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Premier calls for farm price stability
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/05/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has directed all government agencies to implement measures to stabilise prices for agricultural products.
Struggles at the farm gate
News, Published on 08/05/2025
» Farmers across Thailand are sounding the alarm as plunging prices for key crops push rural communities deeper into debt, prompting urgent calls for government intervention.
‘Asian crisis in reverse’ as currencies soar against dollar
Published on 06/05/2025
» SINGAPORE - A wave of dollar selling in Asia is an ominous sign for the greenback as the world’s export powerhouse starts to question a decades-long trend of investing its big trade surpluses in US assets.
Hard right wins local UK election in blow to PM Starmer
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» RUNCORN — Hard-right upstarts Reform UK snatched a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party on Friday in local elections that dealt a blow to Britain's two establishment parties.
Hard right makes early gains as local polls test UK's main parties
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» LONDON — Britain's hard-right Reform UK party made early gains Friday as results trickled in from local elections that were expected to deliver a bruising for the country's two establishment parties.
Investors given green light to switch equity funds next month
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/04/2025
» Investors can start switching their long-term equity fund (LTF) units into the Thai ESG Extra Fund (ESGX) from May 13 to enjoy new tax benefits, while the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will launch a new service on May 2 which will allow investors to view all their LTF holdings across asset management companies via the SET website.
Volatility pushes down GDP forecasts
News, Published on 28/04/2025
» By many metrics, the world is facing record levels of turmoil, both in terms of the global economy and the geopolitical landscape. This new world disorder reflects a wide variety of factors, leaving investors and business leaders wondering how best to hedge against so much uncertainty.
Coconuts get pricier as poor weather drives global shortage
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/04/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - When Mohamad Fahmi Faat’s family in Kuala Lumpur prepared only half their usual amount of food for recent Eid al-Fitr celebrations, he blamed an ongoing shortage of coconuts, a staple ingredient in many Asian cuisines.
MAHLE Boosts Profitability Amid Market Headwinds
Published on 23/04/2025
» The automotive supplier MAHLE closed the 2024 financial year with a positive consolidated net result, despite challenging market conditions. Operating profit (EBIT) increased from €304 million to €423 million, raising the EBIT margin to 3.6 percent. However, sales fell 5.6 percent organically to €11.7 billion, largely due to weak markets in Europe and North America and sluggish EV demand outside China.
Thailand ‘just a facilitator’ of Myanmar talks
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 19/04/2025
» Thailand's role in the recent talks between Asean chair Malaysia and the Myanmar junta in Bangkok is strictly that of a facilitator, the government clarified on Friday.