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Huge oil bet precedes Trump ceasefire extension
Reuters, Published on 22/04/2026
» LONDON - Traders placed a series of bets worth $430 million on a drop in crude oil prices just 15 minutes before US President Donald Trump said he would extend a ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday.
UK approves lifetime smoking ban for today’s under-18s
Reuters, Published on 22/04/2026
» LONDON - Children in Britain who are 17 or younger — and anyone born in the future — will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking.
PM Anutin welcomes outlook upgrade by Moody’s
Mongkol Bangprapa and Reuters, Published on 22/04/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has welcomed the decision by Moody’s Investors Service to revise Thailand’s credit outlook from “negative” to “stable” while affirming its sovereign rating at Baa1.
Thai-owned Leicester City relegated again
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 22/04/2026
» LEICESTER, England - Leicester City have been relegated to the third tier of English football, a decade after the Thai-owned club’s astonishing run to the Premier League title.
M7.4 quake hits northeast Japan, 3m tsunami warning issued
Reuters, Kyodo News, Published on 20/04/2026
» TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck off Japan’s northeastern coast Monday afternoon, prompting tsunami warnings for multiple prefectures, authorities said.
Thailand plans law to borrow B500bn and lift debt ceiling
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2026
» The government plans an emergency decree to borrow 500 billion baht to address economic issues, Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt said on Monday.
Vietnam plans to extend fuel tariff suspension, extend tax incentives for EVs
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2026
» HANOI - Vietnam plans to extend a suspension of import tariffs on fuels by two months to the end of June, state media cited the Finance Ministry as saying over the weekend.
Indonesian ombudsman arrested on bribery charges
Reuters, Published on 16/04/2026
» JAKARTA - Indonesia’s chief ombudsman has been arrested just six days after his appointment for allegedly taking a bribe from a local nickel company, authorities said on Thursday.
Mark Mobius, champion of emerging markets, dies at 89
Reuters, Published on 16/04/2026
» Mark Mobius, widely credited as a pioneer in emerging markets investing, died on Wednesday at the age of 89, according to a statement on his LinkedIn page.
Thailand central bank cuts 2026 growth, says no limits to worst-case scenarios if war continues
Reuters, Published on 16/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - Thailand faces slower growth this year due to the Iran war and there are almost "no limits" to worst-case economic scenarios if the conflict continues, a senior Bank of Thailand official told Reuters.