According to a report from Golden Ten, Thai Prime Minister Settar Tasin called on the central bank to hold an extraordinary meeting to lower the benchmark interest rate on the social platform X, causing the Thai baht to fall. USD/THB rose 0.2% to 36.083. The prime minister's comments meant the baht was under further pressure, said Moh Siong Sim, currency strategist at Bank of Singapore, suggesting it was increasing pressure to cut interest rates before the central bank's next meeting in April. Economic data released by the Economic and Social Development Council on Monday showed that Thailand's economic situation is at a critical stage. "I would like to implore the Monetary Policy Committee to convene a meeting to consider cutting interest rates instead of waiting for a regular meeting to make a decision," Saita said.