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Wed, 26 Jan 2022 08:02:00 +0700
Swine output tipped to fall 12% this year
The production of live pigs is estimated to drop by almost 12% this year with the dent mostly affecting small farms, according to the Department of Livestock Development (DLD).

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 07:40:00 +0700
Cop in fatal crash awaits probe
Police hope to quickly conclude a probe to determine the speed of a motorcycle ridden by an off-duty police lance corporal when it collided with a woman doctor on a pedestrian crossing on Phaya Thai Road in Ratchathewi district on Friday, resulting i...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 06:00:00 +0700
Renewed push to tidy overhead cables
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has vowed to clean up overhead communications lines covering 400 kilometres in Bangkok and 2,000km in the provinces through collaboration with related parties this year.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0700
Digital assets banned for payment
Regulators plan to prohibit the use of digital assets to pay for goods and services because it could create a risk for financial stability and the economy.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:20:00 +0700
Test & Go a fillip for Thai tourism
Following an improvement in Thai tourism during the festive season in December, the industry faced a rocky start to the New Year due to the rise of Omicron, the highly transmissible Covid-19 variant.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:00:00 +0700
A natural remedy against Covid-19?
Short of breath at night, Ekkaluk Thongchan decided to ignore his doctor's instructions and rummage through his bag for herbal pills believed to treat fever and respiratory symptoms. Made of kot chula lumpa (sweet wormwood) and boraphet (heart-leaved...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:23:00 +0700
Narcotics Control Board approves delisting of cannabis
The Narcotics Control Board meeting has endorsed the Public Health Ministry's latest draft list of narcotic substances, in which all components of cannabis no longer appear as a Category 5 narcotic substance.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:01:00 +0700
Thailand to regulate use of digital assets as payments
Thailand plans to ban digital asset operators from facilitating use of crypto as a means of payment for goods and services, its central bank and market regulator said on Tuesday, in a bid to limit risks.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 06:11:00 +0700
Mixed reviews for latest stimulus
The business sector has hailed the government's fresh spending stimulus measures but says the cash handout under the fourth phase of the "Khon La Khrueng" co-payment subsidy scheme sounds lower than expected. The private sector is also asking for add...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0700
How high will the cost of pork soar?
The outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has put a strain not just on the meat industry, but also consumers, who have had to spend more money to buy pork products, whose prices have soared to record highs. Authorities have resorted to culling pigs i...



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