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Diesel tax to drop by 1 baht per litre
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/03/2026
» The government is preparing to reduce the excise tax on diesel by one baht per litre, aiming to ease the rising cost burden on consumers, even though the move is expected to cost the state up to 2 billion baht per month.
Activists press PM on fuel, power relief
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/03/2026
» Fourteen civil society groups have petitioned Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, calling on the government to urgently cut fuel prices, freeze household gas prices, lower electricity tariffs and curb the cost of essential goods.
Online shopping imports face full tax
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/01/2026
» Thailand yesterday began collecting taxes on all imported goods bought online, a move the government says will create "a level playing field" between local and imported cheap products.
Shinawatra woes imperil Pheu Thai
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/11/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra faces mounting legal and political challenges, which analysts believe will keep him in prison beyond the next general election, severely undermining the Pheu Thai Party's ability to lead a coalition government.
Thamanat denies ties to scam gangs
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/10/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow on Tuesday denied the People's Party (PP) allegations that he was linked to scam gangs and call-centre operations.
Cuts to tourism subsidy programme upset hoteliers
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 30/05/2025
» Thai hotel operators are disappointed that eligibility for the domestic tourism co-payment promotion has been halved to 500,000 room nights, which they say is insufficient to provide a boost during the low season.
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.
Asean to team up on US tariffs
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/04/2025
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has agreed to work together to increase its members' bargaining power in dealing with the United States' tariff hikes, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.
Thai PM Paetongtarn insists she acquired shares, land legitimately
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 24/03/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra insisted during the opposition’s censure debate against her at parliament that her reception of shares worth billions of baht from her family members and relatives did not involve any attempt to avoid tax, and her family had legally acquired the vast Alpine golf course and real estate land in Pathum Thani province.
15% VAT plan has PM vexed
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/12/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has joined a chorus of critics in expressing concern over the Finance Ministry's proposal to double the level of value-added tax (VAT) from the current rate of 7%.