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Taxi drivers demand govt cancel Grab service at airports
News, Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2025
» Drivers of regular taxis have threatened to begin blockading entry and exit points at Suvarnabhumi if the government fails to shut down the Grab ride hailiing service at Bangkok's main airport.
PM backs hold on handout
Published on 21/05/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has defended the government's decision to postpone the third phase of the 10,000-baht handout programme, saying uncontrollable circumstances made it impossible to implement it.
Cabinet gives nod to 2026 budget bill
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/05/2025
» The cabinet has approved the 3.78-trillion-baht budget bill for the 2026 fiscal year, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinwawtra announced on Tuesday.
Cabinet approves B157bn to counter US tariff impact
Reuters, Published on 20/05/2025
» The cabinet has reallocated 157 billion baht ($4.7 billion) of budget spending away from a consumer stimulus scheme to fund projects in the coming months that will help Thailand counter the impact of US tariffs, the government said on Tuesday.
Paetongtarn to visit UK, Monaco
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/05/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will visit Britain and Monaco from Wednesday until Sunday, seeking new opportunities for market expansion, particularly in the areas of food, sports, and tourism, according to the government.
Thai, Indonesian leaders agree to strengthen trade, fight crime
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/05/2025
» Thailand and Indonesia have pledged to boost trade and investment and cooperate on cyber scams and drug trafficking crackdowns, as Southeast Asia's two biggest economies elevated ties to a strategic partnership.
Digital handout on hold
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/05/2025
» The government has postponed the third phase of the 10,000-baht handout programme to instead spend the funds on solving structural issues and investing in infrastructure projects, insisting the project is not scrapped but only delayed.
Ship busted with drugs 'not Thai'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/05/2025
» A ship that was intercepted by the Indonesian navy off the coast of Sumatra with almost two tonnes of illegal drugs, with an estimated value of US$428 million (14 billion baht) last week was not registered in Thailand, despite bearing a Thai flag, according to the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre (Thai-MECC)
Thailand slashes growth forecast on impact of trade war
Published on 19/05/2025
» Thailand significantly lowered its forecast for economic growth this year as the global trade war undercuts private investment and exports, adding to already-weak consumption at home.
Thailand unveils measures to shield firms from trade war fallout
Published on 19/05/2025
» Thailand will offer bigger tax incentives to small and medium businesses at risk of being squeezed by US tariff threats, as the Southeast Asian nation unveiled a raft of measures to minimise the blow to its economy from the trade war.