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Trump’s next target: credit card interest rates
Published on 10/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on Jan 20, but he has not provided details on how his plan would work or how companies could be made to comply.
Will lightning strike twice?
Published on 10/01/2026
» Thailand is heading towards a general election on Feb 8, and the stakes for the main opposition People’s Party (PP) could hardly be higher.
Colour-coded ballots to be used in Feb 8 poll
Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2026
» About 168 million ballot papers in three colours will be printed for constituency, party-list and referendum voting, the Election Commission (EC) said, based on voter numbers and contingency reserves.
Pheu Thai 'declares war on poverty'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/01/2026
» Pheu Thai has unveiled a flagship welfare policy pledging annual cash top-ups of up to 36,000 baht for low-income earners, aiming to lift an estimated 3.4 million people above the national poverty line.
Pita apologises to frontline soldiers over past remarks
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/01/2026
» Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of the now-dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP), has apologised to frontline soldiers over past remarks, saying they were not intended to show disrespect toward those serving in conflict zones.
EC turns a blind eye
News, Editorial, Published on 10/01/2026
» As the election campaign intensifies ahead of the Feb 8 deadline, some political parties have found themselves the target of organised misinformation and political smearing by their rivals, an act punishable under the election law.
Anutin's 'four risks' headline capital bid
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/01/2026
» Bhumjaithai (BJT) leader and prime ministerial candidate Anutin Charnvirakul launched the party's Bangkok campaign on Thursday, urging voters to hand BJT a majority mandate and outlining what he called a comprehensive "four‑risk" policy framework to safeguard livelihoods and national stability.
SET hoping for an election-related boost
Business, Tisco Securities, Published on 10/01/2026
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) ended December little changed from the month before, but down 10% annually after another disappointing year. However, election-related optimism should give shares a lift in January.
Swing voters poised to decide Feb 8 poll
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 10/01/2026
» As the country edges closer to the new election, the public mood appears markedly different from last time, with a large proportion of eligible voters saying they remain undecided about which party to support.
Thai vote in Cambodia 'is secured'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2026
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) yesterday confirmed it is fully prepared to handle advance voting for Thai nationals in Cambodia, saying that ballot delivery would be unaffected by Thai-Cambodian border tensions.