Parliament chooses MP calculation method favouring small parties
Parliament has voted for a party-list MP calculation method, which observers say could give small political parties a better chance to have their list MPs in the House.
Producers keep eye on sales amid rising costs
Higher energy prices have driven up production costs by 20%, but manufacturers managed to increase goods prices by less than 10% as they struggle to maintain sales volume.
Prayut hails Thailand's contingent
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hailed Thailand's 2021 SEA Games contingent during a reception at Government House on Tuesday night.
BMA urges recycling of home waste
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to encourage households in Bangkok to separate wet and dry waste for reuse and recycling.
Pheu Thai fury at list-MP flip
The Pheu Thai Party has threatened to seek a Constitutional Court ruling as parliament votes in support of a method using 500 to calculate party-list seats.
Govt plans to charge foreigners more than Thais for hotel rooms
Dual pricing bombshell: Government plans to charge foreign tourists more than Thais for hotel rooms.
'Robin Hood' in underpants arrested for stealing Banana phones
A male burglar dubbed the "thief in underpants" by police fancied himself a modern-day Robin Hood and gave away some of the phones he stole from Banana IT stores to homeless people.
Archaic rule forces teacher out of beauty pageant
A teacher's dream of being crowned a beauty pageant winner came to an abrupt end when she was forced out by a 60-year-old regulation of the Education Ministry.
Supreme Court upholds MP's jail term for 2014 vote buying
Former Democrat MP Thepthai Senpong (pictured) and his younger brother Manote lose their final appeal against two-year sentences for vote buying in a 2014 local government election, and go straight to prison.
2,428 new Covid cases, 22 more deaths
The daily infection rate is rising, with confirmed new cases up 26% on Tuesday from 1,917 on Monday, and coronavirus-related deaths also increasing.
Who are the winners of the mega mergers?
With a rival telecom merger on the horizon, what are the advantages and disadvantages?
Budget panel fears legal weed could hurt tourism
The House committee deliberating the budget bill for fiscal 2023 fears the decriminalisation of cannabis could have an adverse impact on tourism.
Saudi investors eye EV prospects during EEC visit
Saudi Arabia has become the latest country to show an interest in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with prospective investors looking in particular at five key industrial areas, notably electric vehicles (EVs), during a tour of the zone.
Venue ready for 'Red War' next week
Rajamangala National Stadium is ready to host an exhibition match between English Premier League giants Manchester United and Liverpool next week.
Govt mulls ways to keep State Oil Fund from sinking
The Energy Ministry is considering ways to boost the State Oil Fund, which is more than 100 billion baht in debt, a well-placed source revealed on Tuesday.
Inflation close to hitting 14-year high
Price pressures will persist into the third quarter, the Commerce Ministry has admitted, after the country's headline inflation rate hit a near-14-year high in June.
BMTA to hire firms to run E-bus fleet
The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will hire private firms to operate 224 electric buses in order to boost capacity so it can serve up to one million passengers per day.
Chinese investors courted
Prime Minister Prayut has invited the Chinese to scale up their investment in Thailand, saying the country's strategic location perfectly positions it as a hub for regional logistics.
Government urged to reimpose strict measures against Covid
Physicians at Siriraj Hospital say the government should reimpose strict measures, including mandatory face masks, to cope with the highly transmissible BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, as the number of available hospital beds falls.
1,917 new Covid cases, 18 more deaths
Tuesday Covid bulletin: Deaths remain unchanged at 18 while new cases drop to 1,917.
