Showing 1 - 10 of 18
Srettha an unlikely PM
Post Reporters, Published on 22/08/2023
» Srettha Thavisin will need all the skills honed in a successful business career as he prepares to take the helm of an unwieldy alliance of populists and pro-military parties as the 30th prime minister of Thailand.
EC asked if ban on leader could apply to all Move Forward candidates
Post Reporters, Published on 11/05/2023
» A Palang Pracharath candidate has asked the Election Commission if all Move Forward Party candidates should be barred from holding office if their leader is found to have violated a rule against holding shares in a media business.
Yes vote offers SET short-term bump
Business, Published on 08/08/2016
» The Yes vote for a new constitution could lift sentiment in the Thai capital market as it is a big step in ensuring a general election in the second half of 2017, indicating the return of democracy, say analysts and traders.
Red-shirt publicity stunt earns regime ire
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/12/2015
» Red-shirt leaders Natthawut Saikuar and Jatuporn Prompan seem to have succeeded in making the military fall into their political publicity trap, engineering their own arrest as they set off to visit Rajabhakti Park, the centre of a corruption scandal hitting the government. However, the red-shirt pair are unlikely to have the last laugh.
Police arrest 37 in Meng Chai casino raid
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/06/2014
» The Wang Thonglang district police chief has been transferred to an inactive post after a major gambling den in Meng Chai area was uncovered in a raid on Thursday evening.
Farmers happy as rice payments begin
Online Reporters, Published on 26/05/2014
» Indebted farmers celebrated on Monday as long-overdue payments began for pledged rice crops, with the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) saying 90 billion baht would be paid out in the next month.
Farmers paid after BAAC 'rice dump'
King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/03/2014
» A group of disgruntled rice farmers unloaded more than 20 tonnes of paddy at the headquarters of Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperative (BAAC) on Tuesday, eliciting an unexpected 192,000 baht payment from the bank.
Pressure mounts as standoff likely to continue this week
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/11/2013
» Thai stocks extended losses yesterday, falling 0.46%, as analysts predicted more pressure on shares from mounting political concerns.
Rice eating hole in budget, swells bank spread
Published on 16/08/2013
» The rising burden of the rice-buying programme has undermined demand for bonds issued by the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).
Fire at wood factory in Pathum Thani
Published on 08/08/2013
» A fire at a large factory making wooden products in Sam Khok district of Pathum Thani has caused huge damage, but no injuries.