BANGKOK, Dec 15 (Reuters) – An auction of 40 billion baht ($1.3 billion) of 91-day central bank bonds fetched an average accepted yield of 0.25280 percent on Tuesday, the Bank of Thailand said. The …
State of emergency in Thailand’s south extended for three months
Thailand’s Emergency Situation Administration Committee (ESAC), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, announced on (Dec 14) that the state of emergency in Thailand’s restive southern …
How A Covid-19 Mask Company Saved A Thai Tailor
Herbert Yu started Bonrisu to help a small tailoring business in Thailand, which was on the verge of closing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The company manufactures high quality face masks, and donates …
Cats in Thailand dying of respiratory disease, reports say
Cats are dying from a deadly flu in northeastern Thailand, but local authorities say the disease cannot be transmitted to humans.
Thailand’s Democratic Reform Drive Goes Local with Provincial Elections
KUALA LUMPUR – In Thailand, a group of ex-lawmakers shut out of national politics by a controversial court order is taking its reform agenda to the provinces by backing like-minded candidates in local …
State of emergency in Thailand’s south extended for another 3 months
Thailand’s Emergency Situation Administration Committee (ESAC), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, announced on Monday that the state of emergency in Thailand’s restive southern border …
UAE, Thailand sign visa waiver agreement
Emiratis holding diplomatic and special passports can enter, exit and pass through Thai territories visa-free.
Laos – the ‘battery’ of Asia and a ticking environmental time bomb
What uses more power? Siam Paragon in Bangkok or the entire province of Mae Hong Son (with 250,000 residents in north-west Thailand)?
Activist Monks Flee Cambodia Fearing Arrest, Defrocking
Last summer, prominent Cambodian activist monk Bor Bet participated in protests triggered by the arrest of labor leader Rong Chhun. Now the monk has fled to Thailand with other Cambodian dissidents, …
25 Myanmar migrants caught for illegal entry
Myanmar nationals were arrested on Saturday night after they illegally crossed the border into Thailand at a village in Muang district. At about 11pm a combined military-police patrol spotted the 25 — …