Oil prices have authorities on edge
Published by The Bangkok Post Oil prices have authorities on edge Higher costs across the board The global oil price surge to US$100 a barrel as a result of the Ukraine invasion has the Energy Ministry concerned, prompting it to…
Insured Persons Infected with COVID-19 Need Not Worry As Labour Minister Instructs SSO To Prepare Beds and Free Treatment
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin revealed that due to the current COVID-19 situation, the number of infected people has increased. The Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha and Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuw…
Search for missing Thai actress expanded as police question her friends
Rescue teams, including divers from the Royal Thai Navy, marine police, the Marine Department and the Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department joined the Ruamkatanyu Foundation today (Friday) in the search for missing TV star Nida “Tangmo”…
Myanmar Diaspora Bankrolling Armed Resistance to Junta Back Home
BANGKOK — Ethnic minority communities from Myanmar in the United States and elsewhere are pouring hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of dollars into a growing guerrilla war against the country’s year-old military regime.Rights groups say the jun…
Thailand at ‘Crossroads’ as COVID-19 Surges Amid Tourism, Economy Rebound
BANGKOK — Thailand’s economy has seen growth in its recovery amid the global pandemic, but rising COVID-19 cases concern health experts.Heavily reliant on international tourism to boost its economy, Thailand dropped its quarantine requirement for fully…
Another new daily high for COVID-19 infections recorded on Friday
Thailand reported yet another record high COVID-19 infections today (Friday) with 24,932 new official COVID-19 infections and 41 more deaths, following yesterday’s high of 23,557 cases, the highest level since the pandemic began in 2020, bringing total…
Thai parliament passes three draft bills to amend Political Party Act in first reading
Tonight (Friday), a joint session of Thailand’s Senate and House of Representatives passed the first reading of three draft bills related to political parties, proposed by the cabinet, governing coalition parties, Palang Pracharath MP Anan Pholamnuay a…