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SET continues to outperform the region

After defying the "Sell in May" trend, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in June continued to rise, helped by the US-Iran ceasefire.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

It's a shame the US and Iran can't both lose

The last time oil tankers were being shot up in the Persian Gulf, back in the 1980s, it was Saddam Hussein's brutal tyranny in Iraq versus Ayatollah Khomeini's revolutionary Islamist regime in Iran, and people used to say, "It's a shame that both sides can't lose."

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

Art collectors Uthen and Piriya stage 'Visual Dialogue'

More than 100 rarely-seen art masterpieces from two private collections are presented during "Visual Dialogue" at Museum Pier in Bangkok, until Aug 2.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

Global smartphone shipments in second quarter hit lowest in 13 years on memory chip crunch

BENGALURU — Global ⁠smartphone ⁠shipments fell 11% ​in the second quarter to their lowest level ​for the period ‌since 2013, as a prolonged memory chip shortage drove up handset prices and dampened demand, according to early estimates from Counterpoint Research.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

Trump says the US will control Strait of Hormuz and get paid for it

WASHINGTON - US President ⁠Donald Trump said on Monday ​that the United States would probably take over the Strait of Hormuz and ​should be reimbursed for controlling the vital ‌waterway.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

Refreshed US-Iran strikes enter second day

DUBAI - US military strikes on Iran entered a second day on Monday in a new surge of fighting over the status of the Strait of Hormuz that endangered a fragile interim agreement and sent oil prices spiking.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

France's Macron says Europe will defend freedom at all costs

PARIS (FRANCE) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said Europe was ready to defend itself and freedom with "blood" if necessary, before a meeting of Ukraine's allies to reaffirm support for Kyiv and step up pressure on Russia.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

Spanish PM urges better prevention after deadly wildfire

TURRE (SPAIN) - Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday urged Spain to strengthen its prevention measures after one of the country's deadliest wildfires in recent history killed 13 people and razed a huge area of the nation.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

Kenya's goons: a world of political violence and desperation

NAIROBI — Kenyan politicians are hiring armed thugs for as little as US$4 per day, as poverty and ruthless political competition threaten to unleash uncontrollable violence ahead of elections next year.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

Middle East rocked by heaviest attacks since Iran-US ceasefire

TEHRAN - The Middle East has been rocked by US and Iranian attacks of a scale unseen since an April ceasefire, as fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz threatened to derail efforts to permanently end the war.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13