Current Affairs
Ruling party by-election win shows why it will stick by Thammanat
This weekend, the ruling Palang Pracharat Party won the country’s first electoral contest since national elections held last year.Unofficial counts in the Lampang by-election shows PPRP candidate Wattana Sitwang leading his nearest rival candidate by a healthy margin....
Covid-19
Thailand discovers one new case of coronavirus in state quarantine
Thailand’s government on Sunday said that it had discovered one new case of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.They were found in state quarantine after arriving from South Africa.The new discoveries bring the total number of cases up...
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Central bank defends decision to stop banks from paying dividends and suspension of share buybacks
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) said on Saturday that its decision to stop banks from paying interim dividends for the first half of 2020 and suspend share buybacks is because they wanted to protect the country’s financial system.Veerathai Santiprabhob,...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers 1 new coronavirus patient; 10 more recoveries
Thailand's Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday that it had discovered one new case of coronavirus, a patient in state quarantine who had returned to the country from Bahrain.The new discovery brings the total number of patients...
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EXCLUSIVE: Government accepts FTI’s proposal to increase access to liquidity for SMEs
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) asked Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on Friday to increase SMEs' access to liquidity. The government has accepted the proposals and will now be going over details in the coming weeks. Supant Mongkolsuthree, FTI’s chairman,...
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Department of Mental Health releases worrying stats of increased anxiety among Thais as the pandemic continues
The continuation of the coronavirus pandemic around the globe has left Thais struggling to cope with the severe crisis, according to the Department of Mental Health on Thursday.This is compounded by a chain of economic downturns and effects that...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers five new coronavirus cases on Friday, all in state quarantine
Thailand's government said on Friday that it discovered five new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, all in state quarantine.This is the 25th straight day without cases outside of state quarantine.This brings the total number of...
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Head of CIMB Thai resigns; says now is time to hand reins to a new generation of leaders
The head of CIMB Thailand, Adisorn Sermchaiwong, resigned from the Bank on Friday and will leave the company by September, the bank told investors in a statement.Adisorn, who currently serves as CIMB's director, president and chief executive officer,...
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Ruling party denies that it is trying to ‘buy’ opposition MPs
The ruling Palang Pracharath party said on Friday that rumours that it was trying to coerce or convince MPs of the opposition and coalition to join the party was simply untrue and part of an opposition campaign to discredit...
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EXCLUSIVE: FTI’s increased its projection for car production from 1 million to 1.4 million for 2020
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)’s Automotive Industry Club (AIC) said on Thursday that the country’s car production, domestic sales and exports have shown signs of recovering in May. The AIC has subsequently increased its projection for car production from...
