EVA Air Acknowledged as a Premier International Airline by Travel + Leisure
EVA Air’s excellence is once again recognized as Travel + Leisure readers name it one of the World’s Best International Airlines for 2024. Ranked 10th based on passenger experiences with…
The SET Clawing back up from a four-year low.
In June, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) experienced a period of sluggishness due to political turmoil, leading the index to fall to its lowest level in nearly four years…
Analyst predicts minimal effect from digital wallet
Government’s main digital wallet strategy could bolster the economy by just 0.4 percentage points, largely in 2025, following a 50 billion baht reduction in the project’s budget to 450 billion…
Significant Challenges Put Pressure on Baht Appreciation
Economists are pointing to a combination of factors that are applying pressure on the baht’s appreciation in the long run. The Thai economy’s diminished potential growth, a reduced current account…
Finland passed a law that would prevent asylum seekers from Russia from entering the country.
The Finnish parliament approved a provisional law that would enable the border guards to deny entry to third-world asylum seekers from Russia at its borders on Friday. Out of the…
Electricity prices set to increase later this year.
Later this year, businesses and households in Thailand may face higher electricity bills as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) plans to raise the power tariff from 4.18 baht per kilowatt-hour…
Rice prices in Asia drop in Vietnam and Thailand as attention shifts to India.
Rice export prices from Vietnam and Thailand saw declines this week, reaching their lowest levels in a while, as market attention turned to India, the leading rice exporter potentially easing…
Kenyan President fires all cabinet secretaries after continuous protests
On July 11, 2024, Kenya’s President William Ruto sacked all the Cabinet Secretaries and Attorney General except Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who is also the only Prime Cabinet…
Thailand’s latest visa promotion initiative set to commence on Monday.
Starting Monday, Thailand is set to expand its visa-related initiatives to bolster its tourism sector and encourage longer stays. In a recent statement by Interior Ministry spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul, it…
CIMBT observes a sequence of policy rate reductions
CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) predicts that the Bank of Thailand may significantly decrease its policy rate by one percentage point from December 2024 to the following year, aligning with an…