Fri, July 01, 2022
Published: Jul 01, 2022
Controversy over the custom of students prostrating before teachers has reignited as Thai schools and universities begin classes for the start of the academic year.
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) reported that household debt in the first quarter of 2022 rose to 14.64 trillion baht, up by 80.076 billion baht from the fourth quarter of 2021.
Thai Airways International (THAI) on Friday submitted a request to revise its rehabilitation plan, which includes recapitalisation that would increase the company's registered capital to 80 billion baht.
Chadchart Sittipunt sing , celebrating Nation Group’s 52nd year
The National Security Council (NSC) is scheduled to set up a special team to tackle Thailand’s fuel and food crisis when it meets on Monday (July 4).
Some 5,000 tourists crossed from Malaysia to Thailand via the Sadao checkpoint on Friday, as border traffic surged fivefold after the Thailand Pass system was scrapped.
Price-sensitive Indian passengers are now hard-pressed to find low-cost flights they had become used to in the past decade, as fares have surged by 30 to 50 per cent to their highest since the pandemic.
Thursday’s sudden announcement by Russia that President Vladimir Putin had signed a decree handing the rights to the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project to a new Russian company has caused alarm in the Japanese government.
The World Bank has appointed Fabrizio Zarcone as country manager of Thailand with effect from July 1 to help Thailand tackle poverty and boost prosperity.
Artist Kwanyuen Ketnoo became an overnight sensation on Facebook after he began posting images of his makeshift gallery on a road in Khon Kaen’s Si Chomphu district.
Malaysian palm oil millers that have stopped buying fresh fruit bunches (FFB) risk having their operating licence suspended, the government has warned.
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The Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) has banned Buddhist monks and novices from smoking or growing cannabis but permitted them to use it to treat illness.
The energy minister expects oil refinery operators to issue plans this month to help boost liquidity of the Oil Fuel Fund, which is suffering record debts from subsidising pump prices amid the global oil price crisis.
The Khaosan Road Business Association has proposed making Khaosan Road in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district a "cannabis hub" in a bid to attract foreign tourists.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will meet on July 8 to revise plans to declare Covid-19 endemic, as patients with severe symptoms are likely to rise.
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) will buy seven drones for around 4 billion baht from an Israeli company.
Guangdong conservation base welcomes new African elephant calves
Thailand’s export sector saw a growth of over 10 per cent in May and almost 13 per cent in the first five months of this year, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Friday.
National security-related agencies are closely monitoring the situation on the Thailand-Myanmar border following outbreak of hostilities between rebels and Myanmar forces, the National Security Council said on Friday.
Tropical storm “Chaba”, which is set to slam into South China during the weekend, will not hit Thailand directly, the Thai Meteorological Department said on Friday.
Consumer goods giant Saha Group is once again calling on the government to allow manufacturers to increase the price of instant noodles as companies are now making losses.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) personnel that remained in Sri Lanka from 20-30 June to study the exact reasons for the current economic crisis in the country and design a comprehensive economic programme have stressed the need to reduce ‘corruption vulnerabilities’ in Sri Lanka.
Low-cost airline NokAir has applied to start operating domestic flights to and from Nakhon Ratchasima Airport, which has been shut since 2019, a source said.
