Panel jittery over delay in stimulus
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) has expressed fresh concern over the delay in disbursement of the 400 billion-baht…
Cabinet mulls two train routes
The cabinet will be asked this month to approve two new train route extensions in the North and Northeast worth a combined 153…
Flash floods kill two in Thailand, storm heads for Burma
Flash floods killed at least two people and swept through hundreds of houses in northern Thailand, authorities said after tropical storm Sinlaku dumped…
Vietnam widens rice export lead over Thailand in June: trade data
Vietnam widened its 2020 rice export lead over Thailand to about 600,000 mt in June, according to trade data from both countries. Register…
BCPG acquiring 4 solar plants
BCPG, a renewable energy business arm of Bangchak Corporation, has announced a takeover deal for four solar power plants in Thailand with a…
Thai protesters openly criticise monarchy
Speakers at a Thai anti-government protest demanded reforms to the monarchy of King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Monday, calling for its powers to be…
Thai minister threatens Facebook with legal action over restriction requests
Thailand’s digital minister has threatened legal action against Facebook and accused the social media giant of not complying with government requests to restrict…
In Thailand’s deep south conflict, a ‘glimpse of hope’, but no momentum to sustain a COVID-19 ceasefire
Violence continues to simmer in Thailand’s deep south, despite hopes a rare ceasefire called during the coronavirus pandemic would be a stepping stone…
Education ministry to push for full school opening
The Ministry of Education will this week ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to allow 4,500 schools nationwide to open fully.…
