The government has retained its price control on 51 products and services while pledging to come up with more stringent measures on four products including vegetables and fruits, as well as imported steel bars and DDGS (distiller’s dried grains with solubles). The meeting of the Central Committee on the Prices of Goods and Services chaired […]
Read MoreIn a bid to ease the burden on people, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged the Cabinet on Tuesday to come up with measures to ease debt problems both in the short and long term. He said many borrowers need help such as students, guarantors, teachers, government officials with car and motorcycle loans, credit cards and […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 31.12 to the US dollar on Tuesday, strengthening from 31.13 at close on Monday. The Thai currency is likely to move between 31.05 and 31.20 during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool said. He said the baht would tend to move sideways, while players in the market were awaiting […]
Read MoreThe Finance Ministry is willing to expand eligibility for phase 3 of the Khon La Khrueng co-payment scheme beyond the original limit of 31 million people, says director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office Kulaya Tantitemit. Phase 3 of the scheme opened registration on Monday, when more than 20 million people signed up as of 2pm. […]
Read MoreThe Thailand Digital Asset Operators Trade Association (TDO) is seeking a revision following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent ban on trading of meme-based tokens such as Dogecoin, fan-based tokens, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and exchange-issued tokens. The TDO condemned the regulator’s decision, saying the new rules give a competitive advantage to Bitkub’s KUB coin […]
Read MoreThe Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has voiced fresh concern over the delay in the vaccination campaign due to a vaccine shortage, a setback that may erode public trust in the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration. The worry came after many hospitals, which had prepared to vaccinate elderly people and those with chronic diseases from June 14-20, […]
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