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African sex traffickers arrested
News, Online Reporters, Published on 04/12/2024
» Three Africans have been arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang known as "madam" that traffics women from Africa into prostitution in Bangkok.
Tariffs likely if Trump wins, warn experts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/11/2024
» The business and academic sectors can foresee scenarios in which the result of the upcoming United States presidential election between Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump could create both risks and opportunities for Thailand.
Why is the US presidential race even close?
News, John Mark Hansen, Published on 04/11/2024
» I teach a course at the University of Chicago on elections, and I hear the same kind of question from friends on both the right and the left. The GOP cannot understand why Donald Trump is not far ahead in the polls, whereas the Democrats wonder how it can possibly be that Kamala Harris is not running away with the race.
Govt watches 'Move Abroad' movement
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/05/2021
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is closely monitoring a new Facebook group "Let's Move Abroad" which sprang up out of frustration over the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Informal workers to receive 40% off SSF
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/02/2021
» The cabinet is expected to next week endorse a proposal to offer workers in the informal economy under the social security system a 40% discount on the monthly contribution to the Social Security Fund (SSF) for a period of six months.
Ministry says Covid handout registration is postponed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/02/2021
» Just one day after revealing the registration dates for employees of private firms to get their slice of a new 4,000-baht financial relief package, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin on Saturday said the dates have been postponed for about a week.
Tourism aid to spur domestic spending
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/07/2020
» The 22.4-billion-baht in aid promotions the government has pledged to revitalise the domestic tourism sector will generate between 30-50 billion baht for the economy in the second half of this year, according to Thanawat Phonwichai, president of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
Govt bets on local tourism
News, Chatrudee Theparat & Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/07/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved two stimulus packages worth 22.4 billion baht to revitalise domestic tourism which has been left reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus aid rejectees raise ruckus at ministry
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/04/2020
» Dozens of people who on Tuesday turned up at the Finance Ministry to appeal its decision to reject their claims for a 5,000-baht cash handout to help tide them over the Covid-19 crisis have now threatened to rally at Government House.
Thousands cancel handout requests
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/04/2020
» More than 610,000 people who registered for the 5,000 baht cash handout granted by the government to ease the impact of the Covid-19 have cancelled their registrations out of fear they will face legal action for providing fake information.