The Far Cry franchise is back with another story of deranged, violent lunatics having taken over an otherwise idyllic, beautiful location where you, the hero, are stuck and must lead the locals to freedom by shooting and blowing stuff up. It’s the Far Cry formula, so is it just “same …

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has removed three cryptocurrencies from a list of those allowed for initial coin offering (ICO) investment and as a trading pair for the digital asset trade. Source: Business

SET-listed developer AP Thailand Plc will rely on product diversification this year to retain growth amid a property market slowdown. Source: Business

Thai businesses are being urged to take advantage of privileges offered under the Asean-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA) to expand trade and investment in Hong Kong, especially for restaurants, content creation and construction. Source: Business

Chief executive Carrie Lam announced yesterday Hong Kong would open an economic and trade office in Bangkok to promote trade and collaboration, especially in the tech sector and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Source: Business

SET-listed Electricity Generating Plc (Egco), Thailand’s second largest private power producer by capacity, will soon conclude two merger and acquisition deals for power generation in Asia-Pacific, providing cash on hand of 15 billion baht. Source: Business

Escalating tension between India and Pakistan is expected to affect Thailand’s exports in the short term, say senior ranking officials in the Commerce Ministry. Source: Business

The Bank of Thailand has become cautious in its export outlook, predicting the country’s payment-based outbound shipments will shrink in the first quarter after a year-on-year contraction in January exports. Source: Business

The Finance Ministry is set to spend 10 billion baht to subscribe to TMB Bank’s newly issued shares to maintain its shareholding in the new bank from the amalgamation of TMB and Thanachart Bank (TBank). Source: Business

WASHINGTON: The US economy slowed in the final three months of last year to an annual growth rate of 2.6%, the slowest pace of the year, as the government shutdown and other factors took a toll on growth. Source: Business