Political system of Thailand
Thailand, New Zealand to Resume Direct Flights, Elevate Ties: Thailand and New Zealand have agreed to resume direct flights after the pandemic shut air ...
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Weak economic growth prospects have taken a toll on Thai stocks, which have seen outflows of $1.9 billion since the start of 2024, weakening the baht ... Show more asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Market-Spotlight/Bank-of-Thailand-ignores-Srettha-s-pressure-to-cut-interest-rate
Quick Glance: Bank of Thailand Resists Pressure Amid Economic Discussions
- The Thai Prime Minister is urging the Bank of Thailand to cut interest rates to stimulate the economy.
- Anticipating inflation growth, the central bank delegates baht-weakening issues to the government.
- During a meeting to address the flagship stimulus program, the Prime Minister requested the presence of the Bank of Thailand's governor.
After an angry outburst in a restaurant: police arrest AfD politician in Thailand
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Quick Glance: Alleged Thailand Island Incident: AfD Politician Briefly Detained by Police
- Niels Foitzik, AfD candidate, caused police interventions in Thailand.
- Foitzik denies drug use, claims health issues during incidents.
- Internal power struggles within Stuttgart AfD before local elections.
- Stuttgart AfD candidates oppose 'Seebrücke' and have extremist ties.
Myanmar Rebels Take Key Trading Town, but Counteroffensive Looms: The fall of Myawaddy, on the Thai border, was one of the most significant gains by resistance ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/12/world/asia/myanmar-rebels-myawaddy.html
PromptPay usage hits record high in 2023
Financial transactions via PromptPay, Thailand’s national electronic payment platform, tallied a new high last year ... Show more #BangkokPost #promptpay #digitalpayment
Rebels raise flag at seized Myanmar base, commander confident of retaining control
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/rebels-raise-flag-seized-myanmar-base-commander-confident-retaining-control-2024-04-15/
Thailand taking the offensive over the origin of Muay Thai: BANGKOK -- Thailand is stepping up the promotion of its traditional form of boxing, Muay Thai ...
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Thailand-taking-the-offensive-over-the-origin-of-Muay-Thai
#BangkokPost : The outcome of the Royal Thai Navy's (RTN) internal investigation into the sinking of the HTMS Sukhothai may draw the final curtain on one of the ... Show more #Thailand #RoyalThaiNavy #HTMSSukhothai #security #marine #tragedies
Red Shirt Leader’s Return Sparks Hope for Democratic Renewal in Thailand: Can the return of exiled politicians ignite hope for Thai democracy and reshape its ...
thediplomat.com/2024/04/red-shirt-leaders-return-sparks-hope-for-democratic-renewal-in-thailand/
#BangkokPost : The purpose of this article is to educate the public about the real issue of the digital wallet scheme. The issue is not "HOW to get the 500 ... Show more #opinion #Thailand #digitalwallet #Finance
Myanmar military faces humiliating rout on Thai border
Officials of the military regime have fled the eastern town of Myawaddy on the Thai-Myanmar border in ... Show more asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Myanmar-Crisis/Myanmar-military-faces-humiliating-rout-on-Thai-border
WATCH: Footage released by the Spanish Civil Guard shows the vehicle that picked up Singaporean Audrey Fang outside her hotel in Spain ... Show more www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singaporean-man-killing-woman-spain-audrey-fang-appears-court-4277941
Exclusive: Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told @Reuters the central bank should cut its key interest rate by at least a quarter point this week as the ...
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#BangkokPost : Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Monday reiterated his confidence the government is moving in the right direction with the 500-billion-baht digital ... Show more #business #Srettha #digitalwallet #Finance
Hot Songkran weekend ahead
Scorching heat is expected over the Songkran Thai New Year holiday that wraps up on Monday
Surajit Jit-areerat from the ... Show more www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2775414/locals-test-positive-for-cadmium #BangkokPost #summer #heat #songkran
#BangkokPost : Paroled Thaksin Shinawatra was using aqua dumbbells for medically-advised physical therapy in a photo showing him in a swimming pool with his ... Show more #Thailand #politics #Thaksin #dumbbells #health #physicaltherapy
#BangkokPost : The outcome of the Royal Thai Navy's (RTN) internal investigation into the sinking of the HTMS Sukhothai may draw the final curtain on one of the ... Show more #opinion #Thailand #Navy
Bad loans set to surge at banks in Q1
The banking sector is poised for higher non-performing loans (NPLs) in the first quarter this year ... Show more www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2778449/bad-loans-set-to-surge-at-banks-in-q1 #BangkokPost #Loan
Anticipation: The Bloomberg Open, Asia Edition: Good morning. Treasuries rise ahead of US inflation. New Zealand and Thailand are set to hold ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-09/anticipation-the-bloomberg-open-asia-edition
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Thailand Leads Push for Six-Nation Visa to Lure Moneyed Tourists: Thailand is steering an initiative for a joint-visa program with countries that together hosted ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-06/thailand-leads-push-for-six-nation-visa-to-lure-moneyed-tourists
Paid articlePaid Will Move Forward join Thailand's graveyard of political parties?: BANGKOK -- When Sitanan Sirisuwa voted for the first time at last May's Thai general ...
