Business

Third phase 10,000-baht cash handout put off indefinitely

  THE third phase of the 10,000-baht cash handout has been indefinitely delayed but the Economic Stimulus Policy Committee said this postponement is not related to not having sufficient money to cover the scheme, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (May 19) Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who chaired the committee’s meeting today, was asked by

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Business

Thai-US tariff negotiations postponed

  THE expected Thai-US trade negotiations focusing on the 36% tariff US President Donald Trump has imposed on Thailand which was set to take place on Wednesday Apr. 23, 2025 has now been postponed, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Apr. 21). Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said the Thai delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister

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Local news

Impeachment case against PM put off

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT today (June 18) postponed a hearing of an impeachment lawsuit against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin until July 10. In the meantime, the defendant Pheu Thai-attached prime minister and the plaintiff collectively being 40 senators who had launched the surprise impeachment bid were given a 15-day time from

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Life Local news

Suriya puts off capping Bangkok train fares at 20 baht per trip

  TRANSPORT Minister Suriya Jungrungruangkit said this afternoon (Sep. 5) the Pheu Thai campaign pledge to cap Bangkok electric train fares at 20 baht a trip is not being written in the coalition government’s policy statement to be delivered to Parliament but it could possibly be implemented in two years’ time, Naewna newspaper and Amarin

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World news

Cambodia shelves first Asean meeting over attendance ‘difficulties’

  By Reuters and published by The Straits Times Phnom Penh – Cambodia said today (Jan. 12) it had postponed a meeting of foreign ministers of Asean scheduled for next week, because some ministers had expressed “difficulties” in attending. The meeting was the first under Cambodia’s chairmanship of the 10-member bloc, which comes amid divisions

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Health

PM, Cabinet put off AstraZeneca jab after scare in Europe

PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and cabinet ministers postponed getting their AstraZeneca vaccination shot this morning (March 12) after it was reported that seven European countries had suspended using this brand of coronavirus vaccine over blood clot fears, TV Channel 7 reported. Instead of going to Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute at the Public Health Ministry to

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Life

BREAKING NEWS: About-face on reopening Phuket airport

By Bhuva Chira, Sanook.com THE Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) issued an announcement today (15.5.2020) closing Phuket airport, with the stated reason being that the coronavirus pandemic remains a threat, even though it had issued an announcement yesterday allowing it to reopen on May 16, Sanook.com reported. In yesterday’s announcement CAAT said Phuket airport

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