Communities around the Rattanakosin Island area have demanded to see the proposal regarding a Formula One car race, as they prepared to launch a huge campaign this Saturday to prevent such an event being
Thai finance minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said today that government officials are working on new rules (paywall) meant to stem the flood of capital into the country, particularly into short-term government bonds. New regulations could
The second Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) ended yesterday with two versions of the Chiang Mai Declaration. The official declaration by leaders of 40 countries highlighted the need to encourage the inclusion of disaster risk
Around 20,000 Red Shirt protesters rallied in Bangkok Sunday to mark the third anniversary of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests which exposed Thailand’s deep divisions, police said. About 90 people were killed and
The United Nations launched the “Zero Hunger Challenge in Asia and the Pacific” here recently in the presence of national leaders, calling on governments, farmers, scientists, business, civil society and consumers to join hands
Three large banks scrapped zero-interest rate mortgages, their standard offer at the Money Expo for 13 years, to abate regulators’ concerns about a property bubble. Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Kasikornbank (KBank) and Bangkok Bank
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra gave reassurances Tuesday that the government would find ways to resolve its differences with the Bank of Thailand (BoT) in handling the soaring baht. She admitted that the central bank
The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Thailand have reached an agreement on policies to curb appreciation of the baht, central bank governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said. In an exclusive interview with the Bangkok
The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is ready to cooperate with the Finance Ministry to implement timely policies to stabilise the baht. After a meeting to discuss economic data yesterday, the MPC
Thailand ranks second in the world for planned new jobs, says a business report from Grant Thornton International. Business optimism in Asia-Pacific grew to 48% from 35% over the past three months, with the