Four-legged rescuers bring hope and small smiles amid devastation
If there is any sign of hope at the collapsed State Auditor Office (SAO) building, it arrives on four paws.
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If there is any sign of hope at the collapsed State Auditor Office (SAO) building, it arrives on four paws.
House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said today that the draft entertainment complex bill will not be debated during the House meeting today. It has been postponed until April 9th at the earliest.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said today that he still has hope that there are some survivors still buried under tonnes of debris from the collapsed State Audit Office building, after a female voice was heard coming from deep under the rubble.
Thailand’s GDP growth this year is forecast to fall by 0.2-0.6%, to lower than the current 2.4 and 2.9% estimate, as a consequence of the reciprocal tariffs to be imposed by the Trump administration, said Kriangkrai Thiennukul, chairman of the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking.
The no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra recently focused on accusations of tax avoidance, but raised larger questions on whether they would exact a political price.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said today that the government has prepared measures, including negotiations and import tax restructuring, to deal with the Trump administration’s imposition of 36% reciprocal tariffs on Thai exports to the US market.
Washington, United States - US President Donald Trump ignited a potentially ruinous global trade war Wednesday as he slapped 10 percent tariffs on imports from around the world and harsh extra levies on key trading partners.
The recent closure of migrant learning centres in the South of Thailand has sparked concerns that around 400,000 children from migrant families could lose access to education and face the risk of exploitation while their parents are busy working.
Anti-casino groups plan to rally in front of parliament tomorrow against the entertainment complex bill, which is scheduled to be debated during a special House meeting.
China has pledged full cooperation with the Thai government’s investigation into the collapse of a 30-story building under construction in Chatuchak district last week.
Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s official visit to Bangkok for the Bay of Bengal region summit, scheduled for this Friday, is still confirmed, Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura said today.
Thailand could suffer a $7 billion to $8 billion export loss from potential US tariffs if the US administration were to even up levies between the two countries, but it has a strategy for trade negotiations, senior officials said on Wednesday.
The Transport Ministry has threatened to cancel the contract for the construction of a terminal building at Narathiwat airport due to delays. The Department of Airports contracted a joint venture enterprise, comprising OSO Engineering Company and China Railway No 10 Engineering Group (Thailand), to build the terminal.
Former police chief Somyot Poompanmoung, whose tenure as Football Association of Thailand (Thai FA) president from 2016 to 2024 drew both praise and criticism, is back in the spotlight.
Since its establishment in Thailand in 2018, the “China Railway No 10 Engineering Group (Thailand)” (CRC10 Thailand) has won bids for construction of 13 other projects in the country, together worth about 5 billion baht, in addition to the 2.1 billion baht contract to build the now former new State Audit Office building.
The earthquake in Myanmar on March 28, measured between 7.4 and 7.7 on the Richter scale, was the strongest tremor felt in Thailand since 1930.