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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:49:00 +0700
Songkran festivities allowed
The annual Songkran festival will be allowed to go ahead next month, to stimulate tourism and the economy, but celebrations must comply with disease control measures.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:20:00 +0700
Thai Airways debt revamp plan gets support from finmin
The Finance Ministry, the largest shareholder of Thai Airways International Plc, signalled its support for a restructuring plan that includes raising fresh capital, a temporary freeze on repayment of borrowings and slashing its workforce by half to ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:39:00 +0700
35 new Covid-19 cases
The government on Wednesday reported 35 new Covid-19 cases, 25 local infections and 10 imported, raising the total to 26,108.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:32:00 +0700
Singer arrested on lese majeste charge
Police arrested singer Chai-amorn Kaewwiboonpan, aka Ammy The Bottom Blues, in Ayutthaya province early on Wednesday for allegedly setting fire to a portrait of the King.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:09:00 +0700
Exercising Thailand's 'soft power'
To reach out and communicate to people in the digital age, the government needs to present real and transparent content, according to social media influencers.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 05:44:00 +0700
Police deny 'Ammy' arrest over royal portrait blaze
Police on Tuesday came out to deny news reports that they had arrested Chai-amorn Kaewwiboonpan, aka "Ammy The Bottom Blues", one of the three people suspected of setting fire to a portrait of His Majesty the King as he tried to escape from a hospita...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Prayut orders study into Covid passports
The government will look into the future use of Covid-19 passports, says Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:49:00 +0700
PM denies 'VIP vaccine' claim
The government insisted Covid-19 vaccines are not being distributed to special privilege groups, following an unsubstantiated report of a VIP group in Chiang Mai province receiving the jabs first.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:04:00 +0700
Developers among the first to proffer initial coin offerings
SET-listed property developer SC Asset will soon launch an initial coin offering (ICO) in what will be the first of its kind in Thailand, after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved trading of real asset tokens this month.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:02:00 +0700
'Buffet' raises flight funds
Low-cost carriers are gearing up for more intense competition by offering buffet-style tickets to boost short-term liquidity, in line with the upcoming stimulus from the government.



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