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Fri, 13 May 2022 10:06:00 +0700
BoT continues to ease forex regulations
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is persevering in its commitment to relax foreign exchange regulations as part of its development of a new foreign exchange ecosystem to stabilise the exchange rate in the longer term.

Fri, 13 May 2022 06:23:00 +0700
Climate-smart rice farming a win-win
Sawanee Phorang, a 44-year-old farmer from Suphan Buri's Doem Bang Nang Buat district, recently changed her traditional rice farming practice by adopting laser land levelling (LLL), an innovative technology she claims has completely transformed her w...

Fri, 13 May 2022 06:10:00 +0700
Biden makes $150 million commitment to Asean leaders
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden opened a gathering of Southeast Asian leaders with a promise to spend $150 million on their infrastructure, security, pandemic preparedness and other efforts aimed at countering the influence of rival China.

Fri, 13 May 2022 06:05:00 +0700
'We're open for business'
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will use the Asean-US Special Summit in Washington, DC which is set to end later on Friday, to tell the world that Thailand is ready to welcome international travellers back with open arms.

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:22:00 +0700
BoT preps measures for household debt
The Bank of Thailand plans to implement new measures to ease household debt, focusing on lower-income borrowers.

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:11:00 +0700
Ministry mulls 5 baht diesel tax cut
The Finance Ministry is considering a proposal from government officials to cut the diesel excise tax by 5 baht per litre when the current tax cut expires on May 20.

Fri, 13 May 2022 04:09:00 +0700
New tumour-injecting gel to treat brain cancer revealed
Mahidol University has introduced biopolymer gel, a new drug delivery system, to effectively treat brain cancer patients while also reducing the cost.

Thu, 12 May 2022 18:59:00 +0700
Officials order removal of cult temple's 'pla ra bong' from stalls
CHAIYAPHUM: Health officials have ordered all vendors to remove pla ra bong (fermented fish chilli paste) produced at a cult temple in Khon San district from their shelves, following a recent raid on the premises where urine, scurf and body waste of ...

Thu, 12 May 2022 16:45:00 +0700
Voters already settled on choice for Bangkok governor
Bangkok voters have already decided who they want to be the new city governor, according to the latest Suan Dusit poll, which concluded there will be no surprises on polling day.

Thu, 12 May 2022 06:19:00 +0700
Government urged to scrap workplace accident campaign
Labour groups have asked the government to scrap a campaign to reduce workplace accidents as many employers allegedly dodge the obligation to contribute to the Zero Accident fund.



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