Current Affairs
Opinion: Mongkolkit belongs nowhere near an economic portfolio
This week, seven small parties decided to back Mongkolkit Suksintaranont, leader of the Thai Civilized Party, for a cabinet positions. Why they chose to do so, I do not understand.If anything, the decision by the parties shows that...
Commentary
Opinion: Liverpool have won a league title after 30 years; When does Thailand get a win?
Liverpool have finally done it. On Friday morning (Thailand time), the reds finally broke the curse and won a league title after a 30 year wait.To put that into footballing terms, the last time the reds won the...
Main
Export under pressure in Q3 and Q4; experts warn new infections could derail economy
Exports will slowly recover in the second half of 2020 unless a second wave of COVID-19 hits the global economy, according to bank think tanks.The Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday that the export value has contracted by...
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Non performing loans could sink the economy
Non-performing loans have become a major worry for the banking sector as the coronavirus pandemic has caused economic hardship with many clients defaulting on loans or unable to pay, several senior banking sources told Thai Enquirer on Thursday.The...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers one new case of coronavirus in state quarantine on Thursday; one straight month without local transmission
Thailand’s government on Thursday said that it had discovered one new case of coronavirus in the last 24 hours; a returnee from Egypt.This is the 31st straight day with no new locally transmitted cases in Thailand, officially marking one...
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Review: Da 5 Bloods adds to America’s library of Vietnam War films but does not break the mold
“All wars are fought twice,” Pulitzer-Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen wrote, “the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.”Da 5 Bloods is an evocative contribution to the memory of the Vietnamese battlefield.“Furiously alive,” in...
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CCSA said bars could reopen and “business bubble” could begin in Phase 5
The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Wednesday that Phase 5 of the easing period will include bars and other entertainment venues. Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesperson, said the remaining businesses that are still closed, such as...
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UPDATE: BOT said Thailand could go into a recession of 8.1 per cent in 2020; export value could contract by 10.3 per cent
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has lowered its GDP projection for 2020 down from a contraction of 5.3 per cent to a recession of 8.1 per cent on Wednesday. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has also decided to maintain the...
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Projects under the 400 billion baht budget will be able to stimulate economy, says NESDC, but oppositions still doubt it
The proposals for the first phase of the economic
stimulus projects under the 400 billion baht budget has now surpassed 40,000
projects, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) announced
on Tuesday.This budget is part of the government’s emergency loan
for relief...
