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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:46:00 +0700
Time for weed to bloom
Just glancing at the local cannabis laws can leave you feeling punch-drunk. According to new anti-drug law, effective from Dec 9, cannabis is no longer a narcotic substance. Yet, state authorities, police and anti-narcotics officers continue to arres...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:12:00 +0700
Crocodile goes onto the menu
Crocodile farms are offering the reptile’s meat as a cheaper alternative to pork, the price of which has now soared to more than 200 baht per kilogramme.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:46:00 +0700
Citi to sell Southeast Asian assets in $3.6 billion deal
Citigroup Inc agreed to sell consumer-banking businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam to United Overseas Bank (UOB) Ltd for about S$4.9 billion (US$3.6 billion), as Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser continues her push to simplify th...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Rising costs seen as final straw
Soaring food prices are taking a bigger bite of people's income and are believed to be intensifying political pressure on -- and even shaking the stability of -- the coalition government, which has a little over one year left in office.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:02:00 +0700
SET unveils ambitious 2022-24 strategy
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) plans to launch this year Live Exchange, a funding platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups, as well as the Thai Digital Assets Exchange (TDX) to develop a more inclusive capital market ...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:00:00 +0700
4,000 a day applying to visit Phuket
Phuket remains a popular travel destination among international arrivals as over 4,000 applicants are submitting forms to enter the resort island via the Thailand Pass system each day, the Phuket Tourism Association (PTA) said on Tuesday.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:11:00 +0700
Growth prospects weak amid outbreak
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is likely to downgrade its economic growth forecast when it meets on Wednesday, despite an increase in the Thailand Industry Sentiment Index (TISI) for four consecutive months, s...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0700
Pig tests positive for ASF, says dept
The Department of Livestock Development (DLD) has detected one case of African swine fever (ASF) in a slaughterhouse in Nakhon Pathom from blood samples taken early this month but has urged the public not to panic as the disease is not transmissible ...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 04:09:00 +0700
Higher prices won't affect the macro economy: BoT
The Bank of Thailand is concerned with higher prices for living costs, but not in terms of overall price stability, says the central bank governor.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Air force eyes B13.8bn jets purchase
The cabinet has agreed in principle to back the Royal Thai Air Force's plan to procure the first four jets in a squadron of new fighters for 13.8 billion baht in the 2023 fiscal year, starting October, a Government House source says.



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