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Should I turn my back on Uncle Sam and renounce US citizenship?
Business, Published on 30/09/2013
» I hold dual US and Myanmar citizenship. I am retired and receive social security benefits every month because I contributed social security taxes while working in the US.
HSBC cuts GDP growth forecast to 2.8% for 2013
Business, Published on 16/09/2013
» HSBC has slashed its expansion forecasts for Thailand to 2.8% this year and 4.4% next year after downbeat economic growth in the first half.
BoT: Budget delay is a familiar story
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 12/09/2013
» A potential delay in the fiscal 2014 Budget Bill's approval is seen as having a limited effect on the country's economy, as some budget funding can be carried over from the current fiscal year, a senior official at the Bank of Thailand said.
Nok Air to lease four jets next year
Business, Published on 12/09/2013
» The budget carrier Nok Air has decided to lease an initial four jetliners early next year ahead of a comprehensive aircraft purchase plan.
SET flirts with 1,400 in rise
Business, Published on 11/09/2013
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand index yesterday climbed back above the psychological 1,400-point level in the afternoon session before sliding to close the day up by 0.64%, as fund flows are coming back to emerging markets.
Oil falls below $109 on Syria plan
Associated Press, Published on 10/09/2013
» Oil prices, which have shot up in recent days over the threat of a United States strike against Syria, fell below US$109 a barrel Tuesday after Damascus reacted favourably to a proposal to turn over its chemical weapons.
Asian stocks, baht climb
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/09/2013
» Asian stocks rose, extending the longest rally in the benchmark equity gauge this year, and the Thai baht and Malaysian ringgit climbed before Chinese factory output and retail sales data expected to show growth in August. Crude oil slipped for a second day and credit risk fell.
Growth switches to idle mode for second half
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 10/09/2013
» Thailand's property market will likely see flat growth over the next 18 months in line with the slowing economy and consumer spending, says property developers and economic experts.
Middle east oil loses some of its power
Business, Published on 10/09/2013
» On his way back from the Yalta conference in February 1945, where US president Franklin D. Roosevelt met with Great Britain's Winston Churchill and the Soviet Union's Josef Stalin, the American president made an unscheduled stop in Egypt where he met with Saudi Arabia's King Abdel Aziz ibn Saud aboard the USS Quincy, in the Suez Canal's Great Bitter Lake. The basis of the meeting was to ensure that Americans would have an uninterrupted supply of oil.
Traders wait for clarity on syria
Business, Published on 09/09/2013
» Recap: Tensions over Syria weighed on global sentiment ahead of a US Congressional debate today over President Barrack Obama's proposed military strike. In the Thai market, political tension triggered by rubber farmers' protests capped the upside of a rebound that followed two weeks of declines.