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Thailand's government plans to set up a long-term equity fund to support the Thai stock market, the finance minister said on Tuesday, as the bourse has been the worst performing market in Asia so far this year.
Thailand’s score in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has dropped by one point, pushing its ranking down to 107th out of 180 countries.
The Special Investigation Department is in consultation with the Office of Attorney-General about the issuance of arrest warrants for three leaders of the ethnic Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) on human trafficking charges, Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong said today.
Joint police and military forces along the Thai-Myanmar border have been apprehending an increasing number of people trying to smuggle fuel out of Thailand, since the fuel supply ban was introduced last week.
A many as 20 students were injured, three of them seriously, when a pickup truck rammed into the rear of their vehicle, which was a pickup modified as a school bus, in Ban Dan Lan Hoi district of Sukhothai province today.
The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) has approved the development of the first realistic Jurassic World experience in Bangkok, making it the first tourism landmark of its kind in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Due to a reported landing gear issue, an Aeroflot plane, which left Phuket for Moscow late yesterday afternoon, had to circle above the Andaman Sea for several hours, to burn off fuel, before making an emergency landing at the Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok last night.
Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said today that he will set up a committee in March to select the new governor for the Bank of Thailand, who will succeed Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput whose term ends in September.
An international coordination centre is to be set up in Thailand to help find and secure the release of people, of any nationality, who have been trafficked into Myanmar to work in scam call centres, according to Pol Gen Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, the Thai police inspector-general.
The ASEAN human rights group will focus on the rights of victims and survivors in conflict situations, as well as peace-building initiatives, according to Edmund Bon Tai Woon, chair of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR).
The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases delivered a shocking ruling on February 6, sentencing Prof Emeritus Pirongrong Ramasoota, a member of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), to two years in prison with no suspension.
The most recent discoveries of a female leatherback coming ashore to lay her eggs last month in Phang Nga province not only brought joy to conservationists but are also helping to shape future restoration plans for the endangered species to ensure that they will return to the Thai shores year after year.
As the global demand for eco-friendly and design-driven products increases, Thai designers have an opportunity to shine on the international stage.
The Entertainment Complex Bill, which seeks to legalise casinos in Thailand, is set to be forwarded for debate in Parliament despite growing concerns over its many perceived flaws.
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra discussed ways internationalise Thailand’s fashion industry today with British supermodel Naomi Campbell at Government House.
Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has dismissed speculation over a pending cabinet reshuffle that could see his Bhumjaithai Party removed from the coalition of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
