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Analysts forecast rate cut in December
Read more: Analysts forecast rate cut in DecemberAnalysts increasingly expect the Bank of Thailand to cut the policy interest rate at its meeting next month after GDP growth fell to the weakest pace in four years in the third quarter amid weakening domestic demand, slower public investment and a tourism slump.
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Parole would help ‘stressed’ Thaksin, says daughter
Read more: Parole would help ‘stressed’ Thaksin, says daughterFormer prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is growing “very stressed” behind bars and parole could be good for his health, his daughter Paetongtarn said on Thursday.
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‘Uncle Phol’ sentenced to 26 years in toddler’s death
Read more: ‘Uncle Phol’ sentenced to 26 years in toddler’s deathMUKDAHAN – The Court of Appeal on Wednesday increased the prison sentence of Chaiphol Wipha, widely known as “Uncle Phol”, to 26 years for the death of three-year-old Orawan “Nong Chompoo” Wongsricha in Mukdahan in 2020.
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Bank of Thailand cuts interest rate to 1.50%
Read more: Bank of Thailand cuts interest rate to 1.50%The Bank of Thailand has reduced its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, its fourth cut in 10 months, as it looks to support a sluggish economy grappling with negative inflation and the impact of US tariffs.
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Phumtham confirms Thai soldiers’ right to self defence against landmines
Read more: Phumtham confirms Thai soldiers’ right to self defence against landminesThe Thai government will again complain to the United Nations about Cambodia’s use of anti-personnel land mines in contravention of the Ottawa Treaty, acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday
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Cambodians sneak back into Sa Kaeo after being jobless at home
Read more: Cambodians sneak back into Sa Kaeo after being jobless at homeSA KAEO: Thai soldiers arrested nine Cambodians who sneaked from their homeland into this eastern province because they were unemployed after returning home amid the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia.
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Thai army announces right to self-defence after latest landmine explosion
Read more: Thai army announces right to self-defence after latest landmine explosionThe Royal Thai Army has protested against the latest explosion of a Cambodian landmine in a border area of Thailand’s Surin province on Tuesday morning and says it may exercise its right to self-defence.
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Landmine cuts off another Thai soldier’s leg
Read more: Landmine cuts off another Thai soldier’s legA landmine exploded and cut off a paramilitary ranger’s leg during a border patrol near an ancient temple site in Surin province Tuesday morning.