A CLEAR shift has emerged in the Bangkok property market with residents increasingly opting for second-hand housing as reflected in a 1.5-fold increase in this segment’s transfer value, from 27% in 2020 to 38% in 2025, PPTVHD36 said today (Feb. 25). Research by Krungthai Compass shows that there are three key factors driving second-hand
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Thai central bank unexpectedly cuts policy rate amid tariff uncertainty
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S central bank unexpectedly cut its policy interest rate at a review on Wednesday (Feb. 25), as it seeks to further support an economy pressured by US tariff uncertainty and a strong baht. The Bank of Thailand’s monetary policy committee voted 4-2 to cut the one-day repurchase rate
Read moreArms depot blast was not sabotage: PM
CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this afternoon (Feb. 25) that the explosion at Border Patrol Police ammunition depot 21 in Chaniang subdistrict, Mueang district, Surin province last night was not an act of sabotage nor linked to the Thai-Cambodian border tension being a technical accident, Amarin TV said. Speaking at the National Police
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