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Although firefighters arrived within minutes, a combination of factors proved deadly for many of the people trapped inside the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub.

Thailand's central bank upgraded its economic growth forecasts on Wednesday, signalling a ‌modest improvement in the outlook after it held interest rates steady for a second straight meeting.

A Thai government plan to borrow 400 billion baht ($12.2 billion) to cushion the economy ‌from higher oil prices is facing a legal test that could define the scope of its emergency powers to help struggling households and spur economic growth.

Ahead of Thailand's February general election, politicians often came to court voters like 69-year-old rice farmer Chaon Taiupok in Ayutthaya, about 80 ​km (50 miles) north of the capital, Bangkok.

Thailand's economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter of 2026, ‌helped by higher exports, consumption and investment, official data showed on Monday, but the government has kept its outlook for the year unchanged as the war in the Middle East drags on.

Thailand's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at a ​review on Wednesday, as expected, saying it needed to assess the impact of higher oil prices driven by war in the Middle East ‌while also supporting an economy grappling with weak consumption and high household debt.

Thailand's central bank unexpectedly cut its policy interest rate on Wednesday, as it seeks to further support an economy pressured by U.S. tariff uncertainty and a strong baht .

Thailand's central bank chief said on Tuesday that fiscal and monetary policy should be deployed in tandem to lift economic growth toward 2.7% this year, up from about 1.9% currently seen.

Thailand's new government will focus on debt-relief measures and investment to spur economic activity while maintaining fiscal discipline amid scrutiny from foreign investors, the finance minister said on Tuesday.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's big surprise win in Sunday's election, and the likelihood of a strong coalition government, could provide temporary relief to a stuttering economy that has faced repeated bouts of political instability.