Suttinee Yuvejwattana

6 days ago | thestar.com.my | Suttinee Yuvejwattana

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand’s lower house of parliament backed a 3.78 trillion baht ($115 billion) annual budget as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s multi-party coalition buried differences to support the spending plan. The budget bill for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 was supported by 322 lawmakers in its first reading in the 500-member House of Representatives on Saturday. A total of 158 lawmakers voted against it following a four-day debate.

6 days ago | bloomberg.com | Suttinee Yuvejwattana

The outlays are designed to factor in increased risks to the economy from the current global trade uncertainties. (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s lower house of parliament backed a 3.78 trillion baht ($115 billion) annual budget as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s multi-party coalition buried differences to support the spending plan. The budget bill for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 was supported by 322 lawmakers in its first reading in the 500-member House of Representatives on Saturday.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Suttinee Yuvejwattana |Pathom Sangwongwanich

Thai soldiers. Photographer: Madaree Tohlala/AFP/Getty Images(Bloomberg) -- Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet agreed to resolve a border row “as quickly as possible” after gunfire exchanges between rival troops early on Wednesday left a Cambodian soldier dead. Paetongtarn told reporters that she spoke to Hun Manet about easing the situation as she didn’t want any further escalation in tensions.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Suttinee Yuvejwattana |Pathom Sangwongwanich

(Bloomberg) -- Thailand significantly lowered its forecast for economic growth this year as the global trade war undercuts private investment and exports, adding to already-weak consumption at home. Gross domestic product will likely grow 1.3% to 2.3% in 2025, the National Economic and Social Development Council said on Monday.

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Suttinee Yuvejwattana

Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed following an earthquake in Bangkok, on March 29. (Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Thailand cut its key interest rate and said it stands ready to ease monetary policy further as the global trade war prompts a sharp downgrade in the outlook for economic growth.