By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE WHO MAY apply for elected senators will not be legally allowed to withdraw themselves from the triple-tiered race to parliament scheduled for next month. Under the Election Commission’s rules for the election of 200 senators, all contestants will be prohibited from calling it quits for any reason after they
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Most powerful solar storm in 20 years has struck but almost no impact on Thailand
SPECTACULAR celestial light shows in skies are visible at high-latitude countries this weekend as the first “extreme” solar storm in 20 years slammed into Earth on Friday (May 10) while Thailand is well-protected by the Earth’s magnetic field so will have almost no impact, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning (May 11). National Astronomical
Read moreGlobal economy set to stay on a roll for the rest of the year: Reuters poll
By Reuters and published by CNA Bengaluru – The global economy is likely to carry its solid momentum for the rest of the year and into 2025, defying earlier expectations of a slowdown, according to a Reuters poll of economists who said stronger growth than forecast was more likely than weakness. That shift in
Read moreFinal election of 200 senators set for June 26
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ELECTION of 200 SENATORS from among various candidates at national level is scheduled for June 26, according to the Election Commission. The cabinet today (Apr. 23) approved the Election Commission-proposed royal decree for the three-tiered election of 200 senators to replace the 250 outgoing senators, all named by the
Read moreConcern over spread of Covid-19, nearly 10,000 cases a day
AN EMINENT professor is concerned about the spread of Covid-19 in Thailand as he estimates that currently there are nearly 10,000 cases a day, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Apr. 22). Assoc. Prof. Teera Worathanarat of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine said in a Facebook post that last week, Apr. 14-20, 2024, 1,004 Covid
Read moreThaksin among top 10 billionaires in Thailand, Dhanin heads list
AGAIN topping Forbes magazine’s 10 Richest in Thailand list for this year is Mr. Dhanin Chearavanont, senior president of Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. (CP), while de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra is also among them placing 10th together with Mr. Harald Link, president of B.Grimm Power Plc, Thai Rath newspaper said this
Read moreWorld Bank cuts Thai GDP growth outlook to 2.8% this year
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S economic growth is expected at 2.8 percent this year before accelerating to 3.0 percent in 2025, the World Bank said today (Apr. 1). The growth outlook for 2024 and 2025 was reduced from 3.2 percent and 3.1 percent respectively, as forecast in December. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy
Read moreCyber crime victims lost over 2 billion baht in February
THE PUBLIC was warned to be more careful after it was revealed that as many as 21,506 cyber crime cases were filed at https://www.thaipoliceonline.com in February with losses totalling 2,493,842,459 baht, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 9). Mr. Karom Phonphonklang, deputy spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office, said this works out to be 85,944,56
Read moreF-35A stealth fighters land for the first time in Thailand
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOUR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE’S F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets today (Mar. 7) landed for the first time in Thailand at Wing 1 in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima. The first batch of four Lockheed Martin F-35As which flew from Eielson air force base in Alaska and landed
Read moreHuman Rights Watch report flags how dying rule of law will hit travel & tourism
THE annual Human Rights Watch report for 2024, released last week, has flagged the next big threats facing global travel & tourism: The slow boiling-frog death of the rule of law, human rights, freedom, privacy, democracy as well as the right to protest, debate and dissent. For the first time, the HRW report refers
Read moreTrump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as Haley and DeSantis fight for second place
By AP and published by Denver Post Des Moines, Iowa – Donald Trump decisively won the Iowa caucuses on Monday (Jan. 15) with his closest rivals languishing far behind, a crucial victory that reinforces the former president’s grip on his party at the outset of the GOP’s 2024 nomination fight. It was not immediately
Read more190 killed in New Year holiday road accidents so far
WITH FOUR days of New Year holidays having now passed, as many as 190 people have been killed in 1,570 accidents nationwide while 1,574 got injured and it was Kanchanaburi where the highest number of accidents occurred while Bangkok recorded the most fatalities, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 2). The Department of Disaster Prevention
Read moreMassive earthquake jolts Japan followed by a tsunami
By Agencies and published by CNA Tokyo – A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit central Japan today (Jan. 1), triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate. A tsunami around one-metre high struck parts of the coast along the Sea of Japan with a larger wave expected, public
Read moreSrettha trying to set power rate at 4.10 baht a unit
PRIME MINISTER-cum-Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin said this afternoon (Dec. 7) that talks are being held to set electricity rate at 4.10 baht per unit during January-April 2024 after Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) proposed hiking it to 4.68 baht a unit, Naewna newspaper said. Addressing this issue during a lecture on the “Future of Thai
Read moreGDP forecast to rise 3.8% partly due to digital wallet campaign
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND’S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT is forecast to rise 3.8% next year partly due to the Pheu Thai-initiated digital wallet campaign, the Bank of Thailand’s assistant governor Piti Disyatat said today (Nov.29). Without the much-heralded digital wallet project under which a sum of 500 billion baht will be spent up by
Read more3.48 trillion baht budget for 2024 due for cabinet nod
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A 3.48 TRILLION BAHT budget for fiscal 2024 will be submitted for cabinet approval next week, a government official said today (Nov.15). Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is scheduled to chair next Tuesday’s cabinet meeting to pass the 2024 budget bill prepared by the Budget Bureau and then forward it to
Read more10,000-baht digital wallet reaching people on Feb.1: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin said today (Oct.14) a sum of 10,000 baht in digital wallet will be delivered to each of the eligible people on February 1, 2024. The prime minister reconfirmed that the digital wallet is scheduled to be provided for each and every Thai national aged 16 years
Read moreCabinet approves additional holiday in May to spur economy
By TV Channel 7 and Reuters – published by CNA THE cabinet today (Jan. 10) approved Friday May 5, 2023 as an extra public holiday to allow for a four-day long weekend from Thursday May 4, 2023, which is Coronation day, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. This step was taken to stimulate the
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