Diesel price to be capped at Bt33 per litre until end of year: Pirapan
The Energy Ministry will try to maintain the pump price of diesel at not more than 33 baht/litre, a cap which was due to end on October 30 until the end of the year.
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The Energy Ministry will try to maintain the pump price of diesel at not more than 33 baht/litre, a cap which was due to end on October 30 until the end of the year.
Good news, allegedly, is the supercars, ultra-expensive wristwatches and foreign trips. The catch is what is happening at the moment _ a flood of complaints, legal woes and public shame.
Seventeen executives and core members of the iCon Group were ordered detained last night, after the Criminal Court rejected the bail applications for three of them on the grounds that they may try to interfere with evidence or flee and because their alleged offences are serious and have widespread impacts.
The opposition is demanding a drastic reform of the businesses run by the military, pressing for insolvency, privatization, restructuring, and transfer to other agencies so that the national armed forces could stay focused on their main mission — security of the country.
A suspicious package was found abandoned in front of the scandal-hit iCon Group company offices on Ramindra Road in Bangkhen district today.
The iCon Group scandal has captivated the public, with celebrity involvement drawing even more attention. But behind the glitz and big names lies a deeper story—one about hope, greed, and the harsh realities that drive ordinary people to desperation.
The Finance Ministry has welcomed the Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision to cut the key interest rate by 25 basis points, to 2.25%, and expects a further 25 basis point cut at its next meeting, said Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira today.
iCon Group CEO Waratphol Waratvorakul and 17 executives are being held in the custody of the Central Investigation Bureau, initially on chargers of cheating the public and violations of computer-related crime laws.
Activist lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd urged the opposition Palang Pracharath party today to dismiss Samart Jenchaichitvanich, deputy party spokesman, accusing him of alleged involvement with the iCon Group.
The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 5:2 today to cut the key policy rate by 25 basis points, to 2.25% with immediate effect, as the central bank comes under increasing pressure from the government and the private sector to ease borrowing costs to boost the sluggish economy.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra reported to the Criminal Court today in connection with charges of lèse majesté and computer crimes related to his 2015 media interview in South Korea.
Israel bombed a Syrian coastal city on Thursday and the United States conducted multiple strikes on targets in Yemen nearly a month into Israel's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
A bungalow where Singapore's early leaders spent long hours laying the country's foundations is under the spotlight as a bitter feud rages between former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's children.
A fuel tanker overturned late on Tuesday in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa after the driver lost control of the vehicle, spilling petrol which exploded and killed at least 147 people, police and state emergency services said on Wednesday.
Buenos Aires, Argentina - British singer Liam Payne, a member of the best-selling boy band One Direction, died Wednesday aged 31 after plunging from the third floor of Buenos Aires hotel, police and emergency responders said.
Well-known TV host Kan Kantathavorn has been dealt another blow, as the Thai Broadcasting Company, which is affiliated with Workpoint Entertainment, terminated their contract with the celebrity.