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BoT tightens scrutiny of foreign cash
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/12/2025
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has stepped up regulatory oversight of inbound foreign exchange transactions to ease baht appreciation pressure and prevent misreported or undesirable capital inflows, a senior official said.
Institutional redesign in order for economic change
News, Published on 30/12/2025
» The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded both this year and last year to scholars who, in different ways, emphasised the importance of institutions to economic growth.
Police put to the test
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of crimes and scandals that shook public confidence in institutions meant to protect society. From a deadly mass shooting in Bangkok to sprawling online scam networks, monk misconduct and a senior police scandal, the year exposed deep vulnerabilities linked to crime, governance and accountability, leaving lingering questions about reform and public trust.
Korn issues warning on 7 probed companies
News, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/12/2025
» Former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to caution investors about trading shares in seven listed companies allegedly linked to scam and money-laundering networks, saying buyers risk being deemed accomplices in illicit processes.
Tsunami lessons must live on
News, Published on 26/12/2025
» Twenty-one years after the 2004 tsunami almost wiped out Ban Nam Khem, the small fishing village is coping with changing geological, demographic and employment woes while struggling to keep its way of life and passing on lessons of survival to future generations.
'Major progress' in FTA talks
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/12/2025
» Thailand and Peru have made "significant progress" in negotiations to upgrade their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), with both sides agreeing on major elements covering wider market access and deeper economic cooperation, Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun says.
Re-energising higher education in Asean
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 22/12/2025
» Higher education, implying the tertiary level associated with universities and parallel institutions, is at an inflexion point in Southeast Asia, where the trajectory of socio-political, economic and cultural development is changing rapidly.
Infiltration by a bad lot
News, Editorial, Published on 22/12/2025
» Images of armed clashes along the Thai–Cambodian border have drawn global attention, especially after the Thai military expanded its operations to casinos. While these sites were described as military positions used to stage attacks against Thailand, the symbolism of the strikes extends far beyond the battlefield.
3 Vietnamese busted growing weed
News, Published on 18/12/2025
» Police have arrested three Vietnamese nationals after dismantling an illegal cannabis cultivation warehouse in Bangkok, seizing more than 1,600 plants with an estimated value of nearly two million baht.
'Systemic crisis' comes for schools
News, Published on 18/12/2025
» The education sector is facing a turning point as school closures -- once limited -- are increasingly signalling a systemic crisis.