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Gold, emerging nations feature in Faber's portfolio
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 06/02/2026
» Economist and veteran investor Marc Faber underscored inflation as a central force shaping the next investment cycle, highlighting gold and emerging markets as core themes for future investing.
Politics at the border
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/02/2026
» Amid a fierce election campaign, Bhumjaithai -- once a mid-sized party -- has ridden a wave of nationalism, becoming a force to be reckoned with in Sunday's poll.
The end of ‘going viral’
BitesizeBKK, Published on 04/02/2026
» For more than a decade, the internet trained us to expect explosion. One video, one post, one take, and your life could change, or at least feel like it did for as long as you can milk the content; a chance to break through the noise and surface as a ‘someone’ in front of millions. Even people who swore social media was ‘just for fun’ carried a faint hope that the right joke, timing or moment of accidental charisma could be enough to suspend the rules of scale. This idea shaped how people created, spoke and saw themselves. Going viral haunted the background, promising escape, and no alternative way of being online felt equally as ‘real’.
Hedgehoppers in search of good news
Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/02/2026
» Being the very first day of February it would have been nice if there was some good news worth celebrating, but unfortunately nothing immediately springs to mind. Cheerful news is an increasingly rare commodity these days. It all seems to be gloom and doom and hardly portends a joyful 2026. It can get a bit wearying grappling with news reports featuring contradictions, cover-ups and cock-ups, often accompanied by half-truths, prevarications and porky pies. But this is the world we now live in.
XSpring AM lines up launch of crypto investment funds
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/01/2026
» XSpring Asset Management (XSpring AM) is preparing to launch new investment funds with exposure to Bitcoin and commodities, targeting double-digit returns amid heightened geopolitical tensions and global macroeconomic uncertainties.
Democrats add 5% GDP growth to action plan
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/01/2026
» The Democrat Party has set a 5% economic growth target for the end of 2026, proposing a 90-day action plan on structural shifts aimed at lifting the country out of poverty in the long run.
Thai election, bank earnings in spotlight
Business, Published on 17/01/2026
» Thai shares gained on the first trading day of the year, but soon lost steam as a hefty sell-off in shares of Delta Electronics via big lots at below-market prices pressured overall sentiment.
Geopolitics redraws the trade map
Business, Published on 12/01/2026
» Geopolitical tensions between the US and Venezuela underscore the vulnerability of the global economy and trade to political conflict.
US invasion adds support to strong local currency
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/01/2026
» The baht is expected to trade in a range of 31.00-31.85 to the US dollar this week, supported by a rally in global gold prices driven largely by the US invasion in Venezuela.
AI remains dominant factor in 2026
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 06/01/2026
» XSpring Asset Management (XSpring AM) sees artificial intelligence (AI) as the dominant investment theme in 2026, continuing to reshape global equity markets and drive long-term capital flows across regions and sectors.