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Thailand’s Cabinet recently issued an Emergency Decree to borrow 400 billion baht, aimed at funding relief and economic restructuring amid the global energy crisis stemming from the war in Iran.
The first mobile Cabinet meeting of Anutin Charnvirakul’s second-term administration will be held in Songkhla on June 8 and 9.
The Thai Army detected gunfire coming from the Cambodian side of the border near Chong Chom checkpoint in Surin province on Wednesday, with a total of 11 shots fired from the O Samach area, Army spokesman Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree said.
Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya PCL), through its Global Markets Group, analysed the baht's direction for this week, projecting a trading range of 32.00-32.75 to the US$.
Rescue teams continued to try to locate a passenger today, who has been missing since Monday when a barge capsized at sea near Thalu Island in the Bang Saphan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan province.
The South Korean government has blacklisted Thai farm workers from the four northeastern provinces of Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen and Maha Sarakham after it was discovered that a number of them had left their employers in violation of their employment contracts.
Police and officials from the land, revenue, employment and business development departments began a crackdown on the first 24 allegedly foreign-controlled tourism-related businesses on Pha-ngan Island, suspected of using Thai nationals as majority shareholding nominees.
A dusky leaf monkey (spectacled langur), which suffered a severe electric shock, has been transferred to the Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary in Songkhla province for treatment and intensive care.
The Cabinet has agreed, in principle, to amend the Alien Business Act to exempt foreign businessmen from having to seek permission from the authorities to invest in eight service businesses.
The Surasi Task Force detained three Thai nationals last night for allegedly attempting to smuggle power generators and electrical control cabinets into Myanmar.
Thai police believe that Ming Chen San, the Chinese man arrested with a large cache of arms and explosives, is connected with Chinese scammers based in Cambodia and that he may be in conflict with them.
ASEAN leaders agreed to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan next month to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their dialogue relations, according to an informed source.
The annual and ancient Royal Ploughing Ceremony, presided over by Their Majesties the King and Queen this morning, indicated a positive outlook for Thailand’s agriculture and foreign trade this year.
President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow is scheduled to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) in New Delhi from May 14–15, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Chaiwat Sathawornwichit has emerged as the strongest challenger to Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt in next month’s gubernatorial election, bolstered by the People’s Party (PP) and its massive popularity among the capital’s voters.
