BANGKOK, July 7 — Thailand, in its latest proposal to avert steep US tariffs, is aiming to boost bilateral trade volumes with the US and reduce its US$46 billion (RM198 billion) trade surplus by 70 per cent within five years, reaching balance in seven to eight years, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira told Bloomberg News yesterday.

BANGKOK, July 10 — Thailand’s economy is not good and the property sector needs urgent support due to weak demand and rising bad loans, the country’s finance minister said today.

SINGAPORE, May 30 — Thailand's new finance minister has caught investor attention with a more conciliatory approach to the central bank, opening a window for policy coordination to support battered markets.