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Chevron, BCPR partner on Gulf of Thailand project
Published on 07/08/2025
» Bangkok, August 5, 2025 — In a significant step towards bolstering Thailand’s energy security, a new partnership has been launched between Chevron Offshore (Thailand) Limited (COTL) and BCPR Co., Ltd. (BCPR) for petroleum exploration and production in Block G2/65 in the Gulf of Thailand. Formalised under a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) model, the collaboration was officially marked at a recent ceremony presided over by Dr Prasert Sinsukprasert, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy. The event also commemorated the Minister of Energy’s authorisation of BCPR’s participation—an affiliate of the Bangchak Group and a leading Thai energy company—via the issuance of Supplementary Production Sharing Contract (No. 1). The partnership is expected to advance exploration and development activities in the block.
Donations to provide aid along border pass B100m
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/08/2025
» More than 100 million baht has been donated to the government to support residents affected along the Thai–Cambodian border.
KMITL, AWS roll out scholarship programme
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/08/2025
» King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and Amazon Web Services (Thailand) Ltd (AWS) have jointly launched the Advanced Data Center Engineering Excellence Scholarship Programme to empower Thailand's next generation of digital engineers, enhance R&D capabilities, and position the nation as a regional leader in digital infrastructure.
Thailand to sue over damage to hospital
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/08/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health is preparing to mount civil and criminal lawsuits against Cambodia for damage to hospitals, estimated at roughly 146 million baht, sustained during the recent Thai-Cambodian border clashes, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said yesterday.
YouTube, others 'turning a blind eye' to child abuse material
Published on 06/08/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia’s internet watchdog has said the world’s biggest social media firms are still “turning a blind eye” to online child sex abuse material on their platforms, and said YouTube in particular had been unresponsive to its enquiries.
BoI gets extra B10bn to cushion blow of US tariffs
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/08/2025
» The Board of Investment's (BoI) Competitiveness Fund has received additional funding of 10 billion baht to minimise the impact of both US reciprocal tariff policies and new global minimum tax rules from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Missing schoolgirls found hiding in nearby cemetery
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/08/2025
» Three young girls who ran away from their school dormitory in Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai on Sunday were found safe at around 5.40pm on Monday, according to a police source.
Missing schoolgirls found hiding in nearby cemetery
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/08/2025
» Three young girls who vanished from their school dormitory in Mae Ai district on Sunday were found safe at around 5.40pm on Monday, according to a police source.
Trade rep chief touts future-ready sectors
Business, Published on 05/08/2025
» Amid rising geopolitical tensions and economic fragmentation, Thailand must adapt with agility, deepen international cooperation and invest in future-ready sectors and people.
Put America first
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/08/2025
» Re: "Trump hurting global trade in ideas", (Opinion, Aug 4).