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The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has proposed to the government that it makes an exemption from paying corporate income tax, extends the period for the submission of tax returns and exempts import tariffs on machinery for businesses hardest hit by the flooding.
About 130 Thai and foreign tourists, mostly Chinese, were safely rescued after they became stranded on Racha Yai Island, off Phuket, due to rough seas and strong winds, making it impossible for the tourist speed boats to pick them up.
Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa today outlined what he described as Thailand’s proactive diplomacy that will, among other things, see the country host the ASEAN Troika Plus meeting later this year to discuss efforts to help resolve the crisis in Myanmar.
Jirayu Houngsub is set to become the next government spokesman after being appointed as public relations adviser to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on September 16.
A network of parents and youth submitted a letter of protest today, addressed to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, against the government’s policies to legitimise the informal economy and legalise gambling, including the construction of a proposed multi-billion baht entertainment complex.
The government has decided to revamp the flood early warning system, after complaints were received during the recent flooding that people had not been warned in advance, leaving them unable to move their belongings to high ground or evacuate in time.
Beirut, Lebanon - A second wave of device explosions killed 20 people and wounded more than 450 others on Wednesday in Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, officials said, stoking fears of an all-out war with Israel.
Cambodia is making slow progress in its efforts to establish a consulate in Songkhla, Thailand, nearly a year after the initiative was first announced by both former Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. The move aims to enhance consular services for Cambodian citizens living and working in southern Thailand.
Bangkok and its peripherals are expected to be lashed by heavy rainfall until next week, due to a monsoon trough and the effects of an intensifying tropical depression, which is heading towards central Vietnam, Somkuan Tonjan, director of weather forecasting at the Meteorological Department.
Four people arrested recently on drug charges on the Indonesian resort island of Bali face the death penalty, its anti-drugs chief said Tuesday.
The Thai Embassy in Tokyo is the latest to jump on the star potential of “Moo Deng”, a pygmy hippopotamus who lives at Khao Kheow Zoo in Chon Buri province.
The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) announced today a decision to indict eight suspects, including six army officers and two civilians, on manslaughter charges over their role in the 2004 transportation of protesters from Tak Bai district in Narathiwat to the Inkayut army barracks in Nong Chik district of Pattani, which resulted in the deaths by suffocation of 78 Thai-Muslim protesters.
Former spokesman for the Pheu Thai party, Prompong Nopparit, filed a complaint with House Speaker Wan Muhamad Matha today, demanding an investigation into the parliamentary attendance of Palang Pracharath party leader General Prawit Wongsuwan.
Today, the water level in the Mekong River, as it flows through Nakhon Phanom province, rose by another 5cm, reaching a depth of 11.87m, which is very close to the crisis depth of 12m.
A candidate applying to be a teacher in a government office has complained that the initial examination results showed her topping the list but, a few days later, her name had disappeared.
Four rangers were seriously injured in a bomb attack in Yala’s Bang Sata district today.
