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THAILAND

Red notice sought for 'Ben Smith'

News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/03/2026

» Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has instructed police to coordinate with Interpol to seek a red notice for fugitive businessman Benjamin Mauerberger, also known as "Ben Smith", amid ongoing asset seizures.

BUSINESS

Thai stock market recovers after trading halt

Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/03/2026

» The war-induced sell-off in global stocks continued on Wednesday, with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) having to halt trading at one point to allow nervous investors to take a breather.

OPINION

What is worse than being told a lie? Being told a bad lie

Published on 04/03/2026

» The Social Security Office (SSO) returned to public scrutiny again ahead of this week when it was presented with an award for best sponsored sticker at the LINE Thailand Awards 2025, apparently achieving the most downloads of its sticker sets among other sponsors of the social messaging app.

WORLD

Singapore, Taiwan find more assets tied to accused scam kingpin

Published on 04/03/2026

» Authorities in Singapore and Taiwan say they have identified more than US$700 million worth of assets and illicit funds — a far larger sum than previously known — linked to Prince Group, founder Chen Zhi and others accused of running a transnational crime syndicate.

WORLD

'Narrative war': disinformation surges as conflict roils Middle East

AFP, Published on 04/03/2026

» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Recycled images, video game footage passed off as missile strikes, and AI-generated combat visuals: the US-Israeli assault on Iran has unleashed a torrent of online disinformation that analysts are calling a war of narratives.

WORLD

X suspends revenue sharing for undisclosed AI war videos

AFP, Published on 04/03/2026

» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Social media platform X announced on Tuesday it would suspend creators from its revenue sharing programme for 90 days if they post AI-generated videos of armed conflicts without disclosing they were artificially made, the company said.

BUSINESS

Local fuel prices capped for 15 days

Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/03/2026

» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday that people do not need to stockpile fuel as prices would be capped for the next 15 days.

WORLD

Will US oil companies be the big winners from the Iran war?

AFP, Published on 04/03/2026

» NEW YORK - Energy prices have surged dramatically since the United States and Israel launched their attack on Iran on Saturday, and that will almost certainly translate into bigger profits.

BUSINESS

Sugar tycoons branch into hotel investments

Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 04/03/2026

» The second-generation owners of Rajburi Sugar Group have diversified into hotel investments, spending more than 1.5 billion baht to acquire and renovate Impiana Resort Chaweng Noi in Samui and Pullman Khon Kaen.

PROPERTY

Pruksa continues scaling back launches this year

Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 04/03/2026

» SET-listed developer Pruksa Holding continues to scale back new residential launches this year, planning only seven projects worth a combined 8.2 billion baht as it shifts focus to clearing unsold inventory worth 66 billion baht and expanding recurring-income assets.