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Traders upgrade outlook for gold prices
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/04/2024
» Local traders have increased their forecasts for global and domestic prices of gold to US$2,350 and 40,500 baht, respectively, after the price of bullion set another record high of more than $2,300 an ounce on sustained demand from central banks and heightened geopolitical conflict.
Our shared climate challenge
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/11/2017
» A big shift in climate patterns affects human lives and the economy. On a personal level, the allergy I have had for years always gets worse when weather conditions change. On a broader scale, flash floods seem more frequent in Thailand after heavy downpours, some of which strike when the rainy season is supposed to be over.
Confident Centara sharpens regional focus
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/02/2017
» Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Middle East offer the most promising opportunities for Centara Hotels and Resorts to expand its presence, says a senior executive.
Subsidies under the knife
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/11/2014
» Removing fuel price subsidies is a political hot potato for governments, given that doing so can push up the cost of living and has even caused riots in the past. But the current plunge in world oil prices has been a blessing for governments that have started to take the difficult step of nudging fuel prices up to market levels.