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[BANGKOK] Thailand posted its widest trade deficit since early 2023, with a surge in imports of capital goods and raw materials from China, even as exports lost momentum after US buyers frontloaded purchases to beat higher tariffs.Inbound shipments jumped 16.3 per cent in October, beating even the most optimistic forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists, while exports grew just 5.7 per cent, missing estimates. As a result, the country’s trade balance swung to a US$3.4 billion deficit, from US$1.3 billion surplus a month earlier, the Commerce Ministry data showed on Tuesday (Nov 25). The wider deficit underscores imbalances in…
Thailand and Taiwan led emerging Asian markets higher on Tuesday as investors stepped up bets on a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut in December, after several officials signalled support for easing.The MSCI emerging Asia index rose 1%, extending gains for a second session. Taiwan’s benchmark climbed 1.5%, while Bangkok shares advanced 1.1%.Momentum across regional markets has picked up in the last two days after Fed Governor Christopher Waller said soft labour conditions justify another quarter-point cut next month.Lower U.S. borrowing costs typically support open Asian economies by giving their central banks greater scope to trim domestic rates.”If the Fed does cut…
A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.
Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp for the latest stories and breaking news. A 65-year-old woman in Thailand shocked staff at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, when she started moving inside her coffin The temple’s general and financial affairs manager, Pairat Soodthoop, told The Associated Press on Monday, 24 November, that the woman’s brother had driven her approximately 500km from Phitsanulok province to be cremated at the temple.The brother explained that his sister, who had been bedridden for two years, appeared to have stopped breathing two days prior. He then placed her in a coffin to be brought to…
SINGAPORE: The Thai city of Hat Yai, popular with tourists, has been declared a disaster zone along with all other districts in southern Songkhla province, as heavy rain continues to cause severe flooding.Rising waters have cut off major roads, isolating hotels and trapping tourists.Electricity has been cut in several neighbourhoods for safety reasons, while internet services and water systems have been disrupted, reported the Bangkok Post.According to The Nation news outlet on Sunday (Nov 23), Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports is leading a relief operation for tourists, to deliver essential supplies to hotels and organise evacuations using heavy trucks…
A woman has shocked temple staff in Thailand who found her moving in her coffin, ahead of planned cremation. Residents and businesses in Darwin are facing a huge clean up today after Tropical Cyclone …
Current Affairs One-Liners: 17 Nov 2025 Here are today’s one-liner current affairs in a new format. These updates are extremely important from an examination point of view and will be helpful in your preparation. Today’s main highlights include the exercise ‘Ajeya Warrior-25’ and topics related to the Asian Seed Congress 2025.Who inaugurated the Asian Seed Congress 2025 in Mumbai- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh ChouhanThe Indian Navy will induct the first of the eight indigenous ASW Shallow Water Crafts, what is its name- ‘Mahe’Where is the India-UK joint military training exercise ‘Ajeya Warrior-25’ being organized- RajasthanWhere will the first ICC…
Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp for the latest stories and breaking news. Paul Wong Chee Meng, a veteran figure in Malaysia’s entertainment industry and founder cum CEO of Mega Star Arena KL, was killed following a traffic accident in Thailand Wong, 56, known for managing concerts and entertainment businesses across the country, was highly regarded within the local industry.Outside of work, Wong, the CEO of Mega Ultimate Sdn Bhd, was an avid superbike enthusiast, often touring internationally on his motorcycle. Friends and colleagues have taken to social media to express their grief One wrote on Facebook that hearing the news of Wong’s…
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by deadly floods sweeping across Thailand and Vietnam, a crisis that has killed scores and stranded entire communities as meteorologists and climate analysts warn of heavier rains driven by La Nina and long-term warming.The scale of the inundation has highlighted how a late-season monsoon surge, layered onto fragile flood-management systems, is overwhelming towns and cities from southern Thailand to Vietnam’s central coast, with Malaysia bracing itself for its turn as the severe weather moves south.Vast stretches of central and southern Thailand are under water after days of relentless rain breached riverbanks and…
By CAITLIN POWELL – NEWS REPORTER Published: 23:37 EST, 24 November 2025 | Updated: 00:07 EST, 25 November 2025 The moment an Australian tourist allegedly walked out of a tattoo studio in Thailand without paying has been captured on CCTV. Caden Davies, 18, an artist at Dragon Ink Tattoo studio in Patong, on Phuket’s west coast, claims he worked for six hours on correcting a tattoo of a samurai mask but never received full payment from the unnamed man.’I could not remember his name. He said he was a farmer from Australia, and that he came with his wife and little daughter,’ he said. ‘We…