BANGKOK Metropolitan Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Sayam Boonsom ordered all 88 police stations under his jurisdiction to urgently hunt for a motorcyclist who slashed the leg of a former Finnish Formula 1 racing driver with the attack believed to have occurred in Lumpini area, PPTVHD 36 said today (May 26). Investigative units at
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Business group slashes Thai GDP forecast over soaring energy prices
THE Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) today (April 1) cut its 2026 GDP forecast for Thailand to 1.2-1.6 percent, down from previous projection of 1.6-2.0 percent, citing soaring global energy prices brought on by the Middle East war, PPTVHD26 said. Mr. Kriengkrai Thianukul, chairman of this key committee, said the
Read moreWorld Bank cuts Myanmar’s growth forecast to 1% as conflict worsens
By Reuters and published by CNA ECONOMIC growth in conflict-torn Myanmar will be around 1 percent for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the World Bank said today (June 12), as escalating violence, labour shortages and a depreciating currency make it harder to do business. In December, the World Bank had projected Myanmar’s economy would grow
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