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Paid articlePaid Thai PM says sensitive issues at play in Myanmar dialogue, must address all sides
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#BangkokPost : The Bank of Thailand is expected to start cutting the policy rate before mid-year as inflationary pressure has eased ... Show more #business #interestrate #Finance #inflation #Bank
Thai central bank holds key rate, defies government calls for cuts: Thailand's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting on ...
reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/thai-central-bank-holds-key-rate-defies-government-calls-cuts-2024-04-10/
Govt seeks legal counsel on loan for wallet handout
The government will ask the Council of State to verify the legality of its plan to borrow 172 ... Show more #bangkokpost #digitalwallet
#BangkokPost : People have started travelling upcountry ahead of the Songkran holiday amid concerns from road safety advocates over increases in road accidents outside ... Show more #Thailand #travel #Songkran #holiday #accidents #SevenDangerousDays
#BangkokPost : Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the Pheu Thai Party and deputy chair of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee ... Show more #Thailand #politics #PheuThai #Songkran #holiday #HongKong #PaetongtarnShinawatra
#BangkokPost : The recent gruesome murder of a 10-year-old girl by her debt-ridden father in the northern province of Uttaradit raises doubts about the attempts of the ... Show more #opinion #Thailand #crime #loan #Finance #Srettha #government
Thailand's Constitutional Court accepted a case seeking the dissolution of the opposition Move Forward Party, in another blow for a popular anti-establishment ... Show more www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-court-accepts-case-seeking-disband-opposition-move-forward-party-2024-04-03/
#BangkokPost : Political activists are using the Songkran holiday to urge returnees to convince family and friends in their home provinces to seek seats in the Senate ... Show more #Thailand #politics #Songkran
#BangkokPost : Immigration police received passengers on Israel-bound flights forced to return to Suvarnabhumi airport and allowed them to stay at either a hotel or ... Show more #Thailand #transport #airport #Suvarnabhumi #Israel
#BangkokPost : Thai Airways International (THAI) has directed its Europe-bound flights to make detours around the Middle East after Iran's attacks on Israel ... Show more #Thailand #transport #Israel #Iran #attack #Europe
Thai Officials Warn Releasing Fish Into Nature Won’t Bring Good Karma but Ecological Harm
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Thai Prosecutors Delay Decision on Thaksin’s Royal Insult Case: Thai prosecutors delayed a decision on whether to indict former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-10/thai-prosecutors-delay-decision-on-thaksin-s-royal-insult-case
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A Hong Kong lawmaker has questioned how a government film subsidy fund vetted projects, citing “views” that the scheme had backed movies promoting “soft ... Show more hongkongfp.com/2024/04/18/hong-kong-lawmaker-questions-govt-film-fund-vetting-process-citing-soft-resistance-in-some-movies/
Does Thailand’s Plan to Finance Its 500 Billion Baht Stimulus Make Sense?: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s government has struggled to fund its massive ...
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#BangkokPost : Air fares on three popular domestic routes are cheaper by 3.8-14% for the Songkran festival from this Friday, the transport minister said on Wednesday ... Show more #Thailand #travel #transport #airline #Songkran
#BangkokPost : The opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) accused the government yesterday of failing to honour its promise to stamp out call centre gangs operating on ... Show more #Thailand #MoveForwardParty #government #security #CallCentreGangs #Thai #scammers #politics
Everything to Know About Thailand’s $14 Billion Digital Wallet Cash Handout: The program, which will give 10,000 baht ($275) each to 50 million Thais via a ...
time.com/6965705/thailand-srettha-digital-wallet-cash-handout-srettha-economy/
#BangkokPost : The Constitutional Court may allow the Move Forward Party (MFP) more time to file its defence in the dissolution case against it, the court's president ... Show more #Thailand #politics #MoveForwardParty #DissolutionCase
A ‘one million tulips’ garden, and more from around the world: Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... This is a selection of images from our ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-04-12-a-one-million-tulips-garden-and-more-from-around-the-world/
Joy for Thai LGBT activists after a marriage equality bill overwhelmingly passed its first reading in Thailand's upper house www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-lgbt-activists-celebrate-vote-that-brings-marriage-equality-closer-2024-04-02/
#BangkokPost : Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said TasteAtlas' ranking of kaeng tai pla, a famous southern Thai curry made with fish entrails ... Show more #Thailand #KaengTaiPla #government #SouthernThaiCurry #WorstRatedFoodIntheWorld #FishCurry #TasteAtlas #food #SretthaThavisin
#BangkokPost : Hazardously thick smog shrouded 37 of the 77 provinces on Monday morning, mostly in the North where Chiang Rai residents suffered under the worst level ... Show more #Thailand #PM25 #Health #dust #ChiangRai #smog
Where is Chuwit Kamolvisit? Until recently, Thailand's colorful "massage parlor king," politician and anti-corruption campaigner was one of the ... Show more asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life/The-fast-life-and-slow-exit-of-Thai-showman-Chuwit
#BangkokPost : The government will support the Marine Department's plan to build a cruise ship terminal on Koh Samui to promote tourism ... Show more #Thailand #travel #transport #government #yacht #KohSamui #Srettha
#BangkokPost : The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) will impose strict measures, such as searches of personal belongings ... Show more #Thailand #students #cigarette #children
Thailand sees more than 4% growth this year on property measures, ministry says: Thailand's economy is expected to grow slightly more than 4% this year ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-sees-more-than-4-growth-this-year-property-measures-ministry-says-2024-04-09/
Thai govt mobilises forces to tackle air pollution crisis in the country: Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment along with the Ministry ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/04/15/thai-govt-mobilises-forces-to-tackle-air-pollution-crisis-in-the-country
#BangkokPost : No sooner had the two-day general debate come to an end on Thursday than there emerged speculation about a possible cabinet reshuffle ... Show more #opinion #Thailand #politics #debate #government #Srettha
Thailand Confirms Myanmar Military Evacuation Flight Request After Latest Resistance Gains
thediplomat.com/2024/04/thailand-confirms-myanmar-military-evacuation-flight-request-after-latest-resistance-gains/
Retail Inflation Declines To 4.85% In March, A Five-Month Low: The inflation in the food basket was at 8.52 per cent in March, down from 8 ...
ndtv.com/business-news/retail-inflation-declines-to-4-85-in-march-a-five-month-low-5427469
Thailand records 9.4 mln tourists in first 3 months, $12.4 billion in spending, government says
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-records-94-mln-tourists-first-3-months-124-billion-spending-government-2024-04-02/
Thai author seeks to reopen probe into 1946 death of King Ananda: A Thai court is holding hearings on a petition seeking to reopen one of the most controversial ...
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#BangkokPost : In an effort to quash the public health scare that followed the discovery of illegal cadmium tailings that were illegally transported from Tak to ... Show more #opinion #Thailand #Health #cadmium #cancer #Srettha #toxic www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/2776649/cadmium-plan-lacking
#BangkokPost : A prominent campaigner against drink driving has written to the president of the Supreme Court and the attorney-general asking they consider giving ... Show more #Thailand #drink #transport #driving
Bank of Thailand keeps interest rate at 2.5%, defying PM Srettha: BANGKOK -- The Bank of Thailand held its benchmark rate steady at 2.5% on Wednesday for the ...
asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Bank-of-Thailand-keeps-interest-rate-at-2.5-defying-PM-Srettha
Paid articlePaid #BangkokPost : Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has instructed Chiang Mai and every province in the upper North to prepare their operation centres to handle the haze ... Show more #Thailand #ChiangMai #AirPollution #Songkranfestival #dust #smog #PM25
Myanmar refugees take shelter in Thailand's Mae Sot: Mae Sot has become an uneasy refuge for Burmese on the run, akin to Cold War-era Berlin or Casablanca.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-68823500
Let's meet Khun Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Who inspires her the most, and what advice would she give to her younger self.#BangkokPost #Womenvision #womenoftheyear https://www.facebook ... Show more #ingshin21 #PheuThaiParty #Womenvision
From Cribs to Cabinets: The Apparent Surge of ‘Nepo Babies’ in Thai Politics: The country has long been governed by a galaxy of interconnected political clans.
thediplomat.com/2024/04/from-cribs-to-cabinets-the-apparent-surge-of-nepo-babies-in-thai-politics/
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