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Saffron swindlers
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/03/2024
» The news of the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct this week handing a 480-year-plus jail term to a former abbot for embezzling temple donations is shocking enough. But the story gets even more convoluted.
Developers project 10% residential gain
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 22/03/2024
» The residential market this year is expected to grow by 10%, even though eased loan-to-value (LTV) limits were not approved, and interest rates might not decrease soon, according to property developers.
JCB expects spending via its cards to grow 20% this year
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/03/2024
» JCB International Thailand, a Japan-based credit card firm, wants to broaden its reach among affluent cardholders in the Thai market to enhance its growth this year.
New movies out this week: March 21-27
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 21/03/2024
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Structural flaws impede our economy
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 21/03/2024
» It took Japan 17 years to learn that a macroeconomic policy is for stabilising an economy, not stimulating growth. Due to low economic growth in the "lost decade" following the financial crisis in the autumn of 1997, the Bank of Japan adopted an unthinkable monetary policy of a negative interest rate in 2007 by pushing the short-term policy rate down to -0.1%.
Trio vie for virtual bank licences
Business, Published on 21/03/2024
» Three consortiums are expected to apply for virtual bank licences, as the application period for submissions to the Bank of Thailand (BoT) started on Wednesday, running to Sept 19.
Gold jumps above $2,200 an ounce for first time on Dovish Powell
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/03/2024
» Gold jumped above $2,200 an ounce for the first time after the Federal Reserve maintained its outlook for three rate cuts this year, suggesting it isn’t alarmed by a recent uptick in inflation.
Tops Daily launches push for franchises
Business, Published on 21/03/2024
» Tops Daily is introducing a new franchise model, in a bid to increase the franchise proportion to 45% amid a partial recovery in consumer purchasing power in some business sectors.
Former abbot gets 468-year term for embezzlement
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/03/2024
» A 468-year sentence has been handed down to a former abbot of Wat Pa Dhammakiri in Nakhon Ratchasima for his involvement in an embezzlement case involving almost 300 million baht.
Gulf presents plan for energy, digital asset and virtual bank
Business, Published on 21/03/2024
» Gulf Energy Development, one of Thailand's largest private power producers, has outlined strategies to expand to digital asset exchange and virtual banking businesses, while continuing to build its key energy segment.