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Economy shrinks 6.4% y/y in Q3, less than expected
Published on 16/11/2020
» Thailand’s economy improved in the third quarter after the government eased restrictions on movement and implemented a series of stimulus measures while getting the country’s Covid-19 outbreak largely under control.
Investor confidence hits 7-month low on protest concerns
Reuters, Published on 05/11/2020
» Investor confidence in Thailand's financial markets for the next three months dropped to a seven-month low, dented by growing political protests, a capital market association said on Thursday.
Political uncertainty hits confidence
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 31/10/2020
» Domestic political uncertainty is putting pressure on consumer confidence, though private consumption registered a small improvement last month, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
Economy’s Covid recovery threatened by protests
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/10/2020
» Protests sweeping across Thailand threaten to snuff out chances of a consumption-led recovery from the nation’s worst-ever economic slump.
Social media, social discord
Business, Published on 26/10/2020
» Social media has permeated a broad range of activities in people's daily lives, from interacting with friends to running businesses, from catching up with celebrities to staying tuned to the news.
Alternative chat apps appeal to protesters
Business, Published on 20/10/2020
» Social media can have a powerful impact on the Thai political landscape, with alternative communication platforms such as Telegram and Bridgefy gaining momentum as netizens seek ways to elude authorities' attempts to gag them on mainstream social media sites, say industry pundits.
Investors sink SET index by 2.02%
Business, Published on 20/10/2020
» Investor worries over domestic political protests pulled down the benchmark SET index by 2.02%, closing at 1,208.75 points on Monday in trade worth 54.01 billion baht.
FTI urges caution in carrying out new emergency decree
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 16/10/2020
» The use of an emergency decree is aimed at crowd control and averting economic losses, says the newly appointed finance minister, but a business group is urging caution over how the measure is carried out.
Ratchaprasong jittery over protests
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 16/10/2020
» Big shopping malls in the middle of Bangkok's main shopping district are bracing for another whammy on top of the deadly Covid-19 crisis after anti-government demonstrators on Thursday gathered at Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of a major crackdown in 2010 that ended with scores of people killed.
FTI sweats over conflict 'escalating'
Business, Published on 15/10/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is worried about a further economic blow if the latest political conflict escalates, warning Thailand cannot absorb more risk during the pandemic downturn.