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The Thai Cabinet, on May 13, approved a groundbreaking proposal by the Ministry of Finance to raise funds through the issuance of government tokens, or G-Tokens, marking a major step toward embracing financial technology for public debt management.
The Social Security Office (SSO) will proceed with its plan to spend about 55 million baht on printing new calendars for next year, despite the fact that most workers and employers covered by the social security scheme have voiced their objection to the project.
Southeast Asian leaders will express deep concern over US President Donald Trump's tariff blitz when they meet at a summit Monday, warning that the unilateral move posed huge challenges to economic growth and stability in the region, according to a draft statement seen by AFP.
Washington, United States - Elias Rodriguez faces murder and other charges after allegedly gunning down two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington.
The staggering impact generated by the Supreme Administrative Court will not be on anyone’s pocket, but on the already-fragile political equilibrium of Thailand.
Fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra complained today that she is being legally compelled to pay Bt10 billion in compensation for losses incurred by the rice pledging scheme—despite not having created it and being unable to pay the amount in her lifetime.
Hanoi, Vietnam - Vietnam said on Thursday "positive progress" has been made in trade talks with Washington, as it tries to slash President Donald Trump's threatened 46 percent levy imposed on the country in his global tariff blitz.
The Supreme Administrative Court ordered former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra today to pay the Finance Ministry about Bt10bn in compensation, for the losses caused to the state by her government’s controversial rice pledging scheme. The amount is significantly lower than the Finance Ministry’s original demand of Bt35.7bn. The Court stated that the ordered compensation equaled half the estimated loss from G2G rice sales under the scheme. It added that Yingluck had shown grave negligence...
China’s ‘Xue Long 2’ polar research icebreaker has moored at Thailand’s Chuk Samet Pier in Sattahip, in celebration of Princess Sirindhorn's 70th birthday and the 50th anniversary of Thai-Chinese diplomatic relations.
The KAWS: Holiday Companion, a large artistic structure at Sanam Luang near the Grand Palace, has excited art lovers but left others ambivalent about its presence.
Bangkok has been listed as one of the world’s highest-risk destinations for tourist fraud, with a particularly alarming rate of scams involving taxis and car rentals, according to a new report by the MasterCard Economics Institute.
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has proposed the idea of constructing a dam across the Kok River, to block toxic contaminants, such as heavy metals discharged from unregulated Chinese-run mining operations in Shan state of Myanmar, from flowing downstream into Thai territory.
Wat Rai Khing, a famous temple in Nakhon Pathom that has drawn Buddhist pilgrims for the past two centuries, now finds itself at the centre of a national controversy.
Human error has been blamed for the fall of a concrete beam on the Dao Khanong-Bangkok western outer ring road project on Rama 2 Road on March 15th, resulting in the deaths of five people and injuries to 22 others.
Cannes, France - Film director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, who won a top prize at the Cannes Festival on Wednesday, recruited a major influencer for his off-the-wall gay comedy with a political punch.
The Commerce Ministry has launched a crackdown on nominee-owned companies and the trade in substandard imports, said Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan today.
