2022 economic growth view at 4%
The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has maintained its average forecast for Thai economic growth this year at 4%, mainly as a result of recovering domestic consumption and the tourism sector, says the office's director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.
8,618 new Covid-19 cases, 19 more deaths
Thailand registered 19 more Covid-19 fatalities and 8,618 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.
Oil spill reaches shoreline in Rayong
Some of the oil that leaked from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand washed up on a beach in Rayong province of Rayong late on Friday.
True, DTAC submit merger report to the regulator
A joint report by True Corporation Plc and Total Access Communication Plc (DTAC) about their amalgamation plan has been submitted to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), in compliance with a rule requiring 90 days advance notice for potential mergers.
Thousands mourn Vietnamese Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh
HUE: Mourners queued outside a pagoda in Vietnam's central Hue province on Friday to pay their final respects to Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world's most prominent Buddhist teachers who died on Jan 22 aged 95.
TAT sees uptick in festive spending
Tourism revenue during the Chinese New Year is poised for a slight increase to 1.9 billion baht as the soaring prices of consumer products, fuel and household debt hammer domestic consumption, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Panel studies THAI funds
The Cooperative Promotion Department has established a panel to study proposed increased investment in Thai Airways International.
Pheu Thai, Kla 'lead by-election battle'
Sunday's by-election in Bangkok is likely to be a two-horse race between the Pheu Thai and the Kla parties, according to a political analyst.
Test & Go's return gets early test
With some 465,000 tourists expected at Suvarnabhumi airport during the Lunar New Year, the Test & Go scheme will resume this Tuesday
Oil spill ship off Chumphon to be retrieved within a fortnight
The Marine Department has been ordered to retrieve within 15 days the vessel Por Andaman 2 that sank in the Gulf of Thailand off Chumphon province.
First Feline takes up residence in Biden White House
WASHINGTON: The dog-loving Bidens have finally fulfilled a key White House pledge -- they got a cat.
Workers race to keep oil from Rayong shores
RAYONG: Hundreds of workers set up oil barriers along beachfronts in this eastern province on Friday as authorities raced to limit the environmental damage from oil that leaked from an underwater pipeline earlier this week.
Taxman to go easy on crypto traders
The Finance Ministry plans to ease tax rules for investments in digital assets, a senior official said on Friday, following a surge in crytocurrency trading.
Hong Kong's best-known travel agency folds after 50 years
HONG KONG: One of Hong Kong's best-known tour operators has decided to wind up after 50 years of business and amid the worsening Omicron outbreak, with an industry leader expecting the travel sector's woes to continue for the rest of 2022 at least.
Officer who killed doctor faces another charge
Police will press a fresh charge of driving over the speed limit against a junior crowd control officer who killed a doctor on a zebra crossing.
More illegal job seekers caught in Kanchanaburi
KANCHANABURI: Another 73 job seekers from Myanmar and a guide were caught for illegal entry in three different districts of Kanchanaburi on Friday.
Pope: Covid fake news is human rights violation
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Friday that spreading fake news and disinformation on Covid-19 and vaccines, including by Catholic media, is a violation of human rights.
NACC accuses Yingluck in court of wasting B240m
Anti-graft body files suit against former PM Yingluck Shinawatra and others for alleged corrupt use of B240m budget to publicise infrastructure projects in 2013.
Philippines inks $369m missile deal with India
The Philippines has signed a contract with India's BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd for an 18.9 billion-peso (US$369 million) shore-based anti-ship missile system, boosting defence ties between the two nations locked in separate territorial disputes with China.
AirAsia changes name to Capital A as it grows beyond an airline
Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd said on Friday it had changed its name to Capital A Bhd to reflect its growing portfolio of businesses beyond the core budget airline.
