead guilty to violence
News, Published on 28/09/2019
» Four red-shirt co-leaders have pleaded guilty for their roles in a violent 2007 protest outside the home of the late Privy Council president, Prem Tinsulanonda, apparently hoping the Supreme Court will give them clemency and a less severe punishment.
Finance Ministry to hold 99% of IBank
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 31/05/2018
» The government is set to inject 2 billion baht into state-owned Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank) as soon as there is an announcement of the amended Islamic Bank of Thailand Act in the Royal Gazette, allowing the Finance Ministry to hold more than 49% of the bank.
Tokyo stocks surge, Europe markets reverse
Published on 28/05/2015
» HONG KONG/LONDON — Japan's Nikkei stock index climbed for a 10th straight day Thursday but Europe's stock markets slid in opening trade on Thursday.
Bigger and better
Asia focus, Published on 26/01/2015
» Vietnam's central bank has begun a drive to strengthen the country's weak and inefficient banking sector through mergers and acquisitions that will create fewer but far more stable institutions.
Rakuten to buy Viber messaging app
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2014
» TOKYO — Rakuten Inc, the Japanese online retailer controlled by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, is buying the Viber Internet messaging and calling service for $900 million as it moves into social networking.
Stock Exchange index hits 18-year high
Published on 13/02/2013
» Thai stocks surged Wednesday, driving the Stock Exchange of Thailand's benchmark index to its highest level since November, 1994.
Taiwan, China in yuan pact
Published on 01/09/2012
» The central banks of Taiwan and China have signed a yuan-clearing agreement as Asia's biggest economy pushes the use of its currency in international trade.