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Weak response to central bank's debt scheme
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/05/2024
» The Bank of Thailand plans to ramp up its debt solution programme for instalment loans after no new participants joined its recent initiative.
SEA eyes next 20 years of US-China ties
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 21/05/2024
» What will Southeast Asia be like over the next two decades? Given the unpredictable geopolitical situation, the region will certainly maintain its strategic autonomy in ways that mitigate the ripple effects of the emerging new international order. The multipolar world will be a new ballgame that Southeast Asia has to grapple with. Interestingly, the region's countries also realise that the competition between the US and China is not likely to subside given the tit-for-tat measures they have been conducting with each other. Under such circumstances, what role or leadership can Southeast Asia provide under the Asean roof to ensure that the region will not be marginalised or weaponised? To be precise, how can Asean avoid becoming a pawn in the US-China whirlpool?
Break the development gridlock
News, Published on 20/05/2024
» How can the world attain sustainable human development when the gaps between rich and poor countries and inequality within countries are widening after the Covid-19 pandemic?
Ukraine struggles to hold eastern front
Published on 18/05/2024
» DONETSK REGION, Ukraine - For Ukrainian gun commander Oleksandr Kozachenko, the long-awaited US ammunition can’t come fast enough as he and his comrades struggle to hold off relentless Russian attacks.
Indorama posts $366m earnings in Q1
Business, Published on 14/05/2024
» Indorama Ventures Plc (IVL), a global sustainable chemical producer, reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation of US$366 million in the first quarter of this year, a 32% increase from the previous quarter and a 2% decline year-on-year.
Top leaders as talent architects
Published on 13/05/2024
» As relentless disruption and innovation reshape the business landscape, will you merely admire the remnants of your organisation as a reflection of your life’s work, or will you step forward as the architect of its future talent destiny?
Carmakers flag difficult year on costs, muted EV demand
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/05/2024
» PORTLAND - Automakers across Europe and Asia are warning of a challenging year as rising costs and waning demand for electric vehicles (EVs) weigh on profits.
UOB slashes GDP growth to 2.4%
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/05/2024
» Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) is preparing to downgrade Thailand's GDP growth forecast this year to 2.4% from 2.8%, though it expects the Bank of Thailand to trim interest rates twice to 2% by year-end to prop up the economy.
Economists back Bank of Thailand's autonomy
Business, Published on 08/05/2024
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) must be independent to pursue its role of maintaining economic stability, say economists, noting that interest rates have a minimal impact on increasing economic growth, but could affect the stability of the baht and cause household debt to rise.
Taliban touts regional energy trade hub
Published on 02/05/2024
» KABUL - The Taliban has agreed with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to build a logistics hub in western Afghanistan aimed at making the war-torn nation a major logistics point for regional exports, including oil from Russia to South Asia, the country’s commerce minister said.