Living Cashless: Payments in Daily Life

In today’s digital world, where technology plays a big role in daily life, one of the biggest changes we can see is the move toward a Cashless Society. This means making payments and financial transactions without carrying cash anymore. Shopping, paying bills, or even sending money can now be done with just a few taps, through credit cards, debit cards, banking apps, or electronic wallets (e-Wallets), which have now become part of almost everyone’s daily life.

The return of the Economic stimulus package : The half-half co-payment scheme

In recent years, Thailand’s economy has faced many challenges from the impact of COVID-19 and a slow recovery to household debt problems—which have kept people’s purchasing power from returning to normal. To boost the economy with visible results, the government introduced several stimulus measures. One of the most popular and widely discussed is the ‘Khon La Khrueng’ (Half-Half) scheme.

Gold takes the spotlight! Central banks worldwide make the biggest cut in U.S. dollar holdings in 30 years.

In 2025, a major turning point emerged in the global financial system: for the first time in nearly 30 years since 1996 central banks around the world now hold more gold by value than U.S. government bonds. This shift highlights a growing process of “de-dollarization,” as nations steadily reduce their reliance on the U.S. dollar. The move reflects mounting concerns over U.S. fiscal stability, intensifying geopolitical tensions, and the use of the dollar as a “financial weapon” through international standards.