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TrueMoney Unveils THBT, Baht-Pegged Digital Data Unit
Published on 22/08/2025
» Bangkok, August 22, 2025 – TrueMoney, a leading financial technology provider in Southeast Asia, has launched Thai Baht TrueMoney (THBT), an electronic data unit pegged 1:1 to the Thai Baht on a public blockchain. A limited pilot programme is now available under the Programmable Payment initiative in the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox.
Government grilled on border relief gaps
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/08/2025
» Opposition leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has criticised what he described as slow, uneven and unclear compensation measures for people affected by the recent Thai–Cambodian border clashes.
Flat-rate interest for leasing on the way out
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/08/2025
» The use of flat-rate interest calculation in the vehicle leasing business should be scrapped in the interest of fairness to borrowers, according to a government committee tasked with addressing household debt.
Thai markets to stay volatile for rest of year
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/08/2025
» Bualuang Securities (BLS) expects Thailand's stock market to remain volatile in the second half of 2025 as domestic and external headwinds continue to weigh on sentiment, though a recovery is possible in the final quarter that could lift the Thai index to 1,280 points by year-end.
Data war risks creating false calm
News, Published on 19/08/2025
» Political pressure on government statisticians and private forecasters risks sending markets down a rabbit-hole, which could suppress volatility today but lead to seismic reality checks in the future.
Asian markets dip as dollar rises on US data
Business, Published on 16/08/2025
» RECAP: Asian stocks slipped on Friday after an unexpected jump in US producer prices tempered expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, bolstering the dollar and weighing on regional currencies.
Malaysian pavilion leads Asean peers at Osaka Expo
Published on 15/08/2025
» Malaysia leads all Asean founding countries in drawing the most visitors to its pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, which has two more months to run.
Rare earths are definitely China's trump card
Oped, Published on 15/08/2025
» China's weaponisation of rare earths has emerged as a major flash point in US-China trade negotiations. These critical materials, especially the high-performance magnets they make possible, are vital components in electric vehicles (EVs), wind turbines, industrial robotics, and advanced defence systems. In response to China's strict rare-earths export controls, the United States has quietly lowered tariffs, relaxed export controls on AI chips, and even softened visa restrictions for Chinese students.
Thai mutual fund assets top B6tn in first
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 14/08/2025
» Assets in Thailand's mutual fund industry have surpassed 6 trillion baht for the first time, driven by fixed-income fund inflows amid expectations of interest rate cuts, says the Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC).
MFC touts emerging Asian equities as US is overvalued
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/08/2025
» MFC Asset Management says Thai and other emerging Asian equities are becoming more attractive than US stocks, which are trading at elevated valuations, as the company is overweighting bonds relative to equities in the second half of 2025 amid global interest rate cuts.