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The Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) has revised Thailand's full-year inflation forecast to 1.8–2.2%, up from 1.5–2.5%, cited rising energy and food costs fueled by Middle East tensions.
Spending during the upcoming Vegetarian Festival is projected to hit a six-year high of 46.91 billion baht, up 2.2% year-on-year due to rising food prices and plant-based trends, according to a UTCC survey.
Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted.
The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to introduce a 450-baht tourist landing fee for foreign arrivals in the first quarter of next year.
Thai teen rocker Nene Royal will make a special appearance at a reception for global financial leaders and participants attending the IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings next week, Government spokesman Ekkapob Pianpises said yesterday.
The Marine Department has deployed water pushers, boats, and jet skis to accelerate flood drainage into the sea in Samut Songkhram’s Amphawa and Bang Khonthi districts.
The Cabinet today extended the emergency decree in select districts of Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat for three months, from October 20 to January 19.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has put all southern provinces on high alert for heavy rainfall from today until October 14.
A 17-year-old student from Chachoengsao province has developed a website to help coordinate flood relief efforts after volunteering in the flood response and seeing cases of assistance being duplicated.
Thailand will host the IMF and World Bank Group annual meetings on October 12–18, marking the second time the kingdom has staged the landmark event since 1991.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has been appointed to oversee joint water management across Bangkok, Nakhon Nayok, and Pathum Thani to prevent inter-provincial disputes.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's call for flood-hit people to evacuate to safety without delay, rather than remain behind out of concern for their pets, has drawn criticism from animal lovers.
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) is investigating a Kanchanaburi care facility following television allegations of physical abuse and unlawful confinement of elderly and psychiatric patients.
Thailand’s Disease Control Department is monitoring a pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia while awaiting further details from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Department of Livestock Development has deployed 50 officers with heavy machinery to assist a Prachin Buri pig farm after more than 2,000 pigs drowned in severe floods.
