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Asean's moment of truth is now
Oped, Published on 05/11/2025
» For decades, integration into the global trading system has been vital to economic growth and development. Now, however, integration implies vulnerability, as powerful actors -- beginning with the US -- wield tariffs, export restrictions, and financial sanctions. For Southeast Asia, this turn of events represents both a warning and a call to action: countries must work together to shape their own destiny or others will decide their fate for them.
Thailand wooing tech firms to list on stock market
Published on 04/11/2025
» Thailand plans to offer additional incentives to entice tech companies to hold initial public offerings and list on the stock market as part of an effort to revive the flagging exchange.
National Food Institute seeks to beef up pet food exports
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/11/2025
» The National Food Institute (NFI) is stepping up efforts to increase pet food exports to serve growing demand in foreign countries, especially Japan, Europe and the US.
Time to focus on climate funding
Oped, Published on 04/11/2025
» Discussions about climate finance often focus on the most vulnerable countries, such as small island developing states -- and for good reason. But the nine major emerging-market economies (EMEs) -- Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, and Turkey -- also have significant climate-finance needs, which must be met if the world is to have any chance of achieving its climate goals. Nowhere are those needs larger than in China.
Thailand plans loans buyback of B122bn to ease household debt woes
Published on 03/11/2025
» Thailand plans to buy back 122 billion baht worth of small loans from 3.5 million people, the finance minister said on Monday, a move aimed at easing the country's crippling household debt problem. Thai policymakers have long maintained household debt has been an impediment to growth in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy.
Courts are shaping climate action
Oped, Published on 03/11/2025
» Amid rising geopolitical tensions, pressure to comply with climate obligations increasingly comes from courts. Earlier this year, both the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued landmark advisory opinions affirming that countries must address climate change, and that failure to do so may carry serious legal consequences.
State enterprises expedite investment spending push
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/11/2025
» The government has been accelerating economic stimulus efforts, with state enterprises disbursing a total of 219 billion baht, equivalent to 82% of the planned investment framework.
Rules changes to speed up state agency spending
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/11/2025
» The Comptroller-General's Department has reformed budget disbursement processes to expedite the injection of more than 4 trillion baht into the economy.
Thailand, Singapore fete 60 years of bilateral ties on island state's birthday
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 31/10/2025
» Singapore and Thailand praised the strength of their partnership while feting the 60th anniversary of the island state's independence as well as the 60th year of bilateral ties.
Brokerage expects SET to rise 5% by year-end
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/10/2025
» Asia Plus Securities (ASPS) has maintained its Thai stock market index estimate for year-end 2025 at 1,376 points, about 5% higher than it is now, expecting foreign fund inflows to gradually return as the global interest rate downtrend begins, although an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble in overheated US tech stocks could trigger volatility.