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18 Jul 2025 | 20:50:19 GMT+7
THAILAND
18 Jul 2025
Thaksin ‘could have been returned to prison hospital’
THAILAND
18 Jul 2025
Facial recognition to help manage Maya Bay crowds
THAILAND
18 Jul 2025
Chiang Mai survives flood scare but warned not to lower guard
WORLD
18 Jul 2025
Chinese police investigating 5 missing teens issue further warnings about telecoms crime
BUSINESS
18 Jul 2025
Thaksin touts golden visa, higher travel fees to boost Thailand
Thailand
|
18 Jul 2025
Love, lust and lost funds
Thailand
|
18 Jul 2025
Thais will not slash all tariffs on US goods
Thailand
|
18 Jul 2025
Pheu Thai blasted for rejecting amnesty bills
Business
|
18 Jul 2025
Commission to maintain current power tariff
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19:45
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19:10
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18:42
Acting PM not bothered by court case
18:22
Facial recognition to help manage Maya Bay crowds
18:13
Thailand sending four orangutans home to Indonesia
18:04
Thai regulator approves low-cost mobile packages
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BUSINESS
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18 Jul 2025
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BUSINESS
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18 Jul 2025
K-Research puts GDP growth at 1.2%
BUSINESS
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18 Jul 2025
Investors urged to buy gold as price surges
BUSINESS
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18 Jul 2025
Poll finds rising economic anxieties
BUSINESS
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18 Jul 2025
SCB opts to scale down operations
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3
Police arrest woman at centre of monk sex scandal
4
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5
Fewer Malaysian visitors to Hat Yai hiring guides
1
Fast immigration lanes for Chinese students’ families at Thai airports
2
Poll: 80% of Thais want PM Paetongtarn to quit or dissolve House
3
Reshuffles mean little at ground level
4
Police arrest woman at centre of monk sex scandal
5
Thaksin joins Thai ministers in fine-tuning response to Trump tariff threat
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GENERAL
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19:10
Thaksin ‘could have been returned to prison hospital’
GENERAL
|
18:22
Facial recognition to help manage Maya Bay crowds
GENERAL
|
18:13
Thailand sending four orangutans home to Indonesia
GENERAL
|
17:02
Chinese fugitive, Korean drug agent arrested in Pattaya
GENERAL
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15:41
40 arrested after drug tests in Bangkok bar
POLITICS
|
18:42
Acting PM not bothered by court case
POLITICS
|
05:27
Pheu Thai blasted for rejecting amnesty bills
POLITICS
|
05:16
Thais will not slash all tariffs on US goods
POLITICS
|
17 Jul 2025
229 targeted in Senate vote-rigging case
POLITICS
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17 Jul 2025
DSI zeroes in on 10 suspects in Senate vote-rigging case
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10:05
Do Thai students still see a future in the age of AI?
SPECIAL REPORT
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17 Jul 2025
Are damaged Thai banknotes still usable?
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17 Jul 2025
Risks and rewards of Beijing's BRI
SPECIAL REPORT
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16 Jul 2025
How much do Thai monks earn per month?
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14 Jul 2025
Reshuffles mean little at ground level
PR NEWS
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17:21
EEC Honours 25 Entrepreneurs for Service Excellence
PR NEWS
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17:19
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15:00
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14:57
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13:22
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2 Jun 2025
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BUSINESS
GENERAL
MOTORING
INVESTMENT
GENERAL
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20:38
Thailand considers excise tax hikes on imported EVs
GENERAL
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18:04
Thai regulator approves low-cost mobile packages
GENERAL
|
17:22
Tourism industry likes Thaksin’s ‘CEO governor’ idea
GENERAL
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13:44
Thailand expects similar tariffs to other regional countries: minister
GENERAL
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12:21
Russia targets Southeast Asian markets for grain exports
MOTORING
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12 Jul 2025
Auto parts makers brace for the worst
MOTORING
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12 Jul 2025
Detailing Neta's fall from grace
MOTORING
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5 Jul 2025
Thai auto sector showing signs of recovery, minister says
MOTORING
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4 Jul 2025
China's intense EV rivalry tests Thailand's local production goals
MOTORING
|
1 Jul 2025
Chinese automakers grab record hybrid market share in Europe
INVESTMENT
|
15 Jul 2025
Brokerages back dividend tax exemption
INVESTMENT
|
15 Jul 2025
YLG sees gold hitting $3,650 in H2
INVESTMENT
|
14 Jul 2025
Crypto seen benefiting from tax exemption
INVESTMENT
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9 Jul 2025
Thai investor confidence hit by political turbulence
INVESTMENT
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7 Jul 2025
ThaiBMA reveals growing trend of bond defaults, delays
EXCHANGE
WEATHER
SET
GOLD
Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
USD
32.2819
32.6031
GBP
43.136
43.9577
EUR
37.3318
38.029
JPY
21.5118
22.1637
HKD
4.0968
4.1722
CNY
4.4617
4.5734
Source: Bank of Thailand (18 Jul 2025)
BANGKOK
Clouds
29°
/
29°
CHIANG MAI
Clouds
27°
/
27°
PATTAYA
Clouds
29°
/
29°
SURAT THANI
Clouds
29°
/
29°
PHUKET
Clouds
28°
/
28°
KANCHANABURI
Clouds
29°
/
29°
Source: openweathermap.org (18 Jul 2025)
SET
1,206.58
+8.47
SET50
789.42
+6.57
SET50FF
764.37
+5.04
SET100
1,688.54
+13.55
SET100FF
1,638.09
+9.65
sSET
595.28
+3.63
SETCLMV
613.80
+3.89
Source: settrade.com (18 Jul 2025)
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
GOLD
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
51,250.00
Sell (Baht)
51,350.00
ORNAMENT
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
50,225.08
Sell (Baht)
52,150.00
Source: GoldTraders (18 Jul 2025)
Date: 18 Jul 2025
Type
Today
Tomorrow
46.14
46.14
31.94
31.94
49.84
49.84
28.99
28.99
Type
Today
Tomorrow
32.48
32.48
32.85
32.85
Effective and projected prices as at ,
Historical Retail Oil Prices
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03:30
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03:30
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