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Crypto-linked bank failures fuel regulation debate
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» LONDON: The global cryptocurrency industry has been slammed by setbacks, scandals and high-profile failures in recent months, sparking a regulatory rush to protect consumers from fraud and scams.
Arrival of passengers from Russia a sign of recovery in Pattaya
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 27/11/2022
» A charter flight from Russia carrying 230 passengers destined for Pattaya City landed at U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport yesterday, a sign that the popular coastal city's tourism industry is on the road to recovery.
Bangladesh pursues careful Myanmar policy
Asia focus, Published on 02/05/2022
» The history of Myanmar is one of struggle with coups, military rule, religious persecution and ethnic conflict. The ongoing violence between the country's military and organised armed civilians is now leading the country to the verge of a full-blown civil war that is unlikely to end anytime soon.
Myanmar soldiers collecting bills at gunpoint
Asia focus, Published on 31/01/2022
» The schoolteacher had just got out of bed when four Myanmar army soldiers pounded on her door. Her electricity payment was overdue, they said, and ordered her to pay it immediately at the government power company office.
HSBC Sharpens Focus on Asia
Business, Published on 24/02/2021
» HSBC Holdings PLC, one of the world's largest banks, said yesterday that it would pour about $6 billion of extra investment into Asia in the next five years, as it doubles down on its core business.
A plea for help
Business, Published on 11/01/2021
» 2021 is the year of the Metal Ox in the Chinese zodiac, where hard work and discipline define many of the animal's attributes. The reality at the outset of this year requires such attributes if the economy has a prayer of recovery.
New hope in a post-Trump world
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/11/2020
» Following Thai politics is making me increasingly frustrated, and I'm losing hope that things will ever get back to normal. Case in point: not only do we have a cabinet minister who served four years in an Australian prison for drug trafficking, but now one of his wives has been appointed to a position in the Prime Minister's Office.
Thailand touted as medical marijuana tourist destination
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/08/2020
» Thailand’s ailing economy, particularly its tourism and agriculture sectors, is poised to get a boost from new rules that ease the private cultivation and sale of medical marijuana.
RUSSIAN NATIONAL DAY - DAY OF RUSSIA
Published on 12/06/2020
» I am truly pleased to address the readers of the Bangkok Post newspaper on the auspicious occasion of the Day of Russia.
Treasury to sell seized land
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/03/2020
» The Treasury Department plans to put 100 seized blocks of land, some in Bangkok's prime areas, on sale in May at the earliest, according to its chief.