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Air force says golf course ‘can’t be converted’
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/02/2024
» Dhupatemiya Golf Course cannot be converted into a sports complex as the site is a military security stronghold, according to Defence Ministry spokesman Jirayu Houngsub.
THAI plane order a record, says Boeing
News Agencies, Published on 20/02/2024
» SINGAPORE - The US planemaker Boeing said on Tuesday that the order by Thai Airways International for 45 Dreamliner aircraft was the largest in Thai history.
Haiti president’s widow charged in assassination plot
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2024
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - The Haitian judge in charge of the investigation into the 2021 assassination of the Caribbean nation’s last president has charged some fifty people, including his widow and a former prime minister, according to a document leaked to local media.
First overseas bonds in more than 20 years planned
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 20/02/2024
» The government plans to issue up to $1 billion in overseas bonds, the first time in more than two decades, a Ministry of Finance official confirmed on Tuesday.
S. Korea trainee doctors stage walkout
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2024
» SEOUL - More than 1,600 trainee doctors in South Korea's major hospitals staged a walkout on Tuesday to protest against a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, stoking fears of delays to surgical operations and patient treatment.
PTTGC steps up recyling initiative
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/02/2024
» PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC), Thailand's largest petrochemical producer by capacity, continues to expand its recycling business by focusing on opaque plastic containers, especially bottles, under its recently launched campaign to promote environmentally friendly lifestyles among young people.
Srettha ramps up pressure to force rate cut, baht slides
Bloomberg and Online Reporters, Published on 20/02/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin asked the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to urgently hold an unscheduled meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut interest rate, saying the latest data indicated that the country's economy was in a crisis.
State energy firms keen on alternative fuels
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/02/2024
» More state-run energy firms are eager to try alternative fuels to support the campaign against climate change, with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) becoming the latest agency, aiming to replace coal with wood pellets to fuel its power plant.
Pruksa preps 30 projects worth B29bn
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 20/02/2024
» SET-listed developer Pruksa Holding (PSH) is planning to launch 30 new residential projects worth a combined 29 billion baht, with a shift to the upper-priced segment to balance those in the lower-end market affected by negative factors.
PM gives land contracts to farmers
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/02/2024
» UDON THANI: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Monday presented lease contracts for more than 10,000 rai of land owned by the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment to farmers.