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Fri, 26 Aug 2022 06:11:00 +0700
Retail e-commerce to hit B4tn in 2025
Thailand's retail e-commerce market is expected to reach 4 trillion baht in 2025, up from 817 billion this year, while online sales through virtual space, known as meta-commerce, is tipped to be a future trend, says Kulthirath Pakawachkrilers, newly ...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 06:00:00 +0700
Senate panel to investigate abuse claim
The Secretariat of the Senate has assigned an ethics committee to probe whether a senator had abused his power to help his alleged mistress, a police corporal accused of abusing her maid, get a state job.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:25:00 +0700
SCB X scraps Bitkub investment plan
SCB X Group's planned investment in Bitkub Capital Group Holdings' crypto exchange has been cancelled, amid uncertainty over Bitkub's settlement of regulatory issues with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0700
Prawit offers PPRP window of opportunity
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon is expected to seize the opportunity while serving as acting prime minister to consolidate the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) ahead of the next general election, according to political scientists.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:30:00 +0700
Sales of tour packages to Japan expected to surge
Sales of outbound package tours to Japan are expected to surge in the fourth quarter once the mandatory pre-arrival RT-PCR test is dropped on Sept 7, while sales of tour packages to South Korea have continued to decline.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:16:00 +0700
MP election bill goes to charter court
The controversial organic bill on the election of MPs is being referred to the charter court to ensure it does not violate the constitution, according to three small parties that sought the court action.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Prayut pressured over defence role
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted he will continue working as defence minister despite growing calls for him to step down from the role.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 20:35:00 +0700
Myanmar junta detains former UK ambassador
Authorities in Myanmar have detained Britain’s former ambassador to the country for an alleged offence under the immigration law.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:18:00 +0700
Prayut in work-from-anywhere mode
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, temporarily suspended from prime ministerial duties, is adjusting to working from home and anywhere outside government offices, according to sources.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:23:00 +0700
Banyin's death sentence upheld
The Court of Appeal has confirmed the Criminal Court’s death sentence against former deputy commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn for the murder of billionaire construction firm owner Chuwong Sae Tang in a staged car crash in 2015.



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