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Srettha denies pressuring BOT but acknowledges interest rate concerns
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has emphasised that the government respects and does not exert pressure on the governor of the Bank of Thailand. However, he noted that people have the right to express their opinions, including Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who voiced her opinion reflecting the public's desire for a decrease in interest rates.
Self-help groups in India boost voter turnout with tamarind leaves, yellow rice
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
A grassroots initiative to draw voters to polling booths in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district is gaining traction and courting headlines in the ongoing general elections.
Madonna’s biggest-ever concert draws 1.6 million to Copacabana beach
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro’s vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans.
New-age teas bubble up toward a boom
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
With China fully unleashing the vitality of its consumption sector, businesses offering hundreds of new-age teas are fast evolving toward a boom.
Rangers' two-day struggle ends with calf gone, possibly saved by mom
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
Park rangers tried unsuccessfully for two days to free an elephant calf from a mud pond in Thap Lan National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima, but the calf was gone by the third morning in what is believed to be a rescue by its mother.
Srettha vows to tackle drought, debt, drugs in Maha Sarakham
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin led a team of ministers from the ruling Pheu Thai Party to visit the northeastern province of Maha Sarakham on Sunday and promised to tackle the problems of drought, debt and drugs for local residents.
Three workers killed amid hailstorms in Northeast
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
Several northeastern provinces were hit by hail and thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday, resulting in three deaths of construction workers in Bueng Kan.
Labour Ministry to support law to protect some 20m freelancers
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
The Labour Ministry will push for enactment of a bill to better protect some 20 million freelance workers nationwide, a spokesman of the ministry said on Sunday.
Motorcyclist badly hurt after falling into Bangkok underpass drain
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
A motorcyclist was severely injured after falling into a 50-centimere-deep drain under the emergency pavement of an underpass in Bangkok early on Sunday.
Woman tourist, 68, dies as boat overturns after touring Trang Sea
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
A 68-year-old woman lost her life when a long-tail boat carrying tourists overturned near a canal close to the Pak Meng Bridge in Trang province on Saturday.
10-year-old rice fit for human consumption, Phumtham to prove on Monday
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai reiterated on Sunday that over 145,000 sacks of rice stored for years at two warehouses in Surin province are still of good quality and edible.
Summer of 2024 has claimed 38 lives in Thailand due to heatstroke
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
A total of 38 people have died of heatstroke this year and most deaths occurred in the Northeast of Thailand, the Heath Department said on Sunday.
Most Thais unsure charter would be rewritten during current House term: poll
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
Most Thais support the government’s plan to rewrite the Constitution without changing the essence of the first two chapters, according to an opinion survey whose results were announced on Sunday.