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Pushback on VAT scheme for Thai SMEs
Business, Published on 09/05/2025
» Even though Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has decided not to impose the value-added tax (VAT) on businesses earning less than 1.8 million baht annually to increase state revenue and reduce the budget deficit, the business community and especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are concerned that any expansion of VAT would exacerbate their struggles.
PM slams critics of casinos
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/05/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has lashed out at critics of the proposed casino entertainment complex, accusing political rivals of playing games to sow public confusion and inflame opposition.
Thai PM: Casino project will be ‘responsible gambling’
News, Online Reporters, Published on 04/05/2025
» Casinos that are parts of the government’s entertainment complex policy will encourage “responsible gambling”, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Sunday.
Casinos integral to Thailand's entertainment complex bill: survey
Published on 27/04/2025
» Almost half of respondents in the latest Nida Poll believed that the controversial Entertainment Complex Bill would not pass without the casino component included in the package.
Work starts on long-delayed $9bn casino in Japan
Published on 24/04/2025
» A quarter-century after gambling resorts were first proposed in Japan, officials have finally broken ground on construction of what could become Asia’s highest-grossing casino.
Oasis fans lose ‘over £2 million’ in UK ticket scams
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» LONDON - Oasis fans wishing to see the reunited British band live in concert have collectively lost more than £2 million ($2.7 million) from UK ticket scams, mostly on Facebook, Lloyds bank said on Thursday.
Thai officials revise nominee inspection strategy
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/04/2025
» The Ministry of Commerce has revised its strategy for inspecting the use of Thai nominees by foreign business operators by targeting six high-risk sectors.
Engage with pain at Buffalo Bridge Gallery
Life, Published on 23/04/2025
» Pain is complex as it is physical, emotional, psychological and social. What happens when you're invited not to watch pain, but to engage with it?
Booze laws 'flouted over holiday'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/04/2025
» Sales of alcoholic beverages to underage buyers and illegal promotion of alcoholic beverages were apparent during the Songkran holidays, says StopDrink Network, an NGO-run alcohol watch organisation.
BMA sets up Songkran safety hub
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/04/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) opened a command centre on Friday to oversee the safety of Songkran revellers in Bangkok and 17 celebration spots across the city.