Pita digs in on pay hike vow

Pita digs in on pay hike vow

Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat vowed to push for a proposed hike in the minimum wage to 450 baht per day by raising the issue with the tripartite national wage committee if his party forms the new government.

05:10

Highway cops to report on bribery

All sub-divisions of the Highway Police Division (HPD) were instructed on Friday to submit reports about any cases of highway lorry bribery occurring in their precincts within five days.

05:36
Highway cops to report on bribery

Ex-EC official throws light on Pita issue

The outcome of a probe into Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat's alleged ineligibility to contest the elections will not impact his approval of MFP election candidates, according to a former election official.

06:00
Ex-EC official throws light on Pita issue

Drones fly medicine 12km to island hospital

The Public Health Ministry successfully used drones to fly a 12-kilometre journey across the sea to deliver medicine to a hospital on Koh Puyu in Satun province.

06:39
Drones fly medicine 12km to island hospital

Indian tourism hit by rising travel costs

Inbound tourism operators for the Indian market have voiced concerns over the slow processing of visa applications, high airfares and an increase in the outbound tax rate from India, as these factors could result in fewer visitors from the subcontinent, causing the Thai government to miss its target of 2 million this year.

05:00
Indian tourism hit by rising travel costs

Partial Pink Line launch urged as traffic worsens

The Department of Rail Transport (DRT) is urging the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to partially launch the main routes of the Pink Line monorail in a bid to ease traffic congestion.

07:02
Partial Pink Line launch urged as traffic worsens

Chinese pub raided

Dozens of Chinese tourists detained for questioning and drugs seized in a raid on a Huai Khwang nightspot that resembles the infamous gang-run Jinling pub.

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Chinese pub raided


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EUR
36.8831
37.5831
GBP
42.9405
43.7639
HDK
4.3815
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JPY
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25.2553
USD
34.435
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4.8239
4.9421
Source: Bank of Thailand (3 Jun 2023)
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1,531.20
+9.80
SET50
924.89
+7.61
SET100
2,059.48
+15.65
sSET
988.37
+2.47
SETCLMV
870.67
+10.31
SETHD
1,137.45
+10.68
SETTHSI
980.45
+8.24
Source: settrade.com (3 Jun 2023)
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Baht/Litre
GASOHOL 91
42.44
GASOHOL 95
32.34
GASOHOL E20
34.65
Type
Baht/Litre
GASOHOL E85
DIESEL
31.94
NGV
34.38
Source : PTT (3 Jun 2023)
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BAR (1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
32,250.00
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32,850.00
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