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Day: January 15, 2022

EToken: The simplest finance management tool, APR reaches up to 17.75%

Published by Newstrail Currently, the cryptocurrency industry has offered solutions that can completely replace traditional fiat finance. Borrowing, crowdfunding, savings, loans, and other financial instruments are among the pressing issues facing businesses and usual investors. To meet these needs, the…

‘Pork prices may take year to drop’

Published by The Bangkok Post The price of pork price should fall back into the normal range in about eight months to a year, according to the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) director-general. Sorravis Thaneto on Friday briefed media on…

Postpone tourism fee

Published by The Bangkok Post A government policy to collect a 300-baht tourism fee from April onwards is a good example of doing the right thing at the wrong time. Tourism operators and hoteliers, who agree with the concept, are…

Peace talks sketched out in deep South

Published by The Bangkok Post The Thai peace dialogue panel and a southern separatist group have agreed on a three-point framework as a basis for further rounds of peace talks, according to deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek. She said the…

Internal Affairs

Government parties battle for Songkhla and Chumphon House seats in Sunday by-elections

The Democrat and Palang Pracharat parties have been engaging in a fierce war of words over two vacant parliamentary seats, both up for grabs in by-elections in Songkhla’s Constituency 6 and Chumphon’s Constituency 1 on Sunday.Core members of the two go…

Market

Fourth phase of Thailand’s co-payment scheme to begin February 21st

The government has decided to bring forward the 4th phase of the 50:50 co-payment economic stimulus scheme, from March 1st to February 21st, and new subscriber applications arescheduled to begin on February 14th, according to Government Spokesman Than…

General

Former Thai election commissioner urges litigation over alleged election watchdog incompetence

Former election commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn has urged opposition Seri Ruam Thai party to sue Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) over alleged failure in the performance of its duty relating to vote-buying in the Lampang Constituency 4 by-electi…

General

5 New Corruption Charges Against Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar’s junta Friday leveled five new corruption charges against deposed National League for Democracy party chief Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a source close to the secret court where she is being tried, bringing the total number of crimes she sta…

Medical & Health

Is Thailand rushing to categorize COVID-19 an endemic disease?

Thailand is preparing to declare COVID-19 an endemic disease this year despite a rising number of infections and warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO).Dr Opart Karnkawinpong, head of the Disease Control Department, insisted on Friday (Jan 1…