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Scam bases drawn to economic zones
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/11/2025
» Chiang Mai: Economic zones in the East have the potential to be a hub for money laundering, says a study from a Chiang Mai University academic who found ease-of-doing-business rules, introduced to attract foreign investment, could turn into a legal loophole.
Raid nets 15 foreigners at Bangkok crypto scam site
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/11/2025
» Fifteen foreigners were apprehended when police raided a building off Soi Nuanchan in Bangkok, where they were seen using a website designed to lure victims into fraudulent cryptocurrency trading schemes.
BoT to begin reporting forex interventions next year
News, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/11/2025
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) will begin publicly reporting details of its foreign exchange intervention activities and international reserves next year, following a joint statement with the US Department of the Treasury aimed at enhancing transparency and policy coordination.
Hotels seek rabbi's help
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/10/2025
» SURAT THANI: The Koh Phangan Hotel and Tourism Association has sought cooperation from a local religious leader to encourage Israeli tourists to respect Thai laws and local customs amid rising tensions on the island.
President Trump is losing his geo-economic war
News, Published on 16/10/2025
» In an age of shifting geopolitics, many countries' strategic planning includes imaginative exercises in weaponising their positions in the world. While Russia and China have been moderately successful at this game, America's efforts have already boomeranged back on it.
When societies rise, fall, and face catastrophe
News, Published on 11/10/2025
» When the United Nations emerged from the rubble of two world wars 80 years ago, it represented humanity's most ambitious attempt ever to turn catastrophe into cooperation. But while the scarred world of 1945 had hope following the Allied victory, that optimism has since curdled. The UN today is underfunded, risk-averse, and paralysed.
Redefining fair societal rules
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/10/2025
» Fighting corruption and restoring trust in the rule of law are crucial for Thailand's long-term competitiveness, experts said at a public forum organised by the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ).
Border row hits business
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 24/09/2025
» Nakhon Ratchasima: The chairwoman of the Nakhon Ratchasima Federation of Thai Industries has called on the new government to urgently address rising industrial costs and economic pressures that threaten Thailand's export competitiveness.
PM orders gold exports probe
News, Published on 16/09/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has instructed authorities to investigate the abnormal increase in gold exports to Cambodia, amid concerns that the surge may be contributing to the rapid appreciation of the Thai baht in recent weeks.
Dollar haven status may always have been a mirage
News, Published on 10/09/2025
» The dollar's sharp drop in April during a burst of tariff-related financial stress called into question what many had assumed to be its critical function as a safety trade. Some now wonder whether that haven status was ever truly warranted.