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Tourism outlook depressed
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/03/2022
» The tourism index in the first quarter remains depressed due to the Omicron variant and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Government under fire over weapons budget
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/07/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is defending the decision to include the procurement of weapons for the armed forces in the budget bill for 2021, after opposition criticism during Wednesday's first reading in parliament.
Government extends state of emergency
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/05/2020
» The military-backed government has extended Thailand’a state of emergency for a second time, to the end of June, despite opposition calls to scrap it after novel coronavirus cases dwindled.
Protest pressure builds for govt
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/05/2020
» The government is bracing for a tough road ahead as political tension builds post-Covid-19, according to academics. The prediction comes as Friday marks the 6th anniversary of the May 22, 2014 coup.
National security budget hike gets flak
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/06/2018
» Critics have taken aim at the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) for giving the green light to a 20% increase in the national security budget for the 2019 fiscal year
Disney spends $52.4bn on Fox
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/12/2017
» NEW YORK: The Walt Disney Co on Thursday agreed to buy film, TV and international assets from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc for $52.4 billion (1.7 trillion baht) as Disney seeks greater scale to tackle growing competition from Netflix and Amazon.com.
B3 trillion tourism target for next year
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/09/2017
» The government aims to achieve 10% growth in tourism income, or roughly 3 trillion baht, next year.
Household debt seen as limiting economic growth
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/08/2017
» Here is another basic economics story that should be easy to understand once you think about. If you have borrowed a lot of money, you have to cut down your spending elsewhere.
Another round of flooding possible next month
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/08/2017
» At least two typhoons are expected to develop in the Indian Ocean next month, weakening to depressions, but causing heavy rain in the North and Northeast.
BoT keeps close watch on rising baht, Govt to lower foreign debt (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/07/2017
» The Bank of Thailand has acknowledged the baht's rapid climb against the US dollar. Meanwhile, government agencies look to take advantage by buying back foreign debt.