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Man held over cut-up lover
News, Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 03/10/2022
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A man has been arrested for killing his lover at a Muang district condo, dismembering her body, putting thre remains in black plastic bags and burying them under an expressway, police said.
Woman's body parts buried under expressway in grisly murder
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 02/10/2022
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A man has been arrested for killing his lover at a condominium in Muang district, cutting her body into parts, putting them in plastic bags and burying the bags under an expressway, police said.
EIC forecasts U-shaped recovery
Business, Oranan Paweewun & Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/06/2020
» The Thai economy is likely set for a U-shaped recovery and a return to pre-pandemic growth levels in two years, according to the Siam Commercial Bank's Economic Intelligence Center (EIC).
Banks deal with multi whammy
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Somruedi Bangchongduang & Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 06/04/2020
» The Covid-19 outbreak and travel restrictions imposed by many countries have kneecapped Thailand's tourism industry and the whole supply chain of the services sector, with a spillover effect starting in the financial sector.
Right on the money
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Pathom Sangwongwanich & Oranan Paweewun, Published on 20/03/2020
» Cash payment growth in Thailand is expected to shrink in the coming years as digital payment transactions expand exponentially, says Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob.
BoT poised to make further rate cuts
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri & Oranan Paweewun, Published on 17/03/2020
» The Bank of Thailand still has monetary policy space for further rate cuts to cushion the impacts from the Covid-19 outbreak and the central bank will take into account the US Federal Reserve’s emergency rate cut at its upcoming meeting, says a senior official at the Finance Ministry.
Turnaround artist embraces new challenge
Business, Oranan Paweewun & Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/01/2020
» As the youngest chief of the Government Pension Fund (GPF) with assets under management of nearly 1 trillion baht and the man who led the turnaround of Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank), Vitai Ratanakorn has already made his mark. But he has an even more ambitious goal to navigate change in organisations where he works for.
On the verge of a new beginning
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Kanana Katharangsiporn & Oranan Paweewun, Published on 16/12/2019
» 2020 is the year in which the long-overdue land and building tax takes effect, making landlords and homeowners subject to tax payment based on appraised value if their properties fall under the stipulated conditions.
Filing for land tax to be delayed until August
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri and Oranan Paweewun, Published on 13/12/2019
» Although the land and building tax will be implemented at the beginning of next year, tax filing for the measure will be scheduled for August instead of April because of some uncompleted organic laws, says the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
Baht concerns abound
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Somruedi Banchongduang & Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/12/2019
» More than two decades ago, the baht suffered heavy devaluation as a result of speculation, forcing Thailand's central bank to de-link the local currency from the US dollar and adopt a managed floating exchange rate.