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Cutting Asia's reliance on dollars
Oped, Published on 02/10/2025
» The US dollar remains the world's leading reserve currency, but recent developments -- particularly President Donald Trump's unilateral economic diplomacy, including weaponisation of the dollar -- have fuelled doubts about whether it will maintain that status. While some of America's geopolitical rivals may hope to displace the dollar, the real challenge facing Asian economies is to manage the vulnerabilities created by their heavy dependence on it.
Moody’s upgrades Thailand outlook to ‘stable’
Published on 21/04/2026
» Moody’s Ratings on Tuesday upgraded the outlook for the government of Thailand to stable from negative, while affirming the foreign and local currency issuer and local currency senior unsecured credit ratings at Baa1.
The rush of the market
Business, Published on 27/07/2019
» Working for nearly three decades in the same industry could become stale for some, but not Thiti Tantikulanan, who says the changing financial landscape and investment challenges provide a rush of adrenaline fuelling his enthusiasm on a daily basis.
Regulators push digital literacy
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 08/09/2018
» As more transactions use cryptocurrency, the public should become digitally literate to guard against scams, authorities say.
China's cryptocurrency crackdown
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 16/12/2019
» Weibo, China's largest microblogging service, has banned the cryptocurrency exchange giants Binance and Tron from its platform amid what appears to be a fresh crackdown on digital currency trading in China. At the same time, watchdogs in Shanghai issued notices calling for a cleanup of companies involved in cryptocurrency trading, while Beijing's regulator warned against illegal exchange operations.
Pair caught red-handed in Pathumwan with B18m in forged dollars
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/08/2022
» Two Thai nationals were arrested on Saturday for forging US currency after trying to exchange fake 100-dollar banknotes worth 18 million baht at a currency exchange in the Pathumwan area, police said.
BoT tightens scrutiny of foreign cash
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/12/2025
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has stepped up regulatory oversight of inbound foreign exchange transactions to ease baht appreciation pressure and prevent misreported or undesirable capital inflows, a senior official said.
SEC: ICO study finds high risk, indicating need for regulation
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 30/01/2018
» A study on investment in initial coin offerings (ICO) indicates 95% of ICO investment is deemed a failure, with the remaining 5% reaping a considerably high return, says the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
SEC head: ICOs under scrutiny
Business, Published on 13/02/2018
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will examine all initial coin offerings (ICOs) and reprimand companies that are not in compliance with the upcoming ICO regulatory framework by issuing utility digital tokens instead of securities tokens.
Yuan is at right level, says senior PBoC official
Business, Published on 14/08/2019
» BEIJING: China's yuan is at an appropriate level currently and two-way fluctuations in the currency will not necessarily cause disorderly capital flows, according to a senior official at the People's Bank of China.