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Finance Minister Pichai to hold talks with central bank boss
TUESDAY, MAY 07, 2024
Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Tuesday that he will look into whether the Bank of Thailand Act needs to be amended to ensure that monetary and government policies can go hand-in-hand.
Thai police officers involved in kidnapping of Chinese businessmen
TUESDAY, MAY 07, 2024
Two Thai police officers are among the 11 suspects who kidnapped five Chinese businessmen from a hotel in Bangkok on April 25 and extorted money from the victims, senior officers from Din Daeng police station said on Monday.
Thailand makes strong showing at Arabian Travel Market
TUESDAY, MAY 07, 2024
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) led 64 Thai tourism entrepreneurs and associations to showcase Thailand’s tourism attractions, products and services at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2024 currently taking place in Dubai.
Storms, wind and hail forecast for much of Thailand
TUESDAY, MAY 07, 2024
Summer storms accompanied by gusty wind, hail and lightning strikes could affect the North, the Northeast, the East and Central regions, the Thai Meteorological Department warned on Tuesday.
Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks
TUESDAY, MAY 07, 2024
Hamas said Monday it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but Israel said the deal did not meet its core demands and it was pushing ahead with an assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Still, Israel said it would continue negotiations.
Prime minister rules out amending laws on BOT governor’s powers
MONDAY, MAY 06, 2024
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has firmly rejected any notion of amending the laws concerning the powers of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) governor.
Thailand may not feel full impact of La Niña this year
MONDAY, MAY 06, 2024
As El Niño shifts into neutral gear, climate change conditions are making it tougher to forecast whether the cooler, wetter La Niña phenomenon will be arriving in Thailand this year.
Warming seas killing clownfish, marine expert says
MONDAY, MAY 06, 2024
A marine expert at Kasetsart University in Bangkok has voiced concern that global warming would cause the population of clownfish to dwindle greatly.
Travel to, from China boosted by visa waivers
MONDAY, MAY 06, 2024
Since the official implementation of the visa waiver agreement between China and Thailand on March 1, tourism between the two countries has significantly intensified.
CIB warns of call centres using ‘deepfakes’ made from generative AI
MONDAY, MAY 06, 2024
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has called on people to beware of call-centre gangs that have now started cloning their voices to sound like victims’ friends and acquaintances.
Ex-BOT chief against moving FIDF debt to central bank to cut public debt
MONDAY, MAY 06, 2024
The government's push to reduce the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF) debt to ease the state budget or public debt burden is not new.
Phumtham proves 10-year-old rice edible, vows to auction it next week
MONDAY, MAY 06, 2024
Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai declared on Monday that he will start auctioning off the 15,000 tonnes of rice in storage from next week.
Vietnam seeks Cambodia's cooperation on Funan Techo canal impact
MONDAY, MAY 06, 2024
Vietnam is interested in, and is closely following the developments concerning the Funan Techo canal project, but respects the legitimate interests of Cambodia in accordance with the 1995 Mekong Agreement, relevant regulations of the Mekong River Commission (MRC), the traditional and friendly neighbourliness between the two countries, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on Sunday.