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BANGKOK — The military junta is now touting three new economic measures, all of which were lifted clean from the playbook of the government it overthrew one week ago.

MANILA (DPA) — Developing Asia will show strong economic growth this year and 2016, but an impending rise in US interest rates may require monetary responses to maintain stability, an Asian Development Bank report said Tuesday.

NEW YORK (DPA) - Global shares posted on Monday some of their biggest falls since the onslaught of the global financial crisis in 2008 amid growing fears about the economic outlook for China.

(1 October) Senior Direction of the Bank of Thailand (BoT), Mr. Methee Suphapong, said that the Bank is expecting the lesser growth of the national GDP, which had been predicted to be 4.2% earlier this year.

(15 November) The Ministry of Transport is planning to expand the capability of Bangkok′s main airport to handle more goods by 2017, officials said.

(4 January) The anti-government protesters? plan to "shutdown" Bangkok on 13 January may cost the country enormous economic damages, deputy president of the Federation of Thai Industry (FTI) has warned.

MANILA — Economic losses from the impacts of climate change could slash Southeast Asia's growth by up to 11 percent by 2100, the Asian Development Bank said today.

(25 October) House and property price in Bangkok will rise by 10-15% in 2014 due to rising costs in construction and pressures caused by numerous building projects, according to a director of a well-known property firm.

(8 November) Thai economy continues to take the toll from the ongoing political crisis, according to a number of experts, with data showing that consumers confidence has hit the bottom in the past year and half.

(12 November) Minister of Finance Kittirat Na Ranong expressed his confidence that the ongoing political crisis would only affect the economy in a short term, despite signs that the economic growth of Thailand is not as good as expected.