Commercial banks saw solid performance during Q1 The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has issued a report showing that overall, commercial banks performed well in the first quarter of the year with strong capital, reserves and […]
Thai banks’ loans seen up 5-6 pct this year – c.bank Commercial banks in Thailand are likely to see a loan growth of 5-6 percent this year, a central bank official said on Monday, down […]
Thai junta’s slow investment spending could drag on growth Erratic delivery of public investment has left Thailand plodding behind faster-growing Southeast Asian economies, yet regulations introduced by the military-led government have made it even harder […]
Authorities Mum on Capture of ‘Grandmother’ of Ugandan Human Trafficking in Thailand Thailand immigration authorities are reported to have taken into custody a Ugandan national said to be the ‘grandmother’ of human trafficking of Ugandan […]
Thailand immigration authorities are reported to have taken into custody a Ugandan national said to be the ‘grandmother’ of human trafficking of Ugandan women into the Thailand sex industry, and a reported ‘under boss’ who […]
Tax measures approved for smart city, logistics plans THE BOARD of Investment yesterday approved a slew of tax measures to support investments for smart cities and smart logistics centres, according to its secretary-general Duangjai Asawachintachit. […]
Shippers’ Council forecasts 8% export growth this year The Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) has forecast 8% export growth this year, due to continued economy recovery in trade partners. — NNT 217 officials found embezzling […]
BoT: All sectors of Thai economy expand in March The Bank of Thailand (BoT) reports that the country’s economy grew 4% in the first quarter of 2018 with expansion recorded in all sectors in the […]
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It is hardly surprising news that the new owners of Cambodia’s oldest newspaper The Phnom Penh Post is a PR company, nor that the deal is said to have been done early last week. It […]
Top official tied to welfare scam The director of a welfare centre for the underprivileged in Samut Prakan has petitioned the prime minister to instigate disciplinary and criminal punishment against a former permanent secretary over […]
Senior officials face axe for welfare fund fraud THE SOCIAL Development and Human Security Ministry is poised to fire two senior officials for their role in the embezzlement of state funds for the destitute. — […]
Thailand’s hopes of having a ‘yellow card’ warning hanging over its fishing and seafood exports to the European Union (EU) removed a little more than three years after having it put in place appear to […]