Paetongtarn Shinawatra, youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin, was appointed chief adviser to Pheu Thai for participation and innovation, at the party’s general assembly in Khon Kaen on Thursday.

Central Retail Corp, Thailand’s biggest shopping center developer, is piloting a digital currency among its employees with plans to expand the offering to customers and the public once the so-called sandbox phase is complete.

The Finance Ministry on Thursday cut its 2021 economic growth forecast to 1.0% from a previously projected 1.3% expansion, the fourth such revision this year, as the country struggles to recover from the pandemic.

Lao police have seized a record haul of illicit drugs in the Golden Triangle region, two security sources in Thailand confirmed on Thursday, in what the United Nations said was Asia's largest single drug bust ever.

A 23-year-old army conscript died on Tuesday, one day after he received a second dose of Covid-19 vaccine, different from the first.

There were 9,658 new Covid-19 cases and 84 more fatalities recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Thursday morning.

CHAIYAPHUM: A 23-year-old woman has been arrested in Thep Sathit district for posting pornographic videos and stills on her Twitter account, her second such offence, police said.

The Industry Ministry is planning to make Thailand a hub of hemp businesses to produce new products in the medical sector and support tourism.

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has urged related agencies to consider a waiver of capital gains tax for venture capital (VC) funds investing in local tech startups, as another drive for startup investment in the country.

Former world champion Stamp Fairtex is two wins away from winning the One women's atomweight World Grand Prix.