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UN conference seeks foreign aid rally as Trump cuts bite
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» MADRID - Spain will host a UN conference next week seeking fresh backing for development aid as swingeing cuts led by US President Donald Trump and global turmoil hinder progress on fighting poverty, hunger and climate change.
Central Retail Corporation announces plan to invest B45-47bn over next 3 years
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 25/06/2025
» SET-listed Central Retail Corporation (CRC) has announced a plan to invest 45-47 billion baht over the next three years.
Attack on Iran puts pressure on Thai stocks
Business, Published on 24/06/2025
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is on high alert as the US bombing of Iran has raised fears of further attacks and intensifying conflict in the Middle East, leading global oil prices to spike.
SET index plummets on Mideast war
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/06/2025
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) plunged more than one percent on Monday morning, rattled by heightened fears of a broader global conflict following the weekend military strike by the US on Iran nuclear weapons plants..
Fruit exporters affected by Cambodia border woes
Published on 22/06/2025
» The business sector is urging a peaceful resolution to the Thai-Cambodian border tensions, warning that delays are harming the local economy, especially fruit exports.
Time for Asean to tackle scam trade
Published on 21/06/2025
» In April, China's President, Xi Jinping, undertook a tour of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member countries in an effort to shore up his country's relationships amidst rising tensions and fears of a full-blown trade war with the United States. While these visits sought to tighten diplomatic ties and deepen economic collaborations, a troubling issue continues to fester in many countries: the growing proliferation of cybercrime and multi-billion-dollar cyber scam networks.
Leasing firms wary of tighter oversight
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 19/06/2025
» Leasing firms have expressed concerns over the Bank of Thailand's move to bring auto leasing and hire-purchase businesses under its supervision, saying tighter rules could push vulnerable borrowers towards informal lending.
Made in Vietnam: Hanoi cracks down on fake goods as US tariffs loom
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» HANOI — Since the United States accused Vietnam of being a hub for counterfeit goods, Tran Le Chi has found it increasingly hard to track down her favourite fake Chanel T-shirts, Gucci sunglasses and Louis Vuitton handbags.
The $30m Egyptian pyramids tourism rebrand
News, Published on 12/06/2025
» Some 2.5 million people visit the Pyramids of Giza each year with hopes of an epic experience befitting one of the World's Seven Wonders. But for decades, a trip to Egypt's most famous tourist spot meant battling crowds and parrying aggressive hawkers.
Chinese exports flood Southeast Asia on US tariffs
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/06/2025
» JAKARTA — Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia are among Asian countries seeing the sharpest surge in Chinese imports as higher US tariffs upend regional trade, according to Citigroup Incorporated.