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Recruitment for the position of Bank of Thailand Governor
Published on 21/05/2025
» The Selection Committee for Governor of the Bank of Thailand announces the recruitment of candidates to be nominated for the position of Governor of the Bank of Thailand to replace incumbent Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, whose five-year term ends in September 2025. The following qualifications are required:
Banking loan growth to slump in Q2
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 21/05/2025
» Loan growth in the banking sector is expected to slow in the second quarter this year due to rising uncertainty surrounding global trade policies, according to an executive at the Bank of Thailand.
Thai brokerages face uncertain future
Published on 21/05/2025
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has issued a stark warning about the future of Thailand's securities industry, predicting the number of brokerages could be halved due to intensifying competition and declining trading volumes.
PM backs hold on handout
Published on 21/05/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has defended the government's decision to postpone the third phase of the 10,000-baht handout programme, saying uncontrollable circumstances made it impossible to implement it.
Digital handout on hold
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/05/2025
» The government has postponed the third phase of the 10,000-baht handout programme to instead spend the funds on solving structural issues and investing in infrastructure projects, insisting the project is not scrapped but only delayed.
When non-interference becomes policy
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 20/05/2025
» What US President Donald Trump said in Saudi Arabia on May 14 resonates very well in Thailand. Last week in Riyadh, Mr Trump reiterated that the Middle East had changed because "local people did it", and not because "Western countries interfered and told you how to live or run your countries".
Thailand to amend tax on foreign income remittance
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/05/2025
» The Revenue Department is preparing to draft legislation to amend the collection of tax on foreign income remitted to Thailand.
Thai cabinet move paves way for local brewers
Published on 18/05/2025
» Small-scale brewers and beer merchants have welcomed a cabinet decision to approve key changes to the 2022 ministerial regulation on the production of alcoholic beverages, paving the way for the nationwide distribution of craft beer in kegs.
Would more debt fix the economy?
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/05/2025
» A total of seven emergency loan decrees were issued from 1998 to 2021, authorising combined borrowings of 3.83 trillion baht to address various economic crises, including the Asian financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Asian markets cool after rally fed by trade truce
Business, Published on 17/05/2025
» RECAP: Asian markets limped into the weekend as investors consolidated gains after a week-long rally spurred by a truce in the China-US trade war.