Probe found 88 million baht has been embezzled from fund for poor students
The Ministry of Education has recently found out that over 88 million baht out of a total of 166 million baht being disbursed from the so-called Sema Pattana Chevit Fund…
FT surcharge frozen during May-August
The energy regulatory commission (ERC) has decided to freeze the FT surcharge for the months of May until August despite the continuing increase of all fuel prices. Viraphol Jirapraditkul, spokesman…
8 luggage handlers at Suvarnabhumi airport nabbed for stealing
Eight luggage handlers working at Suvarnabhumi international airport have been arrested by police and airport officials for having stolen over 180 items of valuables worth about one million baht. The…
Indonesia protests EU’s restriction on crude palm oil
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has sent a strong protest note to the European Union president and the European Parliament against a recent decision to restrict exports of Indonesia’s crude palm…
House panel finds ground to impeach chief justice Sereno
The House justice committee has found sufficient evidence to impeach Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for corruption, betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution before a Senate…
Ex-Kanchanaburi police chief charged with dereliction of duty for meddling with lottery dispute case
Former Kanchanaburi police commander Pol Maj-Gen Sutthi Puangpikul was summoned to acknowledge dereliction of duty charge for making change in the 30-million baht lottery case file that helped a school…
Central bank says it is drafting regulations to control digital currencies
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) says it is now working on drafting a regulation to govern and to control cryptocurrencies so that it won’t be used to launder money. Central…
Almost 1,300 houses damaged by summer storms
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation today (March 9) reported that summer storms have ravaged 24 provinces causing damages to 1,293 houses with one casualty. Director-general of the department…
Academics suggest AOT to liberalise duty free business
The state-owned Airports of Thailand (AOT) needs to liberalise its duty free business at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports when the existing concession contracts awarded to King Power Group are…
Fallen footbridge beam brings traffic on Rangsit-Nakhon Nayok to a standstill
An under-construction pedestrian bridge crossing Rangsit-Nayok road collapsed on Friday morning (March 9), causing traffic to a standstill. The incident caused huge traffic jams as it is the main road…
Air-conditioned train from Bangkok to Pattaya to be launched on March 17
The State Railways of Thailand (SRT) has announced the launch of the weekend air-conditioned train services from Bangkok to Pattaya and Sattahip in Chon Buri, beginning March 17 to promote…
Thai national footballers for the 46th King’s Cup named
Thailand national football team coach Milovan Rajevac has announced the list of his 23-member team to defend its championship title at the 46th King’s Cup tournament which is due to…