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Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:21:00 +0700
Landslides block roads, cause power cuts in Phuket
PHUKET: Multiple landslides caused by torrential rain blocked traffic and caused blackouts in this southern tourist island on Thursday, but Phuket airport remained open.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:42:00 +0700
Fitch sees higher earnings ahead for banks
Fitch Ratings expects higher earnings in the Thai banking sector, in line with the country's economic recovery, with loan-loss reserves in the industry having peaked.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0700
Over 1,000 cannabis clinics have opened this year
Over 1,000 clinics offering cannabis-based treatments have opened since the start of the year, promising better public access to the medicinal plant, according to the Public Health Ministry.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 05:50:00 +0700
Arkhom expects selective stimulus
The projected year-end stimulus packages will not be blanket schemes, but rather will focus on targeted groups, says Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 05:41:00 +0700
TAT prepares new phase of subsidies
The new phase of the domestic tourism subsidy programme is being drafted with an additional 3-4 million hotel rooms, double the number in the fourth phase, which is scheduled to end this month, as the government aims to push GDP growth to 3.3% this y...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0700
Apec protest risk worries govt
The government has raised concerns about possible protests during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit, asking protesters to help preserve the country's image.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:47:00 +0700
Real estate factors change
Our way of life often changes because of external factors that we are helpless to influence. Factors such as global warming, PM2.5 air pollution, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, rising energy costs, the economic downturn and other recent phenomena have ...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:25:00 +0700
Prayut orders Ayutthaya to be flood ready
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is confident the three industrial estates in Ayutthaya are well-prepared to protect themselves against flooding in the province, deputy government spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said on Wednesday.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Police hand over NZ suspect to FBI
A criminal suspect wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and New Zealand police has been detained in Thailand and handed over to the FBI for prosecution, Thai police said on Wednesday.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:19:00 +0700
First local case of BQ.1 Covid variant found in foreign man from China
The first case of domestic infection with the highly-transmissible, immunity-evasive BQ.1 Omicron variant of Covid-19 is a 40-year-old foreign man who arrived from China, according to the Medical Sciences Department chief.



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