Lamphun golden dried longan obtains GI registry
Thailand has successfully registered geographical indication (GI) for Lamphun golden dried longan in Vietnam, increasing the number of Thai products with GI registration in foreign countries to eight.
Manufacturers call for rejig of clean energy laws
Manufacturers want the government to amend laws to allow them to produce and sell electricity from renewable energy sources in order to reduce dependence on expensive fossil fuels, in line with the global clean energy trend, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Thailand remains ranked 43rd in global innovation index
Thailand stayed put at 43rd out of 132 economies in the Global Innovation Index 2022, released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, while the country's gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) financed by business and exports of creative products tops this year's ranking.
Banks bump up interest
Banks began to raise interest rates in response to the Bank of Thailand's policy rate hike to 1% on Wednesday.
Central bank says politics won't affect economy
The Bank of Thailand believes politics should not affect the economy, which is showing signs of further recovery in the second half.
Business chiefs welcome 'stability' ruling will bring
The private sector has welcomed the Constitutional Court's ruling on Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's eight-year term as prime minister as good for the economy.
Govt urges parents to jab toddlers
The Ministry of Public Health is inviting parents to inoculate their young children in the first country-wide Covid-19 vaccination campaign for toddlers in the next two weeks.
Ministry hails 'return to normal' as variants 'now manageable'
The Public Health Ministry has eased the Covid-19 alert level as the situation is stabilising and current variants are considered manageable, according to a director at Bangkok Siriroj Hospital.
Culture Ministry seeks swift repairs to collapsed pagoda
The Ministry of Culture has instructed the Fine Arts Department to expedite an inspection in order to restore a 500-year-old pagoda at a temple in Chiang Mai which devastatingly collapsed due to heavy rain on Thursday evening.
Prayut's staying put
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed to press ahead with development projects after a Constitutional Court ruling on Friday on the eight-year limit of his premiership allowed him to stay in power.
Putin grabs 20% of Ukraine 'forever'
Vladimir Putin formally annexes four occupied regions in Ukraine “forever” and repeats warnings that Russia will use all available means to defend the territories.
Activists call for major anti-Prayut rally on Saturday
Pro-democracy protest leaders have called for people to wear black for seven days and to rally at Victory Monument on Saturday to express their rejection of the Constitutional Court ruling that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's term has not reached its eight-year limit.
Pheu Thai disagrees with Prayut ruling
The opposition Pheu Thai Party has expressed disagreement with the reasoning behind the Constitutional Court ruling that Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s tenure as prime minister did not begin until 2017.
12 sailors die on ship off Vietnam
HANOI: Twelve Chinese sailors have died and nine others are critically ill after a suspected case of food poisoning on board their vessel near southern Con Dao island in Vietnam, a rescue official and state media said on Friday.
Made-in-India high-speed rail expands
AHMEDABAD, India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a third Indian-made high speed train in his home state of Gujarat, as a part of plans to modernise the country’s rail network.
Malaysian PM orders probe of former top prosecutor
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday ordered an investigation into possible misconduct by a former top prosecutor who had brought corruption cases against several senior members of his ruling United Malays National Organisation (Umno) party.
Zarco fastest in Thai MotoGP practice
BURI RAM: Johann Zarco of France was quickest in unexpectedly dry conditions for the opening practice sessions at the Thai MotoGP on Friday, pipping world championship title contender Francesco Bagnaia.
Senior Indonesian officials targeted by spyware
More than a dozen senior Indonesian government and military officials were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm, according to nine people with knowledge of the matter.
Drug courier arrested, 152kg of heroin seized
A drug courier has been arrested and 152 kilogrammes of heroin seized from his car near Talat Thai market in Pathum Thani.
Malaysia fights $15bn asset seizure bid
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has vowed to challenge a move by the heirs of a former sultan to seize its Dutch assets as part of the descendants’ efforts to enforce a US$15-billion arbitration award against the Malaysian state.
