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The Cabinet has approved the use of state funds to subsidise half of the 6% interest charged by the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) on loans granted to farmers for the purchase of chemical fertiliser through farmers’ institutions, community enterprises or outlets endorsed by the bank.
Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway on Saturday.
Police are looking for the owner of a vessel that ran aground on rocks off Trat province, spilling about two tonnes of allegedly untaxed products, mainly fresh food and meat, into the sea.
Public Health Ministry is closely monitoring cases of melioidosis, especially in northeastern provinces, after 712 infections, including 23 fatalities, have been reported since the beginning of the year.
Similan Islands National Park officials successfully removed a massive 500kg of discarded fishing gear, commonly known as “ghost nets,” during a routine Marine Smart Patrol near Payang Island.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow is scheduled to visit Naypyidaw next week to strengthen bilateral ties, as Thailand and Myanmar have just formed new cabinets, according to an informed source.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has endorsed the building of fences along the Thai-Malaysian border in Narathiwat to curb illegal crossings, weapons smuggling and drug trafficking, in a bid to strengthen security and restore public confidence in the restive southern border region.
Iran said it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but questions lingered Saturday about how much freedom ships actually had to transit the waterway as Tehran maintained its grip on the who got through and threatened to close it again if the U.S. kept in place its blockade of Iranian ships and ports.Iran said it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but questions lingered Saturday about how much freedom ships actually had to transit the waterway as...
Thai officials have emphasised the urgent need to support affected sectors and vulnerable groups amid the current oil crisis, despite budget constraints.
Summonses have been issued by police and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to eight of ten companies suspected of hoarding oil for profit between March 21 and 25, when most service stations across the country were experiencing fuel shortages, before the Oil Fuel Fund Executive Committee decided to raise fuel prices by six baht per litre.
World-renowned Muay Thai boxer Rodtang Jitmuangnon has scheduled his first press conference, at his house tomorrow at 3pm, to bear all about the current drama on social media between him and One Championship Thailand.
Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday, as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in a coup five years ago.
Sexual harassment among parliamentarians has been in the spotlight, including in Thailand, prompting calls to revise mechanisms to increase workplace safety, to protect politicians, lawmakers and officials.
Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun announced a significant restructuring of the Ministry of Commerce today, placing the Department of Internal Trade (DIT) at the forefront of efforts to combat the rising cost of living.
Any individual found encroaching on conserved forests or national forest reserves in Chiang Mai—which are closed to all unauthorised access—will be arrested immediately and face charges, according to a recent directive issued by the provincial governor to police and park rangers in a bid to curb forest fires. A total of 244 hotspots were reported in Chiang Mai today, including 37 in Prao district and 33 in Chiang Dao district. Many of these fires are located on high mountains that are not...
The Fourth Army Region commander has apologised for comments he made after his recent interview in which he accused Muslim religious schools, such as pondoks (boarding schools) and tadikas (kindergartens) of being breeding grounds for violence.
