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Emergency loan is worth 1 trillion baht, not 1.9 trillion, government says

The total amount of emergency loans that will be used to counter the impact of COVID-19 is at 1 trillion baht, not 1.9 trillion baht, as the opposition has quoted in parliament, said the Thai government on Thursday.The...

Move Forward party ready to take opposition lead against government

The Move Forward party is ready to take the lead among opposition party against the ruling government as other opposition partners fall to infighting, multiple sources said on Thursday.Despite mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic by the government and...

Opinion: Long live Trump if no one else will stand up to Beijing

Over the past four years, US President Donald Trump has become a polarizing figure in the western world. His boisterous style of leadership, his braggadocious personality and lack of conformity have rubbed many the wrong way. Whether it be...

Thailand’s manufacturing index at its lowest in eight years

The Office of Industrial Economics (OIE) said Wednesday that Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) contracted by 17.21 per cent year-on-year to 79.04 index points in April, the lowest in 8 years.This index also contracted 10.48 per cent year-on-year in March. The index...

Activist says CCSA speaker’s defense of the SOE is problematic

Srisuwan Janya, secretary of the Association to Protect the Constitution, said on Wednesday that Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin's justification for the extension of the State of Emergency (SOE) is problematic.Dr Taweesin, a spokesperson for the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA),...

Nine new coronavirus cases in Thailand; no new fatality

Thailand’s government said on Wednesday that it had discovered nine new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.All nine were in state quarantine.They were all Thais who returned from the US (2), Qatar (1) and Saudi Arabia (6)...

Thai bankruptcy court accepts THAI’s restructuring filing

Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court has accepted Thai Airways International (THAI)’s restructuring filing on Wednesday.Creditors will now be unable to collect debts from THAI while the case is still open. The court case will be on August 17. THAI is also expected...

Opinion: If the needy rise up against the government, we can hardly blame them

The one thing that the government should not overlook is the discontent of hungry people.I recently heard a Thai political commentator saying that “คนหิวมักโมโหราย” or “hungry people tend to become violently angry.”This phrase does ponder some reflection.And...

Cabinet denies SOE extension is politically motivated; appoints TG restructuring board

Thailand's government on Tuesday denied that the extension of its State of Emergency decree has anything to do with politics.“These decisions were mainly based on public health considerations, they have never been made on political reasons,” said...

True refuses to unblock pornhub after an online spat with netizens

A row between an internet user and internet service provider True over the pornographic website Pornhub on Monday night highlighted the limits of the country's freedom of expression.The row started when a twitter user asked True's customer service...

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