Housing bank sets aside 1 billion baht to help flood-affected customers |
The Government Housing Bank has set aside one billion baht as a fund to help its customers who are affected by flooding. GHB managing director Chatchai Sirilai said the bank…
14.8 million meth pills seized from container in Ayutthaya |
Narcotics police seized 14.8 million meth pills hidden in a container at a warehouse in Bang Pa-in district of the central province of Ayutthaya on Sunday. Pol Maj-Gen Tanai Apichartseni,…
EC to cap election spending at 2 million baht for MP candidate |
The Election Commission may fix the maximum election spending for each candidate at two million baht and 20-70 million baht the spending of each party of its party list-MP candidates,…
300 houses submerged after collapse of floodwall |
About 300 houses in Mae Chan district of the northern province of Chiang Rai went under water after an old flood wall caved in Saturday night, allowing overflow from the…
Only 2 mobile operators bid for 1800-megahertz spectrum |
DTAC Trinet (DTN) and Advance Wireless are the only two mobile operators that participated in the auction for the 18000-megahertz spectrum organized on Sunday by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications…
Election may take place Feb 24 the earliest:Election Commission chairman |
Newly-appointed Election Commission chairman Itthiporn Boonprakong said on Sunday that election might be held on February 24 the soonest or in May the latest. He said that the EC was…
Private sector to propose southern economic plan to mobile Cabinet in Chumporn |
The private sector in 11 southern provinces will propose to the government during the mobile Cabinet meeting in Chumporn on August 20-21 to push for the implementation of the Southern…
Police captain wounded in ambush by suspected militants |
A police officer with a reputation of being a tough lawman against suspected militants was injured when a car in which he was travelling home with his wife and a…
Over 90 % of voters rank candidates’ integrity as top priority in elections |
Over 90 percent of first-time voters and veteran voters said in a poll that they attach top priority to the integrity and ethics of candidates in next elections. According to…
Fresh tremor hit Lombok Sunday morning |
A fresh tremor measured at 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale shook the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok on Sunday morning, the US Geological Survey said on Sunday. USGS estimated…
Duterte hits out at China over “nasty” words |
President Rodrigo Duterte has called out China for shooing away a Philippine military aircraft over the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), according to the Manila Times Online report…
Who can stand the pain longest, China or the United States? |
Trade Wars – the US and China are staring each other down – who’ll blink first? What are their trade weapons and who started it? And what effects are they…