SHOULD the government issue an emergency decree to borrow an additional 500 billion baht Thailand’s debt-to-GDP ratio would rise to 75 percent and thereby increasing fiscal risks, People’s MP for Bangkok Dr. Anusorn Tamajai said today (April 20). The government also has to guarantee an additional 150 billion baht for the Oil Fuel Fund
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Major 7.5-magnitude quake hits off northern Japan, tsunami warning issued
By Agencies and published by CNA TOKYO – A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday (April 20), Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, issuing a tsunami warning for waves up to 3m in Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures. The quake which hit at 4.53 p.m. local time (2.53pm Thailand time) in Pacific waters off
Read morePanic as Myanmar junta bomb hits Thai territory
AS MYANMAR military mounted airstrikes at Karen National Union (KNU) positions in Karen province’s Hpapun district, opposite Mae Hong Son province, hitting a military hospital, one bomb landed on the Thai side triggering panic among border villagers, PPTVHD36 said today (April 20). At 11 a.m. today Myanmar Air Force scrambled Yak-130 and Mig-29 fighter
Read moreGovt working on ensuring sufficient palm oil supply for domestic use
WITH an increase in the use of palm oil for production of B7 and B20 biodiesel the Commerce Ministry this morning (April 20) said the entire system is being balanced to ensure sufficient supply for domestic use while simultaneously maintaining price stability for the benefit of farmers, PPTVHD36 and Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr.
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