Rolls-Royce ‘kickbacks’ to PTT to be probed THE COUNTRY’S top anti-graft officials have been appointed to investigate alleged corruption in the 2000-2013 procurement of multi-billion-baht Rolls-Royce industrial equipment by PTT plc and its subsidiary, PTT […]
A recent report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts devastating consequences to countries in Asia and the Pacific if climate change goes unabated. The report […]
Thai June exports up 11.7 pct y/y, beat forecast Thailand’s customs-cleared exports rose for a fourth straight month in June, beating expectations, due to stronger demand from major markets, suggesting the trade-dependent economy was gaining […]
Thai general, provincial politicians held guilty in major trafficking trial An army general, two provincial politicians and police officers were among the 46 people held guilty on Wednesday by a judge in Thailand’s biggest human […]
Verdict due in major Thai human trafficking trial A Thai general is among more than 100 defendants facing a verdict on Wednesday (Jul 19) in a sprawling 2015 human trafficking case which saw thousands of […]
A Cambodian defence attorney has called for the current ban on commercial surrogacy in Cambodia to be abolished ‘because the people are poor’, adding ‘it is not wrong to just bear a baby for another’. […]
Baht closes at 33.66 baht/dollar, the strongest in 25 months The Thai baht closed at 33.66 baht against the US dollar, the strongest in 25 months after the currency was trading between 33.73-33.75 baht/dollar throughout […]
Thailand welcomes 17 million foreign visitors in first half of 2017 Seventeen million foreign tourists visited Thailand in the first half of 2017, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. — NBT World Banks […]
BoT ‘suppressed baht’ to bolster exports: KBank The Bank of Thailand intervened in the currency market last week in what was believed to be an attempt to prevent the baht strengthening so as to stop […]
High-speed rail financing takes shape The government will rely on lending by domestic and overseas financial institutions to fund the first stage of the 179-billion-baht Sino-Thai high-speed rail project linking Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima. — […]
Thailand approves S$7.2b for delayed China rail project Thailand’s military government on Tuesday (July 11) approved 179 billion baht (S$7.2 billion) to build the first stretch of a high-speed railway that will ultimately link Bangkok […]
Shortage of migrant labour hits key sectors MANY SECTORS, including construction in the capital, fisheries in the South and agriculture in border areas, are facing labour shortages due to the tough new labour law, sources […]