INSANE: 38 - The Real Truth

Tax breaks to lure carmakers

The Finance Ministry plans to introduce tax incentives by September to encourage foreign carmakers to establish production facilities in Thailand and increase the use of locally made components.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

New LPG subsidy strains fuel fund

The Energy Ministry has announced an increase in the subsidy for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to keep domestic cooking gas prices unchanged, though the move adds financial pressure on the state Oil Fuel Fund.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Data centre growth meets resource limits

Entrepreneurs are warning the rapid expansion of data centre investment could deepen water scarcity, even as they acknowledge its potential to drive business growth, according to the latest poll conducted by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Beyond gun control

Thai society has again been shaken to its core by a deadly shooting spree at a school in the vicinity of Bangkok. After major mass shooting cases such as the Nakhon Ratchasima attack in 2020, the Nong Bua Lam Phu massacre in 2022, and the shooting at Siam Paragon shopping…

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Asian bourses steady as investors weigh data

Asian stocks posted mixed trade at the end of the week, as tech shares in South Korea advanced even as investors weighed a cooling, AI-fuelled semiconductor rally, rising oil prices due to Middle East tensions, and upcoming US jobs data.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Democracy versus AI data centres

Hardly a week goes by without news of another US town or city pushing back against a proposed AI data centre in its backyard. Residents worry about the rising electricity costs, excessive water consumption, noise pollution and other burdens their communities will have to shoulder to sustain these power-guzzling behemoths.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Senate probe risks public trust

As the Election Commission wraps up its probe into Senate election fraud late this month, the public must keep a close eye on the process.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Slimming down the state

The government is attempting what many administrations before it have promised but ultimately failed to achieve: shrinking the country's sprawling bureaucracy.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

SET executives upbeat on renewed investor confidence

Thailand's stock market is regaining momentum as foreign investors return, supported by stronger capital inflows, improving economic fundamentals and new investment themes, according to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

More than The Mouse Boys

Malawi is not well known internationally for its traditional and popular music, although that may change with the release of a fascinating contemporary compilation Sounds Of Malawi Vol.1 (Hen House Studios).

Bangkok Post · Aug 7