Plan approved to seek funding from Loan Act to cover medical services provided to the Thai public
The board of Thailand’s National Health Security Office (NHSO) has approved a proposal to seek 51.1 billion baht in funding from the government’s one trillion baht Loan Executive Decree to cover medical expenses, including expenses for COVID-19 screeni…
Tropical Butterflies Spread as Monarchs Dwindle in East Asia
Sparked by global warming and other forms of climate change, tropical butterflies are starting to arrive in Hong Kong and Taiwan in greater numbers, while temperate-zone species like the monarch appear to be dwindling in the region, conservationists to…
Thai Marine Department approves oil pipeline repair plan
Thailand’s Marine Department has finally granted permission for Star Petroleum Refining Plc (SPRC) to start repairing the ruptured submarine oil pipeline at the offshore mooring platform off Rayong province.The decision, after several days’ delay, was …
Bangkok governor election: Candidates, their policies, and the daunting tasks awaiting winner
Bangkok governor elections used to be held once every four years until the 2014 coup saw national and local votes suspended. Now, expectations are rising ahead of the first gubernatorial election in nine years, as voters scrutinize several strong conte…
Silver lining in the debt deluge
Published by The Bangkok Post Sukhumvit Asset Management Company (SAM) is optimistic non-performing loans (NPLs) in the hotel and tourism-related sectors can be contained as some investors are keen to extend fresh funding for properties with potential in preparation for…
Tourism Ministry plans to propose scrapping 2nd RT-PCR test
Published by The Bangkok Post The second RT-PCR test required by the Test & Go scheme should be scrapped by March if the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) agrees with the proposal, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry….
‘Nothing amiss’ about Akara mine licence
Published by The Bangkok Post Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday defended the government’s decision to extend Akara Resources Plc’s licences for gold and silver mining for another 10 years, insisting it is in line with the law. The company…
Story of Thai policeman in exile and victims of human trafficking revealed in parliament
Pol Maj-Gen Paween Pongsirin, former deputy commissioner of the 8th Provincial Police Bureau, who led an investigation into a Rohingya human trafficking network over six years ago, said last night that he feels relieved after his side of the story was …
US Indo-Pacific Strategy Short on Trade Incentives, Experts Say
WASHINGTON — A major initiative to strengthen and cement America’s ties with Asia and counterbalance China’s expanding influence lacks robust trade incentives that are viewed as politically perilous in the United States, where protectionist sentiment r…
The butterfly effect: tropical butterflies spread as monarchs dwindle in East Asia
Sparked by global warming and other forms of climate change, tropical butterflies are starting to arrive in Hong Kong and Taiwan in greater numbers, while temperate-zone species like the monarch appear to be dwindling in the region, conservationists to…