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Myanmar air force plane drops bombs near Thai border in Kanchanaburi
Read more: Myanmar air force plane drops bombs near Thai border in KanchanaburiKANCHANABURI: A Myanmar air force plane dropped six bombs on a border village in Myanmar near the Phu Nam Ron permanent border checkpoint in Muang district on Friday in a second round of airstrikes. No casualties were reported.
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Virtual banks to bolster financial inclusion
Read more: Virtual banks to bolster financial inclusionVirtual banks are 10 times more likely to reach untapped retail customers than traditional banks, improving the country’s rate of financial inclusion, say new industry players.
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B1.7bn co-payment scheme encounters inauspicious start
Read more: B1.7bn co-payment scheme encounters inauspicious startHotel operators are enmeshed in the slow approval process for the first phase of the 1.7-billion-baht co-payment scheme, while some online travel agents (OTAs) have started to offer even lower prices than the government’s subsidy scheme.
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Minister nudges SET to restore public trust
Read more: Minister nudges SET to restore public trustThe Finance Ministry has tasked the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) with restoring investor confidence and outlined four mandates to drive sustainable development of the country’s capital market.
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Chafing under medical marijuana changes
Read more: Chafing under medical marijuana changesSmall business owners and employees in cannabis shops have raised concerns about the abrupt regulatory changes on the use of cannabis and their economic impact.
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Centre identifying collapsed Bangkok tower victims closed
Read more: Centre identifying collapsed Bangkok tower victims closedPolice announced on Tuesday the closure of the centre set up to verify the identities of victims of the collapsed State Audit Office tower, with 93 confirmed and two bodies still unidentified .
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Court rejects Senate poll-collusion petition
Read more: Court rejects Senate poll-collusion petitionThe Constitutional Court has rejected a petition accusing the Election Commission and executives of the Bhumjaithai Party of involvement in the rigging of the Thai Senate election last year.
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Thaksin attends Criminal Court for lese-majeste hearing
Read more: Thaksin attends Criminal Court for lese-majeste hearingFormer prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra showed up at the Criminal Court on Tuesday morning for the first hearing of prosecution witnesses in the lese-majeste case over his media interview in South Korea in 2015.