Bangkok's financial centre status slips further
Bangkok's status as a financial centre is declining while Singapore continues to outrank Hong Kong as the top money hub in Asia, according to the latest edition of the semi-annual Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI).
Woman nabbed for facilitating B50m scam with mule accounts
SONGKHLA: A woman wanted for owning mule accounts to facilitate fraud, which caused more than 50 million baht worth of damage to victims, has been arrested in Rattaphum district of this southern province.
Pol Gen Roy transferred from police post to be new NSC chief
Deputy police chief Roy Inkhapairote has been appointed as the new National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general following a royal endorsement.
Insurgents wreak havoc in deep South
Suspected insurgents set fire to multiple spots in the three southernmost border provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat overnight, police reported on Friday.
Bank of Thailand to weigh recalibrating neutral stance in April
Thailand's monetary policymakers will weigh the need to adjust the central bank's neutral interest-rate stance at its meeting next month after reviewing any structural drags on economic growth, Bank of Thailand Assistant Governor Piti Disyatat said.
Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Indonesia's Java island
JAKARTA - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the shore of Indonesia's Java island on Friday, at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.21 miles), Indonesia's geophysics agency (BKMG) said.
Inflation slowing, seen at 1% this year
The Finance Ministry hopes to see monetary policy easing soon, a senior official said on Friday, adding that inflation was slowing and was expected to be at 1% for the year, bottom of the 1% to 3% target range.
Thai fans, football chief hail War Elephants after shocking South Korea with 1-1 draw
The Thailand men's football team have received praise from supporters, including Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Nualphan Lamsam, after they deservedly earned a 1-1 draw with favoured South Korea in the second round of Asia's qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday night.
Robinho arrested in Brazil to serve rape sentence
BRASILIA - Former football player Robinho was arrested by Brazilian federal police on Thursday to serve out a nine-year prison sentence for rape after a court decision this week authorised the transfer of the sentence from Italy.
BMA explains 'stinky' chemical cocktail
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) clarified that an unpleasant odour detected in many parts of the capital last night was caused by a sudden change of weather mixed with chemical reactions involving pollutants in the air.