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SCB flashes rate-hike signs in pursuit of thicker margins
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/08/2018
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the country's biggest mortgage lender, has raised its introductory rate on housing loans and will raise its auto loan rate by 50-100 basis points from mid-August, reinforcing signs that local interest rates are creeping up.
Agritech evangelist
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 06/08/2018
» When David Hunt talks about agriculture and technology, his eyes sparkle and he gestures expressively. His enthusiasm is infectious.
Don't fear the Big Bad Wolf
Life, Published on 06/08/2018
» The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale will return to the city for another 11 days of round-the-clock book shopping with big discounts on offer from Friday until Aug 20. The venue is Impact Forum Hall 9, Muang Thong Thani.
Farm debt help is mutton dressed as lamb
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 06/08/2018
» Will the latest round of debt-restructuring for farmers, with various loans as well as subsidies, which has been launched by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government reduce their debt?
Steve Bannon's boost to Europe's far right parties
News, John Lloyd, Published on 06/08/2018
» The various movements gathered under the name of Europe's "far right" have not risen like a straight line on a graph. There have been -- still are -- lows as well as highs. Yet there is a new sense of purpose, thanks to a new movement -- called "The Movement," and launched by former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon -- and to Hungarian premier Viktor Orban's call to the right to "concentrate our strength" on the May 2019 elections to the European Parliament.
Stellar EU banks' performance won't last: analysts
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» PARIS - European banks may have managed to generate surprisingly solid earnings in the second quarter, but low interest rates, Brexit fears and trade war woes make a repeat performance unlikely, analysts say.
Hamas leaders to meet in Gaza amid Israel truce reports
AFP, Published on 04/08/2018
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The leadership of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas is to convene late Friday for a rare meeting, officials said, amid speculation of a long-term truce between the Gaza Strip's rulers and Israel.
Land tax bill languishes in NLA scrutiny
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/08/2018
» The draft land and buildings tax has not progressed after the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) standing committee extended the scrutiny process for the eighth time, lapsing at the end of September.
China's Huawei eyes smartphone summit after passing Apple
AFP, Published on 03/08/2018
» SHANGHAI - China's Huawei on Friday said it could replace Samsung as the world's top smartphone maker by late next year, just days after data showed it surpassed Apple for the number-two spo despite being essentially barred from the key US market.
Flood crisis centre set up to monitor rising dam reservoirs
Online Reporters, Published on 03/08/2018
» A "centre for managing the flood crisis" was set up on Friday to monitor the rapidly rising levels of water in reservoirs nationwide as discharge rates are stepped up at three major dams reaching the limit of their storage capacities.