THE Bank of Thailand (BoT) will launch the Retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by the second quarter next year to provide Thais with access to more convenient and secure financial services, NNT said today (April 4). BoT assistant governor Vachira Arromdee said the development of a Retail CBDC will support a technology-led future that
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Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter egg strike’
By AP, published by US News & World Report Yangon — Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, took to the streets holding painted eggs in a nod to the Easter holiday on Sunday. In the biggest city of Yangon, one group marched through the Insein district chanting and
Read moreRed shirts gather to pressure PM Prayut to resign
RED-SHIRT followers gathered at Santiporn Park on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue where the Black May 1992 Memorial is located at 4 p.m. today (April 4) with their leaders taking turns to giving speeches on their objective that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha step down, Thai Rath newspaper said. The key leaders said the gathering, entitled “Thais won’t
Read moreMinistry: No minister visited Thonglor pub with Japanese envoy
THE Public Health Ministry today (April 4) came out to deny that any Thai minister had gone to a pub in Thonglor area with the Japanese ambassador who is infected with coronavirus and hospitalized but is in stable condition, Siam Rath newspaper said. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, the director-general of the Disease Control Department, denied social
Read moreAlert issued after entertainment Covid cluster emerges
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) today (April 4) warned those at high-risk of contracting coronavirus after visiting nine pubs and other entertainment venues from where a new Covid cluster has emerged to immediately contact the health officials, Siam Rath newspaper said. In his Facebook post, Pol. Capt. Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, BMA’s spokesperson, said this cluster consists
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