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Government allots B10bn to buy individuals' bad debt
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/10/2025
» The government plans to allocate around 10 billion baht to address non-performing loans (NPLs) among individual borrowers, according to Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas.
Planned bad debt firm to cover 3.8m debtors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/10/2025
» The asset management company (AMC) planned to address the bad debts of retail borrowers will cover 3.8 million eligible debtors with a total debt value of 120 billion baht, according to the Finance Ministry.
New retirement lottery scheme slammed by critics
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/10/2025
» Critics are arguing the new government's proposed online lottery for retirement savings is a weaker tool for building savings than the previous administration's "retirement lottery" programme.
Inter-provincial bus founder dies at age 88
Online Reporters, Published on 28/09/2025
» Suchinda Cherdchai, founder of well-known inter-provincial bus company Cherdchai Tour, died at the age of 88 on Saturday, according to media reports.
Prime Minister Anutin eyes attending UN event
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/09/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed on Monday that preparations are underway for his potential trip to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where he plans to raise several issues, including the Thai-Cambodian border conflict.
When superstition meets the lottery: Thai traditions of prediction
Online Reporters, Published on 16/09/2025
» Superstition and lottery buying are deeply rooted in the Land of Smiles, and the two often overlap. Many Thais rely on superstition to help guide them in choosing winning numbers, though such practices are more cultural than guaranteed paths to success.
From FDI to homegrown growth
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 11/09/2025
» For decades, Thailand has leaned heavily on foreign direct investment (FDI) as the engine of growth. That strategy once delivered jobs and exports, but today it yields diminishing returns. Inflows are volatile, competitiveness is slipping, and dependence on external capital leaves the economy vulnerable to global shocks. Thailand must change course.
In dire need of direction
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2025
» Thai politics has once again reached a turning point, as the Pheu Thai Party had two prime ministers impeached by the Constitutional Court and is set to take up the role of an opposition party.
New taste tinglers for your palate
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 25/08/2025
» Bangkok is a city that never sleeps, at least in the food and beverage department. Blink and you’ll miss another new restaurant opening or a drink launch. Guru By Bangkok Post is making sure that even if you blink, you don’t miss out on the new taste tinglers that are worth mentioning.
Thai Retirement Lottery sales slated for Q4
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/08/2025
» The Retirement Lottery project is likely to begin sales in the fourth quarter of this year, according to Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul.