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Why safe havens unexpectedly drop
News, Helen Jewell, Published on 28/03/2026
» Geopolitical shocks often don't move markets the way intuition suggests, as investors raise cash first and ask questions later.
Reservoir faces water shortage
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 10/08/2025
» The Lam Takhong Reservoir in Sikhiu district, a major water source for five districts in Nakhon Ratchasima province, holds only 15% of usable water, raising urgent concerns over potential shortages.
Sirikit Dam opens taps to make room for looming deluge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2025
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) said it has increased the amount of water being discharged from the Sirikit Dam in Uttaradit province to prepare for heavy rains expected next week.
Dams adjust water outflow
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/10/2024
» Water discharges from major dams are being adjusted to minimise the impact of floods and water overflow in downstream provinces, according to the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR).
Billboard prompts crackdown on shady Chinese companies
News, Mongkol Bangprapa & Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/07/2024
» The government has vowed to crack down on illegal Chinese businesses in the country after a company’s billboard in Bangkok claimed to offer services to clients to secure citizenship and travel documents from other countries, causing an uproar on social media.
3.2% GDP growth 'pie in the sky'
News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 11/01/2024
» This year must be my lucky year. One of the key points of this article is to underline the risk of financial crisis compared to 1997. But this time it would not come from bank failures, it would come from defaults on corporate bonds and commercial papers. The reasons are the low cash position of corporates from many years of weak economic performance and, most importantly, today's super-tight domestic liquidity to refinance matured bonds and papers. I am a little wary that readers may scorn such a bold opinion. However, out of the blue, my opinion was proven correct on Monday when Italian-Thai Development (ITD) announced the postponement of payments on its bonds due in 2024 to 2026 with a total value of 14.45 billion baht for two years.
Time to put brakes on immigration
News, Max Hastings, Published on 04/01/2024
» No politician can be expected to tell us all of the truth. If they did so, they would lose an election even for town dogcatcher. Nonetheless it doesn't seem too much to suggest, in this season of hope, that 2024 might go significantly better than 2023 if more of our leaders around the world acknowledged realities about some of the troubles that beset us.
eGates available for outbound foreigners starting this week
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/12/2023
» Outbound foreign passengers at Suvarnabhumi airport can use automated border control systems (eGates) starting on Friday to help speed up the boarding process, Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt Gen Itthipol Itthisanronnachai said yesterday.
Liquidity shortage a big risk for govt
News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 16/11/2023
» Liquidity is the most ignored issue in economics. Liquidity is considered to be like "oxygen" which is readily available when needed and, thus, has no intrinsic value.
When times get tough, Thais party
News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 07/09/2023
» Today's article is far from being sarcastic towards or mocking Thais. On the contrary, it explains the current weakness of the economy and, more importantly, the serious implications for the effectiveness of the government's economic stimulus packages. So, this article is recommended reading for the new economic team.