Election buzz & bluff

Election buzz & bluff

Coalition figures criticise caretaker Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam for saying a new election could be needed if Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat is disqualified.

20:06 9

Handout scrapped

Pheu Thai scraps the B10,000 handout it promised during the election campaign, saying the high cost of the Move Forward Party’s welfare programmes would make it unfeasible.

17:57 32
Handout scrapped

Drug bust at sea

Authorities seize more than 900kg of crystal meth, believed to be destined for Australia, from a fishing trawler off Koh Samet in the Gulf of Thailand and make six arrests.

16:32 5
Drug bust at sea

Shell game

Police say two grocers in Bangkok acted as directors of 48 shell companies linked to a Chinese couple facing charges of running a 10-billion-baht international fraud scheme.

14:19 15
Shell game

Pita case could force new poll

Details of shareholding violation complaints against the Move Forward Party leader will decide his fate and determine if the May 14 general election is nullified.

04:05 145
Pita case could force new poll

Investors fret as Chinese factories decelerate

Economists are concerned about a weakening Chinese economy, saying the mainland's shaky recovery from the pandemic has pressured regional stock markets and the Thai economy.

04:56 15
Investors fret as Chinese factories decelerate

Chamber puts spotlight on urgent issues

The Thai Chamber of Commerce highlighted urgent issues, with expediting the formation of a new government the priority to ensure continuity of budget allocation.

05:53 2
Chamber puts spotlight on urgent issues


editor’s pick
Cool designs

Cool designs

Blue Bangkok 3D fridge magnets recreate classic Thai architecture.

06:03
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