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New insurance strategy to tackle climate disasters
Read more: New insurance strategy to tackle climate disastersThe Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) is launching a new strategic roadmap to strengthen Thailand’s non-life insurance sector, aiming to address rising disaster risks and the growing challenges of an ageing population.
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Chinese embassy warns against buying ‘cheap tours’ to Thailand
Read more: Chinese embassy warns against buying ‘cheap tours’ to ThailandThe Chinese embassy on Wednesday warned intending Chinese travellers not to buy “cheap tours” to Thailand, advising them to use only well-known, licensed outbound tour operators to avoid problems.
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Thailand mulls zero duty for more US goods to win tariff deal
Read more: Thailand mulls zero duty for more US goods to win tariff dealThailand is weighing allowing zero-duty market access for more US goods to help persuade the Trump administration to lower a threatened 36% tariff on its exports.
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Uni condom project gains momentum
Read more: Uni condom project gains momentumIn the quiet corners of Kasetsart University’s Bang Khen campus — inside male toilets, the canteen’s restroom, and student activity buildings — an unusual yet increasingly essential amenity has quietly appeared: boxes filled with condoms.
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Small reactors to signal new chapter
Read more: Small reactors to signal new chapterThe government’s sustained efforts to promote clean energy and high-tech investment, especially regarding data centres, may lead Thailand to embark on a new energy chapter.
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Fast immigration lanes for Chinese students’ families at Thai airports
Read more: Fast immigration lanes for Chinese students’ families at Thai airportsImmigration police have set up fast lanes for Chinese students’ families at major airports to welcome them to Thailand during their school holidays.
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Fewer Malaysian visitors to Hat Yai hiring guides
Read more: Fewer Malaysian visitors to Hat Yai hiring guidesSONGKHLA – Visitors from Malaysia are changing a pattern by increasingly favouring travel to southern Thailand in private vehicles, causing concern to tour guides who fear losing their livelihoods.
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Thaksin invite ‘breaches ethics’
Read more: Thaksin invite ‘breaches ethics’The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is being urged to investigate Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira after he invited former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to participate in a high-level discussion about US tariffs with the government.