Prayut to attend key Asean summit in Phnom Penh
2022-11-04
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will be in Cambodia from Nov 10-13 to attend the Asean Summit, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.Continue Reading
Despite soaring US yields, dollar risk favors gold
2022-11-03
The last time the yield of inflation-protected US Treasuries stood at 2 percent – just before the 2008 World Financial Crisis – gold traded at $800. Today the 10-year inflation-protected yield is back at 2%, yet gold trades at more than twice that price. For the past fifteen years, gold has traded in a straight […]Continue Reading
MPs slam Bhumjaithai’s weed bill
2022-11-03
A Bhumjaithai Party-sponsored bill on cannabis and hemp is likely to be voted down by both the opposition and some government coalition partners if allowing the recreational use of marijuana in the draft remains unchanged.Continue Reading
15 nabbed in raids over scams
2022-11-03
Police have arrested 15 Chinese and Thai citizens over their suspected links to a string of illegal businesses and phone scam rings, from which they seized assets valued at over 42 million baht, deputy national police chief Torsak Sukvimol said on Thursday.Continue Reading
As T-bill interest rates rise, more are investing their CPF savings in them. Should you do the same?
2022-11-03
More than 3,000 applications – amounting to S$450 million – were made by CPF members to invest their Ordinary Account savings in the three T-bill auctions last month.Continue Reading
‘Teen vaping crisis’ drives public unease
2022-11-03
A domestic tobacco control network has voiced concern about young children smoking e-cigarettes.Continue Reading
New clinic a haven for LGBT users
2022-11-03
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has jointly launched a new facility with an LGBTQ+ organisation to help treat drug users among the LGBTQ+ community and protect them from sexually transmitted infections (STIs).Continue Reading
Singaporean dies in crash
2022-11-03
PHUKET: A 29-year-old Singaporean man on a motorbike was killed yesterday when he reportedly crashed into a truck in Kathu district.Continue Reading
Airport, City Hall ‘ready for action’
2022-11-03
Suvarnabhumi airport and City Hall are ready to welcome the leaders of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) nations for the 2022 edition of the summit this month.Continue Reading
PM touts China ties ahead of Xi’s visit
2022-11-03
Thailand will be honoured to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping for the Apec Summit 2022 in Bangkok later this month, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said during his address at the Thailand-China Investment Forum in Bangkok yesterday.Continue Reading