UTTC cuts Thailand’s growth forecast this year to 2.6%
Thailand’s economic growth forecast for 2024 is 2.6%. This is a reduction from 3.2%, as earlier projected, due to the fragile economic recovery, a slowdown in private investment, the weak…
Thailand to attend the third Summit for Democracy in Seoul
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will take part online in the third Summit for Democracy held in South Korea on Wednesday, according to an informed source. The summit’s theme is…
Deputy foreign minister downplays concerns over Japan’s visa-free policy
The Thai Foreign Ministry today downplayed reports suggesting that Japan may consider cancelling visa-free privileges for Thai tourists, due to an increase in the number of Thais overstaying their visas.…
Commercial surrogacy financier sentenced to 50 years in prison
The Chinese financier of a transnational commercial surrogacy service and his three Thai accomplices were sentenced to 50 years in prison each today by the Criminal Court, after they were…
One Piece Exhibition arrives in Bangkok for an unforgettable adventure
Calling all One Piece fans! The highly anticipated exhibition “The Great Era of Piracy Asia Tour” has finally docked in Bangkok, Thailand! Running until May 12, 2024, at CentralWorld Live,…
Russian tourist on Pha-ngan Island accused of kicking Thai pregnant woman
A Thai woman on Pha-ngan Island, who is eight months pregnant, has filed a complaint with the police, alleging that a Russian tourist kicked and injured her. The woman claims…
Air pollution in Chiang Mai highlighted in Chinese life-style social media
Airborne pollution in Chiang Mai, which was ranked the most polluted city in the world by the real time Air Quality Index (AQI) last week, has become a topic of…
Biden to host Philippines, Japan leaders to counter China
US President Joe Biden//AFP US President Joe Biden will hold the first three-way summit with the leaders of the Philippines and Japan next month, the White House said Monday, as…
Visas revoked for two New Zealanders charged with attacking police officer
The immigration office in Phuket has revoked the visas of two New Zealanders, who allegedly assaulted a traffic police officer in Chalong district of Phuket and snatched his service pistol…
Navy stranded without submarine or frigate amid budget crunch
Amid the uncertainty and delay in its submarine acquisition, the Royal Thai Navy suffered another setback when its slim hopes of procuring a frigate were dashed by lawmakers. A House…
Pareena ordered to pay Bt7.6m to EC for cost of by-election
File photo : Former Palang Pracharath MP Pareena Kraikupt A Ratchaburi court ordered former Palang Pracharath MP Pareena Kraikupt to pay Bt7.6 million today for the cost of a by-election…
Paetongtarn visits Phnom Penh at the invitation of Hun Sen
Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra paid a courtesy call on Cambodia’s PM Hun Manet in Phnom Pehn today. /Photo : Hun Manet’s FB Pheu Thai party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra led…