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Government to ramp up spending
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/10/2025
» Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has underscored the urgent need to accelerate government spending, describing it as the only remaining engine capable of rescuing Thailand's economy from its current malaise.
Phu Kradueng cable car edges closer
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/05/2025
» The long-debated cable car project in Phu Kradueng National Park, Loei province, has once again come under public scrutiny, raising concerns about its alignment with sustainable development goals.
Thai growth upgraded as cash handout improves outlook
Business, Published on 17/10/2024
» Analysts have upgraded Thailand's GDP forecast for this year and next to 2.8% and 3%, respectively, thanks to the government's cash handout lifting the economy, but warned of an "economic cliff" in 2026 if no new growth engine is introduced.
Analysts: Rate cut unlikely before Q2 of 2025
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/04/2024
» The Bank of Thailand is unlikely to lower interest rates until the second quarter of 2025, when the economy could hit a fiscal cliff after the impact of the 10,000-baht digital handout diminishes, as expectations grow that the Federal Reserve will keep US rates elevated for longer, say analysts.
Exit strategy needed
Asia focus, Published on 01/11/2021
» The swift and steady progress of the Asean+3 economies -- the latter are China, Japan and South Korea -- in mass vaccinations will be a game-changer for containing Covid-19 and spurring economic recovery.
Biden cancels trip with agenda under threat, debt crisis looming
AFP, Published on 29/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden postponed a Wednesday trip to Chicago to stay in Washington and fight for his domestic agenda, which hangs from a thread in Congress, the White House said.
Investors warm to a 'Blue Wave'
News, Published on 15/10/2020
» Just about the only market consensus all year on next month's US election was that it would be volatile around the vote -- but even that's turning upside down three weeks before polling.
Loyalist Suga strong contender to succeed Abe
Published on 29/08/2020
» TOKYO: Yoshihide Suga, a longtime lieutenant of Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him as Japan’s prime minister, an outcome that would extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that defined Abe’s nearly eight years in office.
Is Thailand ready for schools to teach remotely?
Oped, Bundit Kertbundit, Published on 08/05/2020
» In the wake of Covid-19, institutes of learning by the dozens have sealed their doors to shelter students from the disease. In the tally recorded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, as many as 193 countries locked down schools nationwide, unnerving almost 1.6 billion learners or 91% of the global student population.
Cruise ship evacuations stepped up; 1,775 dead: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/02/2020
» Beijing may delay a high-profile political meeting for the first time in decades because of the coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 71,000 and killed 1,775 globally.