Labourers still in heavy debts
About 96% of Thai labours are in debt, with an average debt amounting to almost 140,000 baht for a household, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce’s…
PM attends Asean and IMT-GT summits in Singapore
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will on Saturday (April 28) attends the the 32nd Asean Summit and chairs the 11th Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Summit in Singapore. Lt Gen…
Thailand expected to introduce same-sex civil partnerships
1/50 27 April 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in raise their hands after signing on a joint statement North Korean leader Kim Jong…
Three officers removed after a fatal fall of a motorcyclist
Three police officers of Samrong Nua police station were ordered transferred out of the station today (April 27) following the death of a motorcyclist and the injury of his girlfriend…
Traffic chaos as city’s roads turned into klongs
Many streets in Bangkok were turned into klongs after heavy rains fuelled by summer storm battered the city in the evening (April 27). One bus stop shelter in front of…
Minister Surasak doubts any officials give Premchai moral support and sympathy
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Gen Surasak Karnjanarat on Friday (April 27) dismissed claim by Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) president Premchai Karnasuta that he had received sympathy from several…
Two slim food supplement products found to be tainted with dangerous substances
The Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers to exercise extreme caution in the use of two slim food supplement products after it was discovered that the two products contain…
Abhisit accuses government of trying to block financial support for parties
The government has been trying to block political parties from getting financial support from their financial sponsors, said Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday (April 27). “I confirm that…
SET-registered companies CEOs obtimistic on this year’s economic growth
Top executives of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) remained confidence in the country’s economic outlook, saying 3-4% growth could be expected this year. According to the…
Nigerian romance gang busted by police
Tourist Police and 191 Special Branch Police on Friday (April 27) busted a Nigerian romance scam gang and arrested a Negerian man for fraud charges. Light Chinezurum was caught by…
Police volunteers suspended from duty after death of a motorcyclist
Samrong Nua police superintendent has suspended the work of police volunteers in tambon Samrong Nua of Samut Prakan’s Muang district after a motorcyclist died and a pillion rider injured allegedly…
Malaria on the march along the Thai-Myanmar border – in pictures | Global development
In the absence of a vaccine that works, and against a backdrop of growing drug resistance and dwindling financial support, the global decline in malaria cases has stalled. Physician Alex…