Despite the recent crash of an Air India aircraft, Indian arrivals remain robust against the sluggish short-haul markets trend, as the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) anticipates a record level of 2.4 million arrivals from the market this year.

Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira brushed aside concerns about any last-minute problems after his choice for Bank of Thailand governor was not placed on the agenda of Tuesday’s cabinet meeting.

NONTHABURI: Police have arrested the woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving numerous senior monks on charges of enabling malfeasance, laundering money and receiving stolen goods.

A candidate for Thailand’s next central bank chief will be proposed to cabinet next week, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said, adding there was no time to make the proposal during Tuesday’s meeting.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to face increased challenges due to renegotiations concerning the US’s reciprocal tariffs, potentially resulting in further closures, according to two research houses.

The former abbot of Wat Chujit Dhammaram in Ayutthaya has admitted to transferring nearly 13 million baht to a woman known as “Sika Golf”, a central figure in an expanding scandal involving senior monks across Thailand.