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Real-estate stocks rise on Bank of Thailand’s relaxed LTV norms

Realtor stocks have been rising due to a combination of optimism on improving property-buying sentiment and speculation that Bank of Thailand (BOT) would relax mortgage lending norms for the commercial banks. The speculations on relaxed norms came true when the BOT scrapped the loan-to-value (LTV) limit of 80-90 per cent

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KBANK third-quarter profits at 8.62 billion baht, down 2.96 per cent quarter-on-quarter

One of Thailand’s leading commercial banks, Kasikorn Bank (KBANK), saw a net profit of 8.62 billion baht in the third quarter of 2021, down 2.96 per cent from the previous quarter, it reported on Thursday. During the third quarter, Kasikorn set higher credit-loss provisions than the second quarter due to

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Thailand using prisoners to make unproven herbal medicine for Covid-19

Remand facilities across the country are using prisoners to produce herbal medicine that allegedly helps fight against Covid-19 symptoms, an official said on Thursday. Ayuth Sintoppant, the Director of General of the Department of Corrections said, that the prisoners have produced 20 million Andrographis paniculata capsules to treat Covid-19 cases.

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Small parties looking to use “Paiboon Model” after court ruling

A court ruling this week that found the deputy leader of the ruling Palang Pracharat Party not guilty of breaching electoral laws when he dissolved his former party to join the PPRP will likely pave way for others to do the same, analysts and other parliamentarians said Thursday. The Constitutional

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Movers and Shakers on the SET for October 21

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The News Summary – October 21

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Opinion: Thai pro-institution LGBTQ community must confront hurdles to achieve marriage equality

Now that the Constitutional Court has shelved the LGBTQ marriage equality ruling until December, giving no reason, it is time for all sides in Thailand’s political debates, notably the pro-institution LGBTQ community, to unify and fight for same-sex marriage rights. Earlier this month, the gender equality network led by Feminist’s

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Asia Aviation shares drop on capital increase, restructuring

Shares of Asia Aviation (AAV), the operator of Thai AirAsia, fell over 7 per cent on Wednesday after announcing capital increase and business restructuring plans. AVV fell to 2.78 baht, down 7.3 per cent from its prior closing, before settling at 2.86 baht by midday trading, still down 4.67 per

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Viral debate over Y-Y fiction in Thailand and the use of celebrities in erotic fiction

Thai netizens have been engaged in an online debate that has gone viral on Wednesday involving the use of real-life people and celebrities in works of fan fiction. The hashtag #การติ่งและGender (obsessed fan and gender) trended on Twitter after some netizens expressed outrage at erotic fan fiction which depicted celebrities

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Finally vaxxed

I had been waiting to get vaccinated for close to a year. But the Thai government made it almost impossible — until now. My body started to tense with the cathartic realization that I was about to receive my first dose. I had been waiting in line for about 20

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Flooding continues to affect 15 provinces throughout Thailand

Flooding continues to affect 15 provinces with many households having been under floodwater for nearly a month now, authorities said on Wednesday. Runoff from Tropical Storm Tianmu, which passed through the country between September 23 and October 7, is still affecting eight provinces including Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, Nakhon Ratchasima,

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Kingkaew shoe factory fire costs at least 100 million baht in damages

A fire, which broke out at a shoe factory on the outskirts of Bangkok since Tuesday night, has caused more than 100 million baht worth of damage, firefighters told reporters. More than 20 firetrucks were dispatched to the Wattana Footwear factory located in Soi King Kaew in Samut Prakan province

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The News Summary – October 20

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Tourists looking to enter Thailand past November 1 still told to book quarantine accomodations

Foreign travellers looking to enter Thailand after November 1 are still being told by overseas Thai embassies to book quarantine accomodations, multiple sources told Thai Enquirer this week, despite statements by the government saying that the country was partially opening up. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said earlier this month in

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Opinion: Soft power requires free thought, free expression

Much has been made over the last month in Thailand about Lisa Blackpink’s costumes and allusions to her country of birth in her debut single ‘Lalisa.’ Everyone from the prime minister to the internet cafe dwellers had something to say. Whether it was comments about the supposed social commentary found

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Movers and Shakers on the SET for October 20

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Commercial banks given five days to repay fraud

Thailand’s central bank and bankers’ association on Tuesday vowed to repay money lost to a recent e-commerce fraud within five days, and to tighten the security system to detect unusual transactions. Last weekend, local media reported fraudulent debit and credit card transfers in various commercial banks that drained money from

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Activists demand compensation for laid-off garment factory workers

Labour activists gathered at the Government House on Tuesday to demand compensation for more than 1,300 workers who were abruptly let go from their jobs at a women’s undergarments factory in Samut Prakan earlier this year. The protest is being organized by the Labour Network for People’s Rights and the

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Swine farms, pork production severely affected by flooding, covid

Flash floods have disrupted pig production, resulting in higher operating costs with farmers bearing more burden, a pig farmer told Thai Enquirer on Tuesday. “Flash flood hit my farm on the night of October 12, the pigs were left stranded in a stall as they couldn’t be moved off in

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Trucker group protests for lower diesel prices on Bangkok’s outskirts

Truck drivers rallied on the outskirts of Bangkok’s on Tuesday against rising fuel costs, the latest anti-government demonstration against the Prayut administration. The truckers urged the government to cap diesel prices at 25 baht per litre for diesel with prices now capped at 30 baht. The Land Transport Federation of

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Transgender celeb on the run from religious authorities gives thanks to Thailand after being resettled

A Malaysian transgender entrepreneur who received asylum status in Australia after fleeing religious authorities in her native country posted a special thank you to Thailand for hosting her while her asylum request was processed. “Kap kun kap Thailand ka,” Muhammad Sajjad Kamaruz Zaman, better known as Nur Sajat, wrote on

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Movers and Shakers on the SET for October 19

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