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16 May 2024 | 17:00:22 GMT+7
THAILAND
16 May 2024
Cannabis backers urge minister not to turn back clock
THAILAND
16 May 2024
Activists demand quick probe into jailed peer’s death
BUSINESS
16 May 2024
Pichai: Financial access more worrying than interest rates
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16 May 2024
Going against the grain
THAILAND
16 May 2024
Suspect admits to murdering Korean man
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16 May 2024
Wage hike erodes April sentiment
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16 May 2024
A big boost for women's game
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15 May 2024
PM wants answers about activist’s death
Thailand
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15 May 2024
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14:19
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13:26
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Teen caught smoking at hospital allegedly had heroin
11:46
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16:40
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13:26
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12:01
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10:39
Foreigners arrested for illegally running daycare, wakeboarding centre
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10:20
Endangered turtles with trackers freed
POLITICS
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15:04
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04:03
Amnesty panel to mull inclusion of S112 cases
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15 May 2024
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15 May 2024
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15 May 2024
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13 May 2024
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12 May 2024
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5 May 2024
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2 May 2024
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1 May 2024
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16:31
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15:51
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11:22
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Toyota testing EV pickup ahead of production in Thailand
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14:19
Pichai: Financial access more worrying than interest rates
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11:46
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05:41
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16:05
Toyota testing EV pickup ahead of production in Thailand
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9 May 2024
Carmakers flag difficult year on costs, muted EV demand
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7 May 2024
Local EV industry sees bright prospects
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3 May 2024
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13 May 2024
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11 May 2024
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11 May 2024
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10 May 2024
Microsoft cloud investment just the start
MONEY TRANSFER
EXCHANGE
WEATHER
SET
GOLD
Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
USD
36.3802
36.7184
GBP
45.5976
46.4495
EUR
39.1761
39.9044
JPY
23.0584
23.7165
HKD
4.6381
4.7229
CNY
4.9947
5.1213
Source: Bank of Thailand (16 May 2024)
BANGKOK
Rain
33°
/
36°
CHIANG MAI
Clouds
35°
/
41°
PATTAYA
Rain
30°
/
35°
SURAT THANI
Clouds
28°
/
34°
PHUKET
Clouds
33°
/
33°
KANCHANABURI
Clouds
39°
/
39°
Source: openweathermap.org (16 May 2024)
SET
1,377.72
+7.28
SET50
850.15
+5.61
SET50FF
847.12
+4.08
SET100
1,876.09
+12.22
SET100FF
1,869.60
+9.46
sSET
868.55
+2.09
SETCLMV
825.89
+4.04
Source: settrade.com (16 May 2024)
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
GOLD
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
40,750.00
Sell (Baht)
40,850.00
ORNAMENT
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
40,022.40
Sell (Baht)
41,350.00
Source: GoldTraders (16 May 2024)
Date: 16 May 2024
Type
Today
Tomorrow
45.64
45.64
31.44
31.44
49.84
49.84
36.59
36.59
Type
Today
Tomorrow
38.38
38.38
38.95
38.95
Effective and projected prices as at 10 May 2024, 05:00 AM
Historical Retail Oil Prices
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