BANGKOK, June 30 — Festive campaign posters across Thailand promise voters the world in Sunday’s election: free tablet PCs, wage increases, high-speed trains, tax cuts. The list goes on. These could deliver a burst of consumer spending and investment but also fuel a host of problems — from higher...

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Festive campaign posters across Thailand promise voters the world in Sunday’s election: free tablet PCs, wage increases, high-speed trains, tax cuts. The list goes on.

Opinion polls show the party allied to deposed Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra is heading for victory in the July 3 election. Once the votes are counted, there’s no guarantee it will be allowed to rule.

Opinion polls show the party allied to deposed Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra is heading for victory in the July 3 election. Once the votes are counted, there’s no guarantee it will be allowed to rule.

Thailand’s Government Pension Fund, which manages about $16 billion of assets, plans to double its investments in overseas bonds after political tension ahead of the July 3 election eroded returns on domestic equities.

Thailand’s Government Pension Fund, which manages about $16 billion of assets, plans to double its investments in overseas bonds after political tension ahead of the July 3 election eroded returns on domestic equities.

Cinnober to deliver trading, market data, and surveillance systems for Thai bourse´s equities and derivatives marketsThe Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Cinnober announce today the formal agreement under which Cinnober will deliver several …

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