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GSB targets huge increase in low-income borrowers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/04/2026
» Government Savings Bank (GSB) aims to let an additional 1 million low-income Thais access formal credit, representing a total loan value of about 100 billion baht, says the bank's new chief.
AIS establishes sports talent development pipeline
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/04/2026
» Advanced Info Service (AIS) has established the AIS Sport Academy with global sports partners to broaden its role from a sports content provider to a sports talent incubator.
IOC panel visits Bangkok sites
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 29/04/2026
» The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Youth Olympic Games 2030 Working Group has begun a three-day inspection mission in Thailand, with visits to proposed venues in and around Bangkok.
Army plans 800 volunteer posts
Post Reporters, Published on 29/04/2026
» The army is advancing a volunteer soldier scheme, with 800 positions planned for 2026 under fixed-term contracts.
Navy backs B434m funding for new tanker
News, Published on 29/04/2026
» The Royal Thai Navy has approved a budget of 434 million baht to procure a new oil tanker to replace the ageing HTMS Chula, in a bid to lift its maritime logistics capabilities and support domestic shipbuilding.
32 mines found in one day near border
News, Published on 29/04/2026
» A military demining unit found 32 anti‑personnel landmines in a single day during clearance operations in Sa Kaeo province over the weekend, highlighting the continuing danger along parts of the Thai‑Cambodian border, which are still riddled with explosives from past conflicts.
Thailand to host IMF and World Bank annual meets
News, Published on 29/04/2026
» The cabinet has approved a budget of 1.16 billion baht to support Thailand's hosting of the annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
Durian livestream row denied
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 29/04/2026
» Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun denied any involvement in a controversial 100-baht durian livestream sale promoted by influencer Pimrypie.
A bridge too far
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/04/2026
» Re: "Singapore eyes bridge potential", (BP, April 28) & Land Bridge plan due for cabinet", (BP, April 26). PM Anutin Charnvirakul says the proposed southern Land Bridge project is suddenly vital due to a temporary shift in global trade routes. Of course, such a quickly grabbed upon straw is put forth by politicians in their blind adoration of public–private partnerships, the mother of all graft mechanisms. What else have they got?
Thailand's need for AI sovereignty
Oped, Craig Warren Smith, Published on 29/04/2026
» Thailand is building a serious AI policy architecture. Last year, the National AI Committee, formed by then Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Digital Economic Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong, initiated drafting a unified AI law, officially known as the Draft Principles of the Artificial Intelligence Law.