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Foreign pilots allowed to fly domestic routes
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 21/09/2024
» The Labour Ministry plans to temporarily allow foreign pilots to fly domestic routes through wet lease arrangements for airlines, but future requests from other airlines will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Bank of Thailand sticks to 3 virtual bank licences
Business, Published on 21/09/2024
» The Bank of Thailand is maintaining its policy of initially granting only three virtual bank licences, despite receiving a large number of applications from interested operators.
Domestic factors to drive policy rate
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 21/09/2024
» The Bank of Thailand is focusing primarily on domestic factors when considering adjustments to its policy rate, rather than following the US Federal Reserve's recent rate cut, according to the governor of the central bank.
Marriage equality law likely by early 2025
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 21/09/2024
» Civil society groups hope the Marriage Equality Bill will be announced in the Royal Gazette by Oct 2, with enforcement starting in January next year.
Volunteers push for central rescue app
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/09/2024
» Rescue volunteers from 12 organisations have proposed the government develop an app that would serve as a central digital command centre for rescue workers to ensure prompt assistance to disaster victims.
Zoo denies 'Moo Deng' a prisoner
News, Published on 21/09/2024
» Khao Kheow Open Zoo has hit back after a foreign TikToker accused the zoo of imprisoning pygmy hippo "Moo Deng", insisting it operates in accordance with international standards.
Arizona aspires to be chip off the Taiwanese block
Oped, Published on 21/09/2024
» Contrary to expectations, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) semiconductor plant in Arizona is reportedly on track to meet its 2025 production targets. This announcement poses a challenge to the many observers who predicted that the effort to bring chip manufacturing back to the United States would fail. What went right this time?
FWD intent on expanding market share
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/09/2024
» In the competitive Thai insurance field, an 11-year-old company has already emerged as a major player.
Candidates vying to lead economy out of crisis
News, Published on 21/09/2024
» Sri Lanka's upcoming presidential election has become a referendum on a US$3 billion (99.1 billion baht) International Monetary Fund loan programme that has helped to pull the island nation out of its worst economic crisis since independence. The contest pits the incumbent president, who negotiated the bailout, against the country's main opposition leader -- both members of the Sri Lankan political elite -- and a Marxist politician waging a populist campaign. The three have put contrasting views before voters over how to steer the South Asian nation past the crisis.
Flood woes are systemic
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/09/2024
» The severe floods in Chiang Rai and Phayao provinces raise questions about Thailand's early warning systems. Are there sufficient early disaster warning systems in place? If so, why were hundreds of thousands of villagers in flood-hit areas left to fend for themselves?