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Sentiment finally rises
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 13/12/2023
» The Thailand Industry Sentiment Index (TISI) rose for the first time in five months to 90.9 points in November, thanks to the recovery of tourism and state measures to ease the financial burden of businesses and households, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Shippers reduce export contraction
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/12/2023
» A Thai shipping group feels optimistic about the resilience of Thai exports despite a spate of challenges, forecasting the sector to contract 1% this year, improving from an earlier outlook of a 1.5% decline.
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands Gaza ceasefire
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution Tuesday demanding a ceasefire in Gaza -- taking the lead from the paralyzed Security Council, and piling pressure on Israel and Washington.
Fed rate cut poised to drive rebound of Thai bourse
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/12/2023
» The Federal Reserve is expected to start cutting interest rates in March 2024, prompting investors to accept more risk and invest in equities, driving a rebound of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) next year, the Thai bourse said yesterday.
Credit ratings and climate chaos
Oped, Published on 13/12/2023
» The sun-drenched coral islands and reefs of the Maldives are in existential danger. With 80% of the country's population living just one metre above sea level, many islands could become uninhabitable as climate change causes the ocean's level to rise. By the end of this century, half a million people could be displaced. The Maldives is confronting this threat with a range of innovative adaptation initiatives, from restoring coral reefs to floating solar-power systems. But survival does not come cheap.
Zelensky's last-ditch plea for US aid runs into partisan divide
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded Tuesday in Washington for continued US military aid but the Republican House speaker poured cold water on the desperate bid for help.
US consumer inflation slows in November
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Consumer inflation in the United States edged down for a second straight month in November, government data showed Tuesday, in encouraging news for policymakers seeking to get prices under control.
South Africa plans more nuclear power plants
Published on 12/12/2023
» CAPE TOWN - South Africa will start sounding out bidders for an extra 2,500 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power by March, as the country attempts to tackle its worst power outages on record.
Gulf CEO Sarath richest shareholder at B190bn
Online Reporters, Published on 12/12/2023
» Sarath Ratanavadi, chief executive of Gulf Energy Development Plc, one of the country’s largest power producers, is the richest shareholder in the Thai capital market for the fifth consecutive year, with stocks worth 190 billion baht.
OR budget hotels in the pipeline
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/12/2023
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) has dusted off its plan to build budget hotels inside its petrol stations, adding community malls for tourists as the company focuses on non-oil businesses, says president and chief executive Disathat Panyarachun.