Thai cabinet approves 2.5 billion baht to help flood-affected farmers
The cabinet approved a budget of 2.5 billion baht from the Central Fund today, to help farmers affected by this year’s flooding.
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The cabinet approved a budget of 2.5 billion baht from the Central Fund today, to help farmers affected by this year’s flooding.
The coalition government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing intense criticism from the opposition Palang Pracharath Party and right-wing activists, who are leveraging nationalist sentiment to accuse the administration of jeopardizing territorial sovereignty.
Monitor lizards, as well as Germain’s swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) and Black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) birds, have been reclassified, by the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Committee, as protected species which can be raised and harvested for commercial purposes.
Opposition People’s party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul has expressed concern over the government’s latest attempt to retake control of Thai Airways International (THAI), the national carrier, as the company is about to exit court-sanctioned rehabilitation and increase its share capital.
Thailand’s Wanraya Wannapong finished runner-up at the women’s FAI Drone Racing Championship 2024 in Hangzhou, China.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has confirmed that Kut Island is a legitimate territory of Thailand under the Franco-Siamese treaty since 1907.
The Ministry of Commerce has reported that the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the latter’s allies has boosted Thailand’s canned tuna exports to the Middle East this year.
The committee charged with selecting the next chairman of the board of the Bank of Thailand has decided to postpone its meeting, from this afternoon until November 11th, claiming that it needs more time to consider relevant information before making the decision.
A moderate to strong cold front from China is forecast to cover northern Thailand in the next 24 hours, signalling the belated arrival of this year’s cool season, the Meteorological Department reported today.
The Thai embassy in Tel Aviv has submitted a protest note to Israeli authorities over the practice, by some Israeli employers, of sending their employees to work in high-risk areas and thus exposing them to potentially lethal danger, said Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa today.
A group of 416 former staffers of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) have urged the selection committee to choose a person who is honest, competent, fair, transparent and without political connections as the next chairman of the board of the central bank at its meeting on Monday.
In a major step towards increased engagement on the global stage, the government is seeking full membership for Thailand in the BRICS group.
The Board of Investment approved two major data centre projects today, worth an estimated 60 billion baht, to cope with the rapid expansion of cloud services for consumers and businesses in Thailand and the ASEAN region.
