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Boston Celtics put away Mavs for record 18th title
Reuters, Published on 18/06/2024
» BOSTON - One of the first people to congratulate Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum on winning the NBA championship was his 6-year-old son.
Headline inflation up 1.54%, above forecast
Reuters, Published on 07/06/2024
» Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.54% in May from a year earlier, after the previous month's annual rise of 0.19%, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.
Credit access problems need urgent fix, says central bank
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2024
» Thailand needs to urgently resolve problems of credit access for small- and medium-sized businesses, which are key for the economy, a deputy central bank governor said on Tuesday.
Current account deficit of $40m reported
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2024
» Thailand's economic growth quickened in April helped by strength in domestic demand, exports and tourism, the central bank said on Friday.
Hundreds arrested, roads barricaded in New Caledonia as riots continue
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2024
» SYDNEY - Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia's two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island's top French official said on Thursday morning, adding at least four alleged instigators were under house arrest.
Turncoat warlord at centre of Myanmar drama
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2024
» Armed soldiers loyal to a turncoat warlord patrol the streets of the border town of Myawaddy, as troops of the ruling Myanmar junta and rebels jostle for control of the outpost that handles more than US$1 billion in border trade every year.
Bank of Thailand to adjust rates amid changes: deputy chief
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2024
» WASHINGTON/BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand (BoT), under pressure from the government to cut interest rates, could adjust monetary policy if the outlook for the economy changes and structural challenges clearly reduce its long-term potential growth, BoT deputy governor Alisara Mahasandana said.
Bitcoin's 'halving': what is it and does it matter?
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2024
» LONDON - Bitcoin's long-anticipated 'halving' is, depending on where you sit, a vital event that will burnish the cryptocurrency's value as an increasingly scarce commodity, or little more than a technical change talked up by speculators to inflate its price. The halving comes after bitcoin hit an all-time high of US$73,803.25 in March.
Fragile unity pushes Myanmar junta to the brink
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» MYAWADDY - Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses.
Bank of Thailand holds key rate at 2.50%
Reuters, Published on 10/04/2024
» Thailand's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting on Wednesday, as widely expected, resisting government pressure to lower borrowing costs to help revive Southeast Asia's second-largest economy.