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Analysts see SET index at 1,494 points by year-end
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/10/2024
» The Investment Analysts Association (IAA) anticipates the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index will finish at 1,494 points at the end of 2024, rising to 1,634 points next year supported by falling global interest rates and the launch of new Thai ESG fund rules later this year.
Your horoscope for June 28 - July 4
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 28/06/2024
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
Heiress to let 50 strangers decide fate of her fortune
Published on 15/03/2024
» Marlene Engelhorn hadn’t given much thought to the wealth that surrounded her as she grew up. She always considered the fortune, inherited from Friedrich Engelhorn, the 19th-century founder of the German chemical giant BASF, to be her family’s money rather than hers.
The ultimate product placement: Thailand on ‘The White Lotus’
Published on 27/02/2024
» “Unforgettable experiences are in the making,” teases an Instagram post from Feb 13 liked by more than 80,000 people. The photo offers a glimpse of an empty white-sand beach, azure waters, and the barely visible roofs of buildings immersed in a lush landscape of trees. “We are eager to welcome new guests to our resort in Thailand.”
The lowdown on the 1997 financial crisis
Business, Published on 12/02/2024
» The 1997 Tom Yam Kung crisis was triggered by excessive loan extension by financial institutions and the liberalisation of the country's financial market, allowing Thai commercial banks to borrow money from foreign financial institutions to provide loans to businesses, says Sanan Angubolkul, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
Here's how to salvage COP28
News, Published on 30/11/2023
» The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai starts on Thursday. It has become increasingly clear that only a bold financing initiative spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates could provide essential funding and support to the Global South.
UN: Climate funding decline shows action ‘stalling’
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» PARIS - International funding for climate resilience in developing countries slumped in 2021 despite increasingly ferocious impacts, the United Nations said Thursday, as Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned action was "stalling" even as the need to protect people increases.
If there is no water, let them drink oil!
Oped, Published on 19/10/2023
» As a long-time advocate for human and environmental rights, I am terrified by the unprecedented frequency of extreme weather events. With each passing day, it becomes increasingly evident that we are in the midst of an escalating climate emergency. Disasters that past generations would have viewed as biblical or apocalyptic have become our new normal.
Santa Srettha faces test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/10/2023
» The government's 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme has drawn question marks after more than 100 of the country's noted economists signed a petition urging the government to revise the scheme.
Taxing possibility
Published on 09/10/2023
» Re: "New tax rules need clarification," (Editorial, Oct 8).