Bangkok Informer

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has expressed confidence that the Thai money market will be able to cope with any capital movements that occur should the US Federal Reserve withdraw its monetary stimulus, while Kasikorn Research Centre forecast that the Fed would keep its bond purchases unchanged due to low US inflationary pressure. Full News [...]

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Chut Wutty was killed during an investigation into illegal logging   PHNOM PENH – Cambodian environmentalist Chut Wutty was killed during an investigation into illegal logging in the country’s arcane Cardamom Mountains. A year on, his family is no closer to learning the truth of what happened that fateful day and why. And now, sadly, [...]

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Two police officers yesterday allegedly tried to extort money for the Chinese New Year from a suit-shop owner in Bang Rak district without realising they were doing so in front of a Nation television journalist. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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  By Paul Gambles, MBMG Joanne Baynham – Head of International Portfolio Management A recent report suggests that investment funds run by female managers outperform those run by men. In 2012 alone, women achieved returns almost 6% higher their male counterparts. Over longer periods such as five years, the difference is even greater. Some notable [...]

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A message to the “hardened criminal” portion of our readership: If you’re laundering money in Thailand, now might be a good time to pull up stakes. According to the Bangkok Post, the Anti Money Laundering Office (AMLO) is meeting with the leaders of commercial banks to discuss the details of a “cleanup day,” during which [...]

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An online video clip of a police officer asking for “coffee money” from a motorist has provoked the ire of netizens against the Thai boys in brown. The video, uploaded to Youtube by user “hatethaipolice” on Thursday, shows the motorist being stopped by an officer, who asks for THB300 to “buy a coffee” in lieu [...]

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If one goes by the global trend, the bidding fees to secure rights to broadcast the English Premier League (EPL) – supposedly the world’s most popular football league – will definitely be higher than the previous bids, as the league has grown in popularity in recent years with viewer numbers increasing significantly. Full News here [...]

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By Siam Intelligence, originally published in Thai on August 11, 2012 A hot political issue was the deliberation of the proposed Budget Bill for the year 2013 in the second and third session in Parliament on August 15-17, before the bill was sent to the Senate for deliberation and the 2013 Budget Bill is effective [...]

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Washington – Major US stock indices rose Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke wrote that there was “scope for further action” by the rate-setting central bank to spur the economy. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Life has become busy for Thailand’s three Olympic heroes these days. Kaew Pongprayoon, Pimsiri Sirikaew and Chanatip Sonkham were mobbed by adoring fans and media when they attended two awards functions at McDonald’s and Siam Commercial Bank yesterday. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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