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Government policies favour big business, say critics
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/09/2024
» The economic policies of the Pheu Thai-led government favour big corporations over the interests of the general public, a Bangkok forum was told on Thursday.
European regulator orders Airbus A350 checks
News agencies, Published on 05/09/2024
» At least part of the Airbus A350 fleet will be inspected as a precautionary measure, Europe’s aviation safety regulator said on Thursday, after an engine part failed during the flight of a Cathay Pacific A350-1000 passenger plane.
B300 billion in state spending seen as a tonic
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/09/2024
» The Ministry of Finance expects more than 300 billion baht in government funds will be injected into the economy during the final quarter this year, pushing GDP growth to the anticipated range of 2.7% to 3%.
PM promises policy continuity, but handout will change
Published on 05/09/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra says her first policy statement next week will echo that of her predecessor Srettha Thavisin, except for some details of the digital wallet handout programme.
Foreign e-commerce firms told to open Thai offices
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/09/2024
» Foreign e-commerce operators will be required to set up registered offices in Thailand under the digital platform service law, according to the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA).
Pattaya approves monorail plan
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 05/09/2024
» Pattaya City has approved the plan to build an 11-kilometre monorail line that will run from the Thap Phraya intersection on the city’s west side to Nong Mai Kaen in the east.
Russian’s ‘murder’ might have been suicide, say Phuket police
Published on 05/09/2024
» PHUKET: Police investigators who initially thought they had a murder on their hands now say a Russian man found dead in a ditch at Karon beach might have committed suicide.
Doctor to appeal ruling clearing ‘beach bully’
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 05/09/2024
» PHUKET: A doctor who claimed to have been kicked by a Swiss man while she was sitting on the steps near his property on Yamu Beach in February has vowed to appeal his acquittal on assault charges.
Thamanat group parting ways with Palang Pracharath
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/09/2024
» Thamanat Prompow has stepped down as secretary-general of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and five other members of his group have quit as party executives as their estrangement from the party deepens.
Government ‘committed’ to B400 minimum wage
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 05/09/2024
» The labour policy of the Pheu Thai-led government, particularly the plan to raise the daily minimum wage to 400 baht nationwide, remains unchanged, according to caretaker Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.