Author: Kantsom Sutabuhr

BANGKOK – On Thursday, November 30, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin congratulated and thanked all parties who made it possible for the fifth batch of four Thai people to be released, while the 17 released Thai hostages are on their way back to Thailand. The 17 Thai people left Shamir Hospital in Ramle to take an El Al Airlines aircraft LY 081 and arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport around 3 p.m. on November 30. They thanked the prime minister, who is in Uttaradit province, via a video call, while the PM congratulated and told them if there is any information that would be…

Recipients can use the one-off digital cash handout at local businesses within a four kilometre radius of the recipient’s registered address. The Srettha government projects that the scheme will boost cash flow to the economy by over 2 trillion Thai baht — four times the cost of the policy. Like many countries, the Thai economy was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its GDP fell by 6.1 per cent in 2020, the largest contraction since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. The number of people living in poverty has risen by almost half a million and economic forecasts appear grim. But it is still unclear whether the digital wallet scheme…

【Bangkok, Thailand, November 8, 2023】 Huawei hand in hand with gold distribution partners “VST ECS (Thailand) Co., Ltd.” and “Synnex (Thailand) Public Company Limited” introduced the new sub-brand ‘HUAWEI eKit’ for the distribution business. And unveiled a series products and solutions for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand, which aims to enhance the digital capabilities of SMEs and help them grow in the digital and intelligent transformation era. Kevin Cheng, President of Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. stated that ” Huawei has been serving customers and partners in Thailand for more than 24 years, and has…

TOKYO-Japan and Vietnam on Monday agreed to strengthen their security and economic ties in the face of China’s growing influence in the region. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong held talks in Tokyo and agreed to broaden their security cooperation, work on defense equipment and technology transfers and start discussing a new Japanese aid program for militaries of like-minded developing countries in the region. The two leaders said the Japan-Vietnam relationship would become a “comprehensive strategic partnership,” bringing their ongoing cooperation to “new heights and to further expand it to new fronts,” according to their…

DUBAI — The PAN Group and Standard Chartered Vietnam on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the implementation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) financial solutions and services. This partnership took place within the framework of the World Climate Action Summit at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), witnessed by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính along with members of the high-level delegation from Việt Nam. Accordingly, Standard Chartered Vietnam supports PAN in accessing financial solutions and services based on ESG factors to meet the investment needs in…

Manufacturing heavyweights China and Vietnam have stepped up talks toward improving economic ties that could give Chinese railway contractors and hi-tech firms, among others, a stronger hold in the Southeast Asian country. Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao told Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday in Ho Chi Minh City that the neighbours should cooperate on