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Stricter rules for online gold platforms in March
Read more: Stricter rules for online gold platforms in MarchThe Bank of Thailand has introduced tighter controls for online gold trading platforms in a move to curb their impact on the baht, with the new rules set to take effect on March 1.
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Thai property market rebounds
Read more: Thai property market reboundsThe domestic housing market has already passed its trough, with supply and demand moving towards a more balanced level, says a property researcher.
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Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandal
Read more: Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandalSenator Francis Pangilinan leaned into his microphone and fired off numbers in pesos: 50 million? 10 million? 100 million? “You withdrew this in cash?”
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Demand shifts result in national oil plan rejig
Read more: Demand shifts result in national oil plan rejigThe new national oil plan (NOP), which maps out long-term oil usage for the country, is expected to have several revisions as a result of projected shifts in global oil demand, the popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) and data centres, says the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
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Cambodia ‘hires US lobbyists’
Read more: Cambodia ‘hires US lobbyists’The Defence Ministry has confirmed reports that Cambodia has hired a US-based lobbying firm to wage what it described as an “information war” aimed at swaying international opinion against Thailand amid the ongoing border dispute.
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Ex-People’s Party MP gets prison term for forged conscription exemption
Read more: Ex-People’s Party MP gets prison term for forged conscription exemptionFormer People’s Party MP Jirat Thongsuwan was sentenced to two years in prison by the Criminal Court on Tuesday, with no suspension, for using a forged official document exempting him from military service.
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Thaksin’s nephew is Pheu Thai’s prime candidate for PM
Read more: Thaksin’s nephew is Pheu Thai’s prime candidate for PMThaksin Shinawatra’s nephew will top the Pheu Thai Party’s list of candidates for the prime ministership as the party fights to return to power at the coming general election.
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Thai and Chinese authorities view destroyed scam buildings in Myanmar
Read more: Thai and Chinese authorities view destroyed scam buildings in MyanmarThai and Chinese authorities crossed the border from Thailand’s Tak province to Myawaddy of Myanmar to view the debris of scam centres on Monday.