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Indonesia kicks off presidential race as currency slumps
AFP, Published on 23/09/2018
» JAKARTA: Campaigning for Indonesia's presidential election in April kicked off Sunday, pitting incumbent Joko Widodo against a former military general in the race to lead the world's third-biggest democracy.
Bangkok armed robbery suspect ‘hit 6 currency exchanges’
Online Reporters, Published on 28/05/2025
» Bangkok police have arrested a 23-year-old Indian armed robbery suspect accused of targeting six currency exchanges across the city in a single day.
World-beating currency gives Thailand major economic headache
Published on 12/09/2019
» Thailand’s effort to revive economic growth with more than 316 billion baht of stimulus faces an obstacle from its surging currency.
Falling farm prices, currency hit Thai-Myanmar trade
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 03/01/2018
» TAK: Trade value across the border with Myanmar border in Mae Sot district dropped more than 10% last year on falling prices in the agricultural sector and a drop in the value of the kyat.
Foreign inflows drive baht to top emerging currency
Published on 29/05/2019
» The baht defied the “Sell in May” playbook and is heading for the top spot in in global emerging markets this month, driven in part by foreign inflows into the nation’s bond and stock markets.
US Treasury removes currency manipulator label on China
AFP, Published on 14/01/2020
» WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday removed the currency manipulator label it imposed on China last summer, in a sign of easing tensions between the two economic powers after nearly two years of conflict.
U.S. Won't Penalize Vietnam for Alleged Currency Manipulation
Business, Published on 18/01/2021
» The Trump administration said Vietnam's currency practices, including "excessive foreign exchange market interventions," hurt American businesses, but that it decided not to take any punitive action.
Teaming up for the future of digital currency
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 15/03/2021
» China recently joined the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and the Bank of Thailand in a joint project that aims to get more Asian central banks to explore the potential of distributed ledger technology, also known as blockchain, to enhance the digital financial infrastructure for cross-border payments.
Man arrested for Phuket currency exchange booth robbery
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/02/2022
» PHUKET: A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with robbing a currency exchange booth of about 220,000 baht in Patong five days ago.
Bank of Thailand continues push for digital currency
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/10/2022
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) plans to take more time to develop its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) to ensure it offers additional benefits to the financial system with good risk management.