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Truck hits vehicles stopped at red light, students injured
News, Online Reporters, Published on 29/07/2025
» A 10-wheel truck crashed into several vehicles waiting at a red light in Chachoengsao province on Tuesday morning, injuring several students and a parent travelling in a school vehicle.
Policeman missing after boat capsizes while chasing suspect
News, Online Reporters, Published on 01/07/2025
» A police officer is missing after a commandeered boat capsized in the turbulent waters of the Loei River during the pursuit of a suspect in a child sexual assault case.
Royal event for milestone
News, Published on 24/12/2024
» The government plans to hold a royal ceremony on Jan 14, when His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn will officially have lived longer than the founder of the Chakri dynasty, King Rama I.
PM pitches Housing for Thais project
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/12/2024
» The government's new housing programme will be open for registration in January, offering 1 million fully-furnished affordable units to the public.
Elon Musk and his US$2 trillion fiscal fantasy
News, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 27/11/2024
» When the US presidential election was called for Donald Trump, the yield on ten-year US government bonds increased from 4.3% to 4.4%, and the 30-year-bond yield rose from 4.5% to 4.6%, with both remaining at those levels ten days later. As the bond market declined -- higher yields mean lower prices -- the stock market rose. Clearly, investors expect the next Trump administration to produce higher government budget deficits and more debt.
Debt bailout warning
News, Editorial, Published on 25/11/2024
» The Paetongtarn government has announced a bold policy to address Thailand's mounting household debt crisis. The initiative includes a three-year suspension of interest payments for mortgages, vehicle loans and loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), among other items.
No 'secret deal' over Koh Kut
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/11/2024
» The government has rejected claims that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra reached a secret deal with Cambodia's ex-premier Hun Sen over the development of disputed maritime areas in the Gulf of Thailand.
Thai parks dept submits controversial forest bills to cabinet
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/11/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) will submit two draft laws to the cabinet next week, despite opposition from the People's Movement for a Just Society (P-Move), which fears local communities could lose rights to their ancestral lands.
Soft power plans for Bangkok's Chatuchak market
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/11/2024
» The National Committee on Soft Power Development has vowed to develop Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok as Thailand's soft power hub within the next two years.
Open up reserved jobs
News, Editorial, Published on 28/10/2024
» The recent mass arrests of over 2,000 undocumented foreign workers -- including 1,289 Myanmar nationals, along with Cambodians, Lao, Vietnamese, and others -- have spotlighted a pressing issue in the labour market.