A court in Thailand on Friday annulled a 2016 order by the country’s Finance Ministry for former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay 35.7 billion baht ($1.1 billion) …
Thailand’s Narathiwat province reports prison cluster with 112 Covid-19 cases
BANGKOK, April 4 (Xinhua): A prison in southern Thailand’s Narathiwat province on Sunday reported cluster Covid-19 cases, which have infected 112 people. Those infected included 87 male inmates, one …
Desperate Burmese refugees flee to Thailand and India to escape crisis
Myanmar’s escalating crisis is spilling across its borders, as thousands of refugees seek safe haven in India and Thailand in the wake of the military coup and bloody crackdowns on anti-coup …
Thailand’s Full Moon Party could be over for good
But though quarantine restrictions are keeping most international travellers away from Thailand these days, there’s some life at Tommy Resort, a Haad Rin stalwart that has been hosting backpackers …
Thai Court Voids Order For Former PM To Pay $1B For Losses
A court in Thailand on Friday annulled a 2016 order by the country’s Finance Ministry for former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay 35.7 billion baht ($1.1 billion) in compensation for losses …
Thai Court Voids Order For Former PM To Pay $1B For Losses
A court in Thailand on Friday annulled a 2016 order by the country’s Finance Ministry for former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay 35.7 billion baht ($1.1 billion) in compensation for losses …
Thai tycoon bets remittances startup will thrive post Covid-19
Chatchaval, whose family controls one of Thailand’s biggest conglomerates, was inspired to create Lightnet thanks to his credit-card business partnership with Japan’s Aeon Financial Service Co. that …
Thai Central Bank to Pilot Its Retail Central Bank Digital Currency in 2022: Report
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) will begin piloting its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the second quarter of 2022, according to a published report. Thailand’s central bank assistant …
Central Retail to expand business in Vietnam
The Thailand-based Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited (CRC) plans to spend as much as 35 billion THB (1.1 billion USD) on expanding its network in Vietnam over the next five years.
Thai baht performs worst of all Southeast Asian currencies
Many are still unsure of Thailand’s stability, with investors, importers and exporters still having doubts. The Finance Minister believes there’s no need to panic, as he was expecting a backlash when …