AT the marathon parliamentary debate following the delivery of the Bhumjaithai-led government’s policy statement by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul this morning (April 9), Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas this evening thanked MPs for their suggestions on various economic issues while warning that energy prices may not return to pre-conflict low level for another
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Foreign Affairs Ministry urgently pushing Hormuz Strait deal
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said at parliament today (April 9) that his ministry is actively pursuing urgent negotiations with Iran to reach a deal on allowing Thai ships and oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, PPTVHD said this evening. Iran has requested specific details about each vessel and
Read moreAMLO seizes additional 8 billion baht assets from scam suspects
THE Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) today (April 9) temporarily seized a second batch of assets worth 8 billion baht from scam suspects Ms. Taengthai, Mr. Yim Liak, Ms. Wirinya Yim ,Mr. Ben Smith, aka Benjamin Mauerberger, and his wife Ms. Katriya Beaver, taking the total to over 20 billion baht, Amarin TV said. Announcing
Read moreIndian, Chinese tourists conned and robbed in Pattaya
AS THE global economy is in a shaky state thieves are more numerous than mosquitos with two tourists, one from India and the other from China, having been conned and robbed by seemingly the same group of perpetrators in Pattaya, TV Channel 7 said today (April 9). CCTV footage at this seaside city shows
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