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Vietnamese-led mule account gang busted at Bangkok mall
Published on 16/08/2025
» Police have arrested 10 suspects — six Vietnamese nationals and four Thais – and seized 400,000 baht in cash in connection with a mule account network used in online fraud schemes during a raid at a shopping mall in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok.
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.
Trump hails $100bn US investment pledge by Apple
Published on 07/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has announced that Apple will invest an additional $100 billion in the United States, a move that could help it sidestep potential tariffs on iPhones.
The scramble for the world's critical minerals
Oped, Published on 07/08/2025
» The world's superpowers have developed a seemingly insatiable appetite for the critical minerals that are essential to the ongoing energy and digital transitions, including rare-earth metals (for semiconductors), cobalt (for batteries), and uranium (for nuclear reactors). The International Energy Agency forecasts that demand for these minerals will more than quadruple by 2040 for use in clean-energy technologies alone. But, in their race to control these vital resources, China, Europe, and the United States risk causing serious harm to the countries that possess them.
Your horoscope for Aug 1-7
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 01/08/2025
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
All eyes on Trump's Aug 1 deadline
Business, Published on 26/07/2025
» As global markets continue to digest US President Donald Trump's latest trade announcements, attention now turns to the rapidly approaching Aug 1 deadline that could reshape Southeast Asia's economic landscape.
Recalibrating Thai-US ties (once again)
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 22/07/2025
» It is about time for Thailand to discard the two-century-old euphemism about enduring Thai-US ties and be brutally realistic. It is about time for a blunt question -- what can Thailand offer to reduce its soaring trade surplus of US$43 billion with the US? If Thai negotiators don't come up with any interesting offers, then the tariff for exported goods from Thailand to the US will be 36% across the board after Aug 1.
Phuket hotels go green in hunt for gold
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 21/07/2025
» Thai tourism is embracing sustainability as a core selling point for travellers, as the industry seeks to ensure its survival in a marketplace where such practices have become the "new normal".
Investors urged to buy gold as price surges
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/07/2025
» DBS Vickers Securities recommends investors increase their exposure to gold and reduce their allocation of government bonds from developed economies, predicting the bullion price will hit US$3,765 an ounce by the fourth quarter of this year.
Impact of gold prices on baht monitored
Published on 16/07/2025
» The Bank of Thailand and the Ministry of Finance are discussing ways to address currency moves that are not aligned with fundamental factors, including the impact of gold prices, according to a deputy governor.