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Setting a short-term agenda
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 15/09/2025
» With only four months before the Anutin Charnvirakul-led government paves the way for a promised election next year, the business sector and economists are hopeful that a shift in administrative direction can revive economic sentiment.
Banchong opposes U-turn on seine nets
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/08/2025
» A leading marine conservationist is strongly opposed to a proposal to amend Section 69 of the Fisheries Act to allow seine nets with mesh sizes smaller than 2.5 centimetres to be used at night in combination with light attraction to catch fish.
Authorities on high alert for avian flu
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/08/2025
» Health authorities are on high alert for cases of bird flu, after an outbreak in Cambodia killed six people.
Former Thai PM Yingluck says she can't pay B10bn compensation
Post Reporters, Published on 23/05/2025
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra took to social media on Thursday to defend herself against a ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court, which ordered her to pay over 10 billion baht in damages over her administration's failed rice-pledging scheme, despite never being named a defendant in the case.
Just 17 Irrawaddy dolphins remain in Songkhla Lake
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/05/2025
» PHATTHALUNG: The critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin population in Songkhla Lake has dropped to just 17, prompting the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to accelerate efforts to save the species and restore the lake's fragile ecosystem.
SSF urged to skip equities for safer bets
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2025
» Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn advised the Social Security Fund (SSF) yesterday against investing directly in equities, saying it should shift to more low-risk assets inside and outside the country to avoid repeating a previous mistake that resulted in massive losses.
Gulf CEO remains Thailand’s richest shareholder
Post Reporters, Published on 12/12/2024
» Sarath Ratanavadi, the founder and chief executive of Gulf Energy Development Plc, one of Thailand’s largest power producers, is the richest shareholder in the Thai capital market with wealth of 240 billion baht, a survey has found.
Jailed, corrupt former commerce minister released on parole
Post Reporters, Published on 02/12/2024
» The Department of Corrections on Monday released on parole former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, who was earlier sentenced to 48 years in prison for corruption in government rice sales, according to an informed source.
Thai businesses are concerned about effect on oil prices, shipping costs and the local currency
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 14/10/2024
» Amidst a stagnant domestic economy, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are regarded as a crucial factor that could greatly impact the Thai private sector as the war between Israel and Hamas drags on for over a year with no end in sight.
Fraying the ties that bind
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2024
» As a new government takes over, the Thai economy has handled significant volatility during the past 12 months, driven by both internal and external challenges.