Category: Thailand
Rattanakosin area set for makeover
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Silpakorn University are teaming up to turn Rattanakosin Island into a smart city. The two organisations on Thursday signed [...]
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Confidence edges higher in June poll
Business sentiment picked up for the first time in 14 months in June, boosted by easing of the government’s lockdown measures. The University of the Thai Chamber of [...]
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US ambassador vows to help Thailand combat human trafficking
The US ambassador to Thailand is pledging to help Thailand achieve its goal to be upgraded from Tier 2 to Tier 1 in the annual US Trafficking in Persons Report. The report [...]
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30 households, 25 vehicles damaged by flash floods in Thailand’s north
An estimated 30 households and 25 vehicles were damaged by flash floods in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai, said Chiang Mai’s provincial public [...]
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IRPC slashes capex to maintain liquidity
SET-listed IRPC Plc, the petrochemical arm of national energy conglomerate PTT Plc, is slowing investment in new projects, slashing its spending by 27.8 billion baht to [...]
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US Army chief of staff signs ‘strategic vision’ pact with Thailand
US Army Chief of Staff general James McConville met with Thailand’s prime minister and its army chief on Friday, in the first high-level visit by a foreign delegation [...]
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PTT sells Asia’s longest dollar bond, raises $700m
PTT Plc, Thailand’s largest energy company, raised $700 million from the sale of a 50-year bond in Asia’s longest dollar corporate debt deal, and bankers believe [...]
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Cabinet reshuffle looms
A cabinet reshuffle looms after the resignation from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) of three cabinet ministers, including the finance minister. The resignations [...]
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No new Covid-19 cases
The government on Friday reported no new cases of coronavirus disease, with the total remaining at 3,202 and the death toll unchanged at 58. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation [...]
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Thailand advises inbound travellers on necessary steps to take before being granted entry into country
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday issued an advisory to inbound travellers including Thais and foreigners, on the steps to take before being granted [...]
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Thailand could become the first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex civil partnerships
Thailand’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft bill that will legally recognise same-sex civil partnerships and give greater rights to same-sex couples, a potential [...]
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June hits 30-month trading high for stocks
Average trading value per day in Thailand’s two stock indices saw a 27.8 percent year-on-year rise in June, a 30-month high, as retail investors returned to capture [...]
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ASP: 15pct Q2 contraction possible
Thailand’s economy could contract by 15 percent year-on-year in the second quarter from lockdown measures, with rising contagion risk affecting economic activities on [...]
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Narongpan tipped to be next army chief
Gen Narongpan Jitkaewthae is expected to replace Gen Apirat Kongsompong as army chief during a military reshuffle at the end of September, according to a source in the armed [...]
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JSCCIB urges deep CPTPP examination
The unsettled debate on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has prompted the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and [...]
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