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Airports of Thailand has acknowledged that the recent increase in International Passenger Service Charges (PSC) will inevitably lead to higher airfares, but insists the additional revenue is intended for critical infrastructure expansion rather than to offset lost concession income.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced yesterday that he has officially signed a draft emergency decree authorising the Ministry of Finance to borrow 400 billion baht to address energy crises and fund the country’s energy transition.
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has revised its economic growth forecast for the year upward to 2.1%, citing the potentially positive impact of the government’s 400-billion-baht loan decree, while dismissing concerns that the country is entering a period of stagflation.
Police have intercepted more than six kilogrammes of heroin, valued at up to 24 million baht on the international black market, hidden inside the lining of Thai silk garments destined for Australia.
People living in 60 provinces, including Bangkok, are advised to brace for thunderstorms, gusty winds and heavy rain from today through Sunday, and to avoid taking shelter under large trees, billboards or unstable structures.
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believed a deal with Iran was "very possible" but threatened to again bomb the country if negotiations fell apart.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and other ASEAN leaders will consider a joint response to the widening fallout from the Middle East crisis on Friday, according to Daniel Xavier Imperial, spokesperson for the 48th ASEAN Summit.
Directors of a company accused of selling mislabeled canned fish apologised to the public today, insisting that the products were safe to eat despite containing fish that did not match the labels and claiming they had been produced only on a trial basis.
The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has launched proactive measures in the northern provinces of Lamphun and Chiang Mai to manage the seasonal influx of mangoes and longans, aiming to prevent oversupply and maintain price stability.
Pressure is mounting on Myanmar’s military authorities to provide verifiable proof of life for detained Aung San Suu Kyi, as her son appeals to France for help and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations calls for its special envoy to be granted access to her.
A group of former foreign ministers and former United Nations experts yesterday urged ASEAN leaders to abandon the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) and adopt new measures at the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu.
Millions of Thai workers are facing both short-term and longer-term threats to their jobs that require greater efforts from the government, businesses and labor representatives themselves.
Driven by oil and food price increases, Thailand’s inflation rate for the month of April increased by 2.89% compared to the same period last year, according to Nantapong Chiralerspong, director general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO).
Bangkok and Phnom Penh will now operate under the same legal framework in resolving their maritime disputes, after Cambodia signalled it is open to compulsory conciliation under international law.
Incumbent Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt remains popular among city residents and has a good chance of winning a second term in the gubernatorial election on June 28, said Assistant Professor Suvicha Pouaree, director of the opinion poll centre at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA).
An environmental group has launched a petition drive against the government-backed land bridge project, drawing more than the required 50,000 signatures overnight.
