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Thai banks forecast at least 4% growth for 2018
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/01/2018
» The research houses of two Thai banks have painted an upbeat picture for the country's economic growth in 2018, forecasting its pace will be at least 4%, underpinned by exports, domestic investment and tourism.
Philanthropy at its finest
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 09/01/2018
» When Thailand was wrecked by months of heavy flooding in 2011, over 13 million people were affected. More than 2,300 households were completely destroyed, almost 100,000 homes partly damaged. The deluge killed around 650 people.
BoT signs currency swap with China
Business, Published on 09/01/2018
» The Bank of Thailand has reached an agreement to extend bilateral currency swap worth 70 billion yuan (370 billion baht) with the People's Bank of China (PBC) for another three years.
Disruptive tech to impact negotiations
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/01/2018
» With the arrival of disruptive technology, negotiators say trade talks will no longer centre on only tariff and non-tariff measures, social issues, labour, human rights and geopolitics, but also strategic partnerships in the services sector, intellectual property, value-added goods, technology transfers and human resource development.
Big business okay with small, varied wage hike
Online Reporters, Published on 09/01/2018
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking has agreed to a small increase in the minimum daily wage this year, but said it should not be the same in all provinces.
Philippines to protest to China over manmade island ‘airbase’
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2018
» MANILA: The Philippines will make a diplomatic protest to China, which the southeast Asian nation's defence minister described as having reneged on a promise not to militarise artificial islands in the busy South China Sea waterway.
Indonesian police probe foreign 'orders' for child porn
Associated Press, Published on 09/01/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities are investigating whether a child pornography ring had links to an international network, police said on Tuesday, after videos of adult women engaged in sexual acts with boys went viral on social media.
Human Rights Watch raps PM's cardboard dummy 'joke'
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, known for his temperamental outbursts, has adopted a unique tactic to avoid tricky questions from reporters -- leave a cardboard cutout of himself for reporters to quiz.
Thai stocks flat, Philippines hits record high
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2018
» Philippine shares jumped the most in a year on Tuesday, hitting a record high on foreign buying, while Vietnam climbed for a second straight session to a fresh 10-year high.
Yingluck extradition bid hits dead end
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2018
» Thailand cannot seek the extradition of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra despite confirmation that at least one of two photos taken of her in London recently appear to be authentic, a top Thai prosecutor said Tuesday.