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Big-spenders abound as poll race tightens
News, Published on 26/01/2026
» With only two weeks to go before the Feb 8 general election, the battle over economic policy has intensified into what many observers describe as a full-blown "populism war". Major political parties are locked in a contest of ever more generous handouts, welfare schemes and cash-based incentives, each attempting to outbid the other to secure votes.
Ekniti slams 'reckless' populism
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/01/2026
» Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas, a key member of the Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party's economic "dream team", has criticised what he described as "irresponsible populist policies" rolled out by rival parties during the final stretch of the election campaign.
Pavena pulls crowds at Klatham rally in North
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/01/2026
» Pavena Hongsakul used a Klatham rally in Chiang Rai to call for firm policies tackling drugs and domestic violence. The rally was held at Phanphitthayakhom School in Phan district on Saturday evening and drew a large crowd from across the area and nearby communities.
Briton, five Thai women arrested for investment scam
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2026
» A British man and five Thai women have been arrested for allegedly luring more than 400 Thai and foreign victims — many of them retirees in Pattaya — into an investment scam with promises of exorbitant stock trading returns.
UOBAM Partners with PTTEP and Thai Oil to Launch Thailand’s First ESG-Linked Mutual Fund
Published on 23/01/2026
» Vana Bulbon, Chief Executive Officer of UOB Asset Management (Thailand), Chanamas Sasnanand, Executive Vice President of the Finance and Accounting Group, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP), and Wanida Boonpiraks, Executive Vice President for Finance and Accounting at Thai Oil Public Company Limited, have jointly announced the launch of “The 1st Mutual Fund x ESG Activities Campaign”, which integrates investment management with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives.
Plurality still 'undecided' on best candidate for prime minister
Online Reporters, Published on 23/01/2026
» The largest block of voters remain undecided on which of the parties' prime ministerial candidates they prefer, instead focusing on proposed economic policies, according to the latest opinion surveys by King Prajadhipok’s Institute (KPI) ahead of the Feb 8 general election.
Movement Party pushes practicality
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 23/01/2026
» Kannavee Suebsang, the former secretary-general of the Fair Party, has returned to politics as the leader of the newly-formed Movement Party (Phonlawat Party), presenting himself as a practitioner rather than a career politician and pledging to build a comprehensive safety net while protecting the rights of all Thais.
Condo sales likely to remain flat on muted purchasing power
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 23/01/2026
» The condo market in 2026 is expected to remain subdued but more selective, with developers prioritising inventory clearance, premium pricing and differentiated projects, amid weak domestic purchasing power and prolonged economic uncertainty.
Election Commission seeks policy clarity
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/01/2026
» The Election Commission (EC) has ordered five political parties to provide further clarification by submitting additional supporting documents about campaign policies involving budget expenditures.
Trump's 'America First' in overdrive
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 23/01/2026
» President Donald Trump's extraterritorial capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on cocaine-trafficking and terrorism-related charges earlier this month and repeated demand to take over Greenland at the World Economic Forum this week are part and parcel of a belligerent and transformative "America First" paradigm that dates back at least four decades.