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Stimulation or stagnation?
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 09/12/2024
» The business sector is calling for multiple government stimulus measures, especially tax incentives and a household debt reduction scheme, to revive the economy and give the public a New Year's gift.
Bitcoin even more buoyant
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/12/2024
» Bitcoin topped US$100,000 for the first time on Dec 5, jumping drastically from roughly $69,000 the day before the US presidential election about a month earlier.
Stars align for Yingluck's return
News, Published on 09/12/2024
» The prospect of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra returning home to celebrate the Songkran festival in mid-April is not just wishful thinking by her brother Thaksin, given developments concerning a few key players in the infamous rice-pledging scheme and the Corrections Department's move to draft regulations pertaining to detentions outside prison.
Thai government gets flak over flood management
Published on 08/12/2024
» The administration of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has come under heavy criticism over its handling of the flood crisis in the four southern border provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla.
B7bn budget urged to stop farmers burning sugarcane
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/12/2024
» To curb PM2.5 pollution levels, the government has been urged to allocate a 7-billion-baht budget to encourage sugarcane farmers to harvest their crops while they are fresh rather than burn them.
Details behind the great loan-to-value debate
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 07/12/2024
» Amid slowing demand and economic uncertainty, residential developers are urging regulators to ease loan-to-value (LTV) rules, believing more flexible measures could revitalise the housing market, enhance affordability and propel an economic recovery.
Shortage persists for senior housing
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 07/12/2024
» Housing development for seniors in Thailand remains sluggish and insufficient to meet rising demand as the country became a "complete aged society" this year, according to the Real Estate Information Center (REIC).
Thai defamation law fails good people
Oped, Published on 07/12/2024
» Pressure is likely to intensify in the new year for Thailand to repeal its abusive criminal defamation laws as flaws in the multiple cases against advocate-journalist Chutima Sidasathian. Many others have exposed the laws' deficiencies.
PTT reviewing downstream businesses
Published on 06/12/2024
» PTT Plc has chosen financial advisers for a review of its downstream businesses as it seeks to run them more efficiently and improve their valuations, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Phillip Securities Acquires RHB Securities in Landmark Deal
Published on 06/12/2024
» Phillip Securities (Thailand) Public Company Limited (PhillipCapital Thailand) has solidified its position as a leading player in Thailand’s securities industry through a strategic acquisition of RHB Securities (Thailand) Public Company Limited. This transformative merger is set to double Phillip Securities’ market share, with trading value surpassing 200 billion baht, while driving revenue growth by over 50%.