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Thai Baht Hits a 19 Month High Against the US Dollar

Business

Poon Panichpibool, a capital market strategist at Krungthai Global Markets, predicts that the Thai baht will move between 32.80 to 33.00 baht/USD after hitting a ...

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Baht and Gold Appreciating Fast Due to Depreciating US Dollar

Business

Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput said on Wednesday that the baht was appreciating fast due to the depreciating US dollar and the rising price ...

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Thailand Launches Nationwide Economic Recovery Initiative

Business

The Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced the launch of a nationwide economic recovery program aimed at increasing the economy by 110 billion baht ...

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Central Bank Warns Thai Baht’s Rapid Appreciation Will Impact Tourism

Business

The central bank announced on Monday that the Thai baht is experiencing a rapid appreciation, which is having an impact on tourism spending and exports. ...

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Google Announces Plans to Invest US$1 Billion to Build Data Center and Cloud Region in Thailand.

Business

The President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, Ms. Ruth Porat announced Google plans to invest US$1 billion to build its ...

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Phuket Landslide Kills 8, Injures 10, Houses Destroyed

Southern Thailand

Seven Myanmar migrant labourers were killed and 10 others are missing when the houses they were living was levelled by a landslide due to heavy ...

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Flash Floods in Chiang Rai Claim a Third Victim as Heavy Rains Continue to Fall

Chiang Rai News

Flooding in Chiang Rai Province has killed three people in less than a week, most recently a 56-year-old man in Tambon Tap Tao, Amphoe Thoeng. ...

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U.N. Special Rapporteur Calls on Thailand’s Banks to Cut-Off Myanmar Junta

Politics

The U.N special rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar has said the Bank of Thailand, commercial banks, and the anti-money laundering office are working on ...

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Son of Thailand’s Leading Legal Scholar on Corruption Arrested for Running Online Gambling Network

Crime

The son of a former senator and leading economist and expert on corruption and gambling in Thailand has been arrested for on charges of running ...

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