Bank of Ayudhya announced a 0.15% rate cut effective 27th May, 2009.
The Minimum Lending Rate (MLR) is thus 6.25%, with Minimum Retail Rate (MRR) and Minimum Overdraft Rate (MOR) at 6.75%.
This makes it the 4th local bank to announce rate cuts after pressure from the Central Bank and Finance Ministry to pass on previous rate [...]
Last Sunday we had to go to the TOT service counter at Seri Centre to make changes to our internet package.
Since we were there and I am in the market for a second monitor to run off my laptop, we went up to the IT floor. I had not been there for a couple of years and [...]
Siam Commercial Bank and Kasikorn Bank announced lending rate cuts effective Monday 25th May, 2009.
Siam Commercial Banks reduction by 0.15% brings its Minimum Lending Rate (MLR) to 6.0%, Minimum Overdraft Rate (MOR) to 6.25% and Minimum Retail Rate (MRR) to 6.5%.
Kasikorn Bank announced a quarter percentage point cut for an MLR of 5.85%, MOR of [...]
After some nudging from the Finance Minister and the Central Bank, Bangkok Bank took the lead in cutting interest rates by 0.125% effective Thursday 21st May, 2009.
Prime Lending Rate is now 5.875%, Minimum Retail Rate (MRR) 6.5% and Minimum Overdraft Rate (MOR) 6.125%. Deposit rates remain unchanged.
The announcement comes on the heels of the Bank [...]
For a couple of years now I had been having a few beers every day, escalating to many beers if at the pub on weekends. I would typically have my first one sometime after 5.00p.m. and continue until dinner.
Unfortunately, with age came the mid-section though I suppose I cannot really complain as it did not [...]
I usually switch on the radio to MET 107 FM when I am on my treadmill in the hope of getting some decent music to take my mind off the old bones creaking with effort.
The station runs the news every hour, which is a waste of time, and that is followed by ‘Mr. Expat Expert’ [...]
Language is a living, evolving thing which changes to accommodate the needs and mood of the time. Cool entered my lexicon at the same time as groovy, but unlike the latter, is still a part of it today. My parents and teachers probably did not think that was cool.
Evolution
I am definitely challenged when it comes to [...]
You know life in Bangkok is back to normal when the Bangkok Post starts publishing letters from the expat crowd about noise levels, stray dogs and television.
Lately, the decision by True Visions to drop BBC Entertainment from the Platinum package has been greeted with howls of outrage from subscribers threatening to downgrade to the Gold package [...]
About three days ago my wife returned from work and told me that many of her colleagues are boycotting taxis for two reasons - to economise, and to punish taxi drivers for their involvement in the recent troubles.
The sharp decline in visitors to Thailand after the recent troubles has caused a marked decline in service charges and gratuities [...]
It was delightful to see on the TV channels that people were quickly out splashing water for what was left of Songkran last week. Life is indeed back to normal, the only blip being Sondhi Limtongkul getting shot.
Locally, that had about as much impact as someone getting shot in New York or Buenos Aires would have on [...]
