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Trump is not entirely wrong about China
News, Published on 31/05/2025
» President Donald Trump's embrace of tariffs has been met with criticism, and for sound reasons. But Mr Trump's diagnosis of the global trading system -- and, specifically, its impact on US manufacturing -- may not be entirely wrong. The problem, instead, is the treatment: rather than using a chainsaw, which would probably kill the patient, he should reach for a scalpel.
Bangkok armed robbery suspect ‘hit 6 currency exchanges’
Online Reporters, Published on 28/05/2025
» Bangkok police have arrested a 23-year-old Indian armed robbery suspect accused of targeting six currency exchanges across the city in a single day.
Bitcoin traders say it could hit $130,000 later this year
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 28/05/2025
» After hitting a record high of US$111,000 last Thursday, the next resistance level for Bitcoin is projected at $130,000 as the cryptocurrency has shifted from a speculative asset to a "strategic pillar" of the modern economy, say pundits.
US fiscal state is everyone's issue
Oped, Published on 28/05/2025
» As Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" tax bill heads to the US Senate, investors everywhere are growing increasingly uneasy. On May 16, the credit-rating agency Moody's downgraded US sovereign debt from its long-held triple-A status to Aa1 -- following similar decisions by Standard & Poor's (in 2011) and Fitch Ratings (2023). Given the sheer volume of US debt -- which now stands at $36 trillion, or 124% of GDP -- and rising interest costs, these institutions have concluded that US debt metrics are no longer in line with those of similarly rated sovereigns.
State set to amend investment rules
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/05/2025
» The government has committed to revising investment regulations in the stock market to help stimulate Thailand's capital market.
AI cameras linked to criminal databases net suspects in tourist hot spots
News, Published on 25/05/2025
» Tourism police have deployed AI-powered surveillance cameras at hot spots nationwide, resulting in nearly 200 arrests since July 2024.
Thailand's G-Token a borrowing innovation
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/05/2025
» The current monetary system has long served as a medium of exchange for goods, but encrypted digital information systems are challenging that legacy.
Taliban in talks with Russia, China for trade transactions in local currencies
Reuters, Published on 23/05/2025
» KABUL — The Taliban administration is in advanced talks with Russia for banks from both sanctions-hit economies to settle trade transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars in their local currencies, Afghanistan's acting commerce minister said.
Trump hosts gala for memecoin buyers despite corruption concerns
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday will host a private event for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin, with leaders of the Democratic opposition blasting it as "an orgy of corruption."