Move Forward party-list MP and deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul said today that the government’s decision to procure loans to fund the digital wallet scheme is risky, because it may violate the Constitution and the Fiscal Discipline Act. Digital wallet to start in May, says Thai PM Srettha Thavisin Responding to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s announcement […]
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Friday put an end to weeks of speculation about the government’s digital wallet programme, saying it will begin in May and some 50 million people will be eligible for a 10,000-baht handout. Thai Government Mulls Over 10,000-Baht Digital Wallet Stipend All told, the government will inject 600 billion baht into […]
The Thai media company that owns the Miss Universe beauty pageant brand said on Thursday it has filed for bankruptcy while it tries to resolve a “liquidity problem”. Jakkaphong aka Anne Completely Takes over Miss Universe JKN Global Group made the announcement in a statement to the Thai Stock Exchange two months after it missed […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The government is addressing the recent complaints about the stockpiling of fuel, which reportedly led to shortages at numerous service stations across the nation. Thai Energy Ministry to probe gasohol shortage Radklao Inthawong Suwankiri, the Deputy Government Spokesperson, has revealed that following reports of fuel hoarding which caused shortages at several fuel […]
Carabao Group, the energy drink manufacturer, is set to tap Thailand’s 260-billion-baht beer market following the introduction yesterday of its Carabao and Tawandang beer brands. Aed Carabao Announces That They Are Disbanding Next Year Sathien Sathientham, chief executive of the group, said it had invested 4 billion baht in the contruction of a beer production […]
BANGKOK, Nov 9 (TNA) – If police officers are found to be involved with overloaded truck sticker bribery, they will face disciplinary actions, said national police chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol. Overloaded Truck Causes Concrete Collapse in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Rd This comes after an overloaded truck carrying soil was struck in the collapse of a […]
The Energy Ministry vows to act against oil retailers illegally stockpiling the fuel following complaints about oil being sold out at petrol stations after a state policy to cut the prices of gasohol 91 and gasohol 95. Thai Cabinet Cuts Gasohol 91 Price by 2.50 Bt/Litre Petrol stations started reducing the price of gasohol 91 […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has established an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to address the critical issue of haze pollution, which is forecasted to intensify, especially in the northern region. Bangkok to Brace for Hazardous Dust from Nov 9 to 12 Permanent Secretary for Public Health Dr Opas Karnkawinpong acknowledged the persistent […]
