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Foreign firms in Hong Kong review operations after national security legislation
Published on 26/03/2024
» HONG KONG: Foreign companies in Hong Kong have been reviewing their operations since last year ahead of the now-passed domestic national security legislation, but they had already made major changes after the Beijing-imposed version came into force in 2020, corporate lawyers and consultants have said.
House finally passes budget bill
Published on 22/03/2024
» The House of Representatives on Friday passed the 3.48-trillion-baht budget bill — more than five months after the 2024 fiscal year began.
Gold jumps above $2,200 an ounce for first time on Dovish Powell
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/03/2024
» Gold jumped above $2,200 an ounce for the first time after the Federal Reserve maintained its outlook for three rate cuts this year, suggesting it isn’t alarmed by a recent uptick in inflation.
Govt forges ahead with 'digital wallet' handout scheme
Reuters, Published on 20/03/2024
» The government is forging ahead with a 500-billion-baht (US$13.8-billion) handout scheme and may still need to borrow to finance it, a deputy finance minister said on Wednesday.
Digital wallet paper to be assessed by panel
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/03/2024
» The State Audit Commission appears to be preparing to establish a subcommittee to audit and provide recommendations to the government on the controversial digital wallet project.
US lawmakers pass bill to force TikTok sale
Published on 13/03/2024
» WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give the Chinese owner of TikTok about six months to divest the US assets of the short-video app used by 170 million Americans or face a ban.
Srettha poised to step aside as finance minister
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/03/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will relinquish his role as finance minister, according to a media report, a change that may ease tension with Bank of Thailand (BoT) over monetary policy.
FTI chairman race heats up
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 01/03/2024
» The competition for the chairman post of Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has intensified as vice-chairman Somphote Ahunai, chief executive of Energy Absolute, a renewable energy and electric vehicle developer, announced his candidacy at the group with more than 15,000 members nationwide.
Bitcoin hits B2m amid crypto boom
Business, Published on 29/02/2024
» The price of Bitcoin topped 2 million baht on the Bitkub digital asset exchange as global prices spiked to a new high of US$59,000 on Wednesday afternoon, amid institutional buying of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and growing retail investor interest in cryptocurrency.
Cash gifts, free milk raise risks to Thailand, Indonesia ratings
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/02/2024
» JAKARTA/BANGKOK - Southeast Asia’s new leaders risk blowing past budget constraints to make good on costly campaign promises of cash handouts and free lunches, increasing the risks to their prized investment-grade ratings.