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Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:14:00 +0700
Tourism to get B100m 'booster shot'
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has drawn up a budget of more than 100 million baht to revive the battered travel sector, and will propose it to the Centre for Economic Situation Administration for approval.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:01:00 +0700
Pheu Thai outlines censure debate
The opposition will table a no-confidence motion against the government in parliament next week, with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and nine cabinet ministers targeted in the planned censure debate.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:21:00 +0700
BTS ridership to exceed pre-Covid level
The reopening of schools, a rebound in foreign tourist arrivals and the full operation of extension sections should increase skytrain ridership to exceed pre-pandemic levels, according to BTS Group Holdings Plc.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:13:00 +0700
Oil refineries face state price cap
Energy authorities are considering imposing a price cap on oil sold by Thai refineries to better control energy inflation, with ongoing measures to tackle the problem scheduled to end this month.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0700
New leadership in Seoul brings fresh ideas
South Korea has a new administration under President Yoon Suk Yeol, who took office early last month. Many have speculated that the conservative leader would stray from his predecessor's approach to foreign policy, especially on North Korea.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:18:00 +0700
Investor confidence sags on rate hike fears
The Investor Confidence Index (ICI), which anticipates market conditions for the next three months, was at 83.91 in May, down 12.1% from the previous month on concerns over the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes and a spike in infections as the co...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Kingdom decriminalises ganja
More than 150,000 people registered to cultivate cannabis with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday as the decriminalisation of the plant took effect.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:49:00 +0700
Thousands of cannabis offenders being released, but not all
More than 4,200 inmates serving sentences for cannabis offences were initially eligible for release from prisons nationwide on Thursday, when the delisting of cannabis as a narcotic drug took effect.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:01:00 +0700
Tehran condemns spy hunt report
The Iranian embassy has rejected and denounced what it said were baseless allegations made by the Bangkok Post about Iran and its citizens.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:27:00 +0700
Inflation fuels fears of foreign exit
Securities analysts expect foreign funds to exit the Thai stock market after inflation jumped to a 13-year high of 7.1% in May, with the Bank of Thailand having to deal with rising prices, potential interest rate hikes and an economic slowdown.



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