Siam Commercial Bank (now named SCB X), Thailand’s oldest commercial bank, created a flutter in the markets in November last year when it announced a multibillion deal to buy a majority stake in Bitkub Online Co, Thailand’s largest digital asset exchan…
Read MoreOver the next four months, electricity in Thailand will soar from 4 baht per unit to a record high of 4.72 baht. Authorities blame the hike on rising global fuel prices, but critics argue that the government has a duty to cap utility bills, especially …
Read MoreBANGKOK, Thailand’s unemployment rate dropped to 1.37 percent in the second quarter of 2022, from 1.53 percent in the previous quarter, official data showed yesterday.The rate was the lowest since the COVID-19 pandemic started, fuelled by the continuin…
Read MoreMyanmar trade unions and civil society organizations face existential threat following military takeoverTargeted persecution severely limits ability to operate; more flexible and responsive support from international community needed to avoid collapse …
Read Morenion Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday visited Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar port in Iran to review the progress in the development of the port, Trend reports citing Zee5.In an effort to invigorate the pot…
Read MoreBAKU, Azerbaijan, Russia is negotiating with Azerbaijan on the use of its MIR payment system, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin told reporters, Trend reports via the Russian media.”Russia is negotiating the use of its MIR payment card wi…
Read MoreThe country’s oil meal exports increased 19 per cent to 2,27,247 tonnes in July this year due to rise in shipments of rapeseed meals, according to Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) of India. Oil meal exports during July 2021 stood at 1,91,663 tonne…
Read MoreThailand’s Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has decided to raise the FT (fuel tariff) for electricity for September through December by 68.66 satang per unit, which will bring the average rate for electricity to 4.72 baht per unit, to help ease the f…
Read MoreBANGKOK, Thailand has not imported Häagen-Dazs ice cream products which were reported to have high levels of carcinogenic element Ethylene Oxide (ETO), its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.In a statement, Deputy secretary-general of Food and Dru…
Read MoreBANGKOK, Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, and his Malaysian counterpart, Saifuddin Abdullah, yesterday announced to strengthen cooperation in areas such as trade and digital economy.Both sides agreed, at a joint press conference, to work c…
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