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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:19:00 +0700
No letup, more hot days ahead
Weathermen warn that temperatures could soar to new highs between Friday and Tuesday, with the wet season not due to start until the third week of May.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:05:00 +0700
Long Songkran generated B140bn in tourism income
The three weeks of this year’s Songkran festival generated about 140 billion baht in tourism income, with 1.9 million foreign tourists visiting the country during the celebration, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:25:00 +0700
Two Japanese suspects in murder-mutilation case
Two Japanese men are prime suspects in the murder and dismemberment of another Japanese man whose remains were found in Nonthaburi province last week.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:13:00 +0700
Refugee plan mapped out
The government committee in charge of the situation along the Thai-Myanmar border laid down the framework for handling refugees and security responses as it assessed the overall situation in its first meeting on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:07:00 +0700
Arrivals set to soar amid holidays in East Asia
Chinese and Japanese tourists are expected to flock to Thailand during the Labour Day holiday and Japan's Golden Week, driving arrivals to 996,000, up 29% from the corresponding period last year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:39:00 +0700
Ministry eyes ongoing use of Oil Fuel Fund
The Finance Ministry has recommended using the Oil Fuel Fund to sustain the subsidy for retail diesel prices, noting the fund has sufficient capacity to support the government's diesel subsidy programme.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:07:00 +0700
Counsel sought on Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives loan
The government has agreed to ask the Council of State, its legal arm, to interpret whether the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) can legitimately allow the government to borrow 172.3 billion baht to finance its digital wallet ...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:02:00 +0700
Agencies join forces to digitise government
The Thai Chamber of Commerce is working with the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC) and the Business Development Department to link corporate information electronically, facilitating paperless procedures and generating cost sav...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:45:00 +0700
Call for tourism buffer zone
Tourism operators in Rayong have called for buffer zones to clearly separate industrial areas from tourism areas as the chemical warehouse explosion in the province this week could have a negative impact similar to two previous oil leaks.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:30:00 +0700
Digital ad spending on the increase
Intense competition between local and niche brands against larger players on e-commerce and the rise of affiliate marketing are driving ad spending on digital channels, says Media Intelligence Group.

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