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  • Thailand's joint business group downgrades growth forecast

    BANGKOK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's economy is expected to grow between 2.2 percent and 2.7 percent this year, down from 2.8 percent to 3.3 percent forecasted earlier due to sluggish exports, a joint business group said on Wednesday.

    Exports, a key driver of the Southeast Asian country's economic growth, are projected to expand 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent in 2024, down from an increase of 2 percent to 3 percent

    8 May 08 2024
    http://www.thailandnews.net/news/274354481/thailand-joint-business-group-downgrades-growth-forecast
  • Thailand's stock investor confidence worsens in April

    BANGKOK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's stock investor confidence worsened in April as concerns over geopolitical conflicts and inflation weighed down sentiment while hopes were pinned on the government's stimulus package, a survey showed on Wednesday.

    The investor confidence index, which predicts market conditions over the next three months, stood at 92.29 last month, down from 106.91 in March and remained in the

    8 May 08 2024
    http://www.thailandnews.net/news/274354480/thailand-stock-investor-confidence-worsens-in-april
  • Iran Futsal Champions Meet Ayatollah Khamenei

    TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The members of Iran's national futsal team, who won the Asian crown in late April, met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.

    - Sports news -

    They met Ayatollah Khamenei in Tehran on Wednesday.

    The athletes won the 13th title in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup in Thailand on April 28.

    Today's meeting was also attended by Minister of Sports and Youth Ki

    8 May 08 2024
    http://www.thailandnews.net/news/274354227/iran-futsal-champions-meet-ayatollah-khamenei
  • Cambodia ready to host 2nd Asian Mixed Martial Arts Championship in July

    PHNOM PENH, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is ready to host the second Asian Mixed Martial Arts Championship from July 11 to 13, the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) said on Wednesday.

    Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet is scheduled to open the tournament at the capital's Olympic Stadium, the NOCC said, adding that the games will bring together more than 100 elite Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters from

    8 May 08 2024
    http://www.thailandnews.net/news/274354216/cambodia-ready-to-host-2nd-asian-mixed-martial-arts-championship-in-july
  • Cambodia earns 170 mln USD from milled rice export in first 4 months

    PHNOM PENH, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia exported more than 248,000 tonnes of milled rice in the first four months of 2024, earning a total revenue of 170 million U.S. dollars, the Cambodia Rice Federation said in a news release on Wednesday.

    The Southeast Asian country shipped milled rice to 60 countries and regions during the January-April period, the news release said, adding that China remained a key buyer.

    8 May 08 2024
    http://www.thailandnews.net/news/274352736/cambodia-earns-170-mln-usd-from-milled-rice-export-in-first-4-months
  • Market exchange rates in China -- May 8

    BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

    Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

    U.S. dollar 100 710.16

    Euro 100 766.59

    Japanese yen 100 4.6145

    Hong Kong dollar 100 90.788

    British pound 100 891.62

    Aus

    8 May 08 2024
    http://www.thailandnews.net/news/274352591/market-exchange-rates-in-china----may-8
  • Paula Badosa off to promising start in Rome
    (Photo credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) Former World No. 2 Paula Badosa of Spain showed signs of her old form in beating Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva 6-2, 6-3 on the opening day of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Tuesday in Rome. Badosa made the quarterfinals at Foro Italico last year, but soon a back injury forced her to miss the second half of 2023. She hasn't been past the Round of 16 in any event since her
    8 May 08 2024
    http://www.thailandnews.net/news/274352485/paula-badosa-off-to-promising-start-in-rome
  • Former Thai PM Thaksin seeks mediation role in Myanmar conflict

    Thailand's influential former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has met with key figures in the resistance to Myanmar's ruling junta with a goal of mediating a resolution to the armed conflict that has raged in Myanmar for more than three years.

    Sources who chose to remain anonymous due to security concerns told VOA's Burmese Service that Thaksin held informal meetings with leaders of Myanmar's shadow governmen

    7 May 07 2024
    http://www.thailandnews.net/news/274351552/former-thai-pm-thaksin-seeks-mediation-role-in-myanmar-conflict
  • Khloe Kardashian talks about her relationship with Tristan Thompson, says, "...we get along so well now"
    Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): American model and media personality Khloe Kardashian talked about her relationship with Tristan Thompson now after their breakup, reported People. During an appearance on the SHE MD podcast, 'The Kardashians' star, who shares two children, 6-year-old True and 1-year-old Tatum with the National Basketball Association (NBA) player, opened up about how far the two have come since becoming stric
    7 May 07 2024
    http://www.thailandnews.net/news/274351543/khloe-kardashian-talks-about-her-relationship-with-tristan-thompson-says-we-get-along-so-well-now
  • Thai shippers' council maintains export growth outlook for 2024

    BANGKOK, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's export value is expected to expand 1 percent to 2 percent this year, unchanged from the previous projection, weighted down by ongoing geopolitical tensions and concerns over high production costs, the Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) said on Tuesday.

    Export, a key driver of the Southeast Asian country's economic growth, is projected to grow up to 291.63 billion U.S. do

    7 May 07 2024
    http://www.thailandnews.net/news/274350264/thai-shippers-council-maintains-export-growth-outlook-for-2024