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Taiwanese actress alleges 'police extortion'
Post Reporters, Published on 26/01/2023
» Police are investigating a Taiwanese actress’s complaint that police shook her down for 27,000 baht at a checkpoint in Huai Khwang district during her New Year holiday.
Philippines shakes off inflation for best growth since 1976
Published on 26/01/2023
» The Philippines weathered the fastest inflation and highest policy rate in 14 years to deliver one of Asia’s strongest expansions, shoring up the economy by the most in decades amid a bleak global outlook.
inDrive to roll out Thai service by June
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/01/2023
» International ride-hailing service operator inDrive is set to launch its service in Thailand by June to capitalise on this fast-growing segment in the country.
SCG Ceramics to increase prices amid energy burden
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/01/2023
» SCG Ceramics Plc, a subsidiary of SCG Cement-Building Materials Co, plans to increase its product prices again this year after months of rising electricity and gas prices.
SEC revising listing rules for ready-to-use utility tokens
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/01/2023
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to revise the listing rules for ready-to-use utility tokens to make them more appropriate and protect investors, according to the regulator.
BoT hikes interest rate for 4th time
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 26/01/2023
» The Bank of Thailand yesterday raised its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage points for a fourth consecutive time in an attempt to contain high inflation.
BGRIM maintains 10GW capacity goal
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/01/2023
» B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM), an energy developer with the largest capacity in the small power producer segment, remains firm on its goal to triple electricity generation capacity to 10 gigawatts, half of which will come from renewable energy, by 2030.
Asian companies must 'act now'
Oped, Published on 26/01/2023
» Some of Japan's biggest energy and resource companies are pushing full steam ahead to expand fossil fuel projects across Asia. But banks across Asia and corporate Japan -- including Mitsubishi, Mizuho Bank and J-Power -- are feeling the heat from major investors calling for greater action to tackle the climate crisis.
Revive cultural traditions to help protect climate
Oped, Published on 26/01/2023
» Is there a role for cultural heritage in our struggle to avert global warming? Can we trust technology to ease the stressed-out state of the planet? Or should we look back over our shoulders at ancestral wisdom for some answers?
Putting a dampener on Thai recovery
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 26/01/2023
» After three years in which the economy suffered from Covid effects, I am sorry to say that 2023 will not be the year of economic recovery as everyone had hoped. The global economy will still be plagued by inflation threats and several adverse factors such as excessive debt and the Russia-Ukraine war. These negative factors prompted the World Bank to revise its global economic growth prospects downward from 3.0% to 1.7% for 2023. The key point is a marked slowdown from 2.9% growth in 2022.