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Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Wednesday proposed a draft budget of 79 billion baht for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration for fiscal 2023.

Thai Bankers’ Association (TBA) highlights the prominent role of commercial banks in supporting international trade and the aim to upgrade trade transactions between Thailand and Saudi Arabia with 2 projects that will improve competitiveness of Thai importers and exporters.

A Parliament meeting on Wednesday to consider the second reading of the Organic Act on the Election of Members of Parliament voted for a party-list member of Parliament calculation method in which votes for candidates from all parties will be divided by 500.

The baht opened at 36.23 to the US dollar on Thursday, the highest in six years, weakening from Wednesday’s close of 36.10.

Zone C parking at Suvarnabhumi Airport will be free during two sets of long holidays this month in a bid to boost tourism and reduce the financial burden on travellers.

Ministry of Public Health reported on Thursday (July 7) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 2,366 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, four of whom have arrived in Thailand from abroad.

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Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Savvas Michael are set to add extra fire to One 161: Moraes v Johnson II on 26 August (27 August Indochina Time) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) aims to request a 1.03-billion-baht budget from the government as a "booster shot" to help the country's overall tourism industry recover.

South Korea’s cabinet on Tuesday approved the administration’s energy policy direction, which is aimed at raising the share of nuclear energy in the nation’s total power generation from the current level of 27.4 per cent.

Vietnamese tech firms should expand cooperation in research and development (R&D) and technology transfer to be able to make electronics, information technology and telecommunications (ITC) products branded “Made in Vietnam”, experts said at a conference on Tuesday in Ho Chi Minh City.

The delay by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) in considering the merger deal between two telecom giants would be a dereliction of duty, the House of Representatives' consumer protection commission said on Wednesday.

The chief of the Pollution Control Department outlined the steps Thailand is taking to fight smog at a five-nation ministerial meeting on cross-border smog control.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday expressed confidence that Thailand would generate revenue of at least 48 million baht from traditional and alternative medicines this year.

Tsunami detection buoys are only out of position, not broken, a Mineral Resources Department expert confirmed on Wednesday.

Grab Thailand launched its first annual conference on Wednesday with the goal of providing a platform for both the private and public sectors to exchange ideas and explore the best solutions, particularly in a digital economy, social issues, human resources and the environment.

Two network transformers on Krung Kasem Road that belong to the same lot as the one that caused a fire in Bangkok’s Sampheng area last month were on Tuesday removed by the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA).

The Japanese government is becoming increasingly vigilant over provocations by Beijing and Moscow, following sightings of Chinese and Russian naval vessels in waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Monday morning.

Bangkok has been named number one in the list of “Best Cities in Southeast Asia” while Phuket was ranked first for “Best Islands in Southeast Asia” by a top international travel magazine.

Taiwan Excellence announces to host the 2nd year of Taiwan Excellence Creator Comic Contest after the success of the Taiwan Excellence Creator Comic Contest in 2021, with over 400 entries have been submitted.

The Finance Ministry has told the Bank of Thailand (BOT) to closely monitor the weakening baht, as a continuous slide could trigger outflow of capital.

Foreign minister and Asean special envoy on Myanmar Prak Sokhonn was unable to meet with former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi due to unspecified “judicial procedures” cited by the ruling State Administration Council on Monday.

Education Minister Trinuch Thienthong reiterated on Wednesday that ganja is banned in all schools following reports that students sneaked some in to smoke while another student coolly carried a cannabis drink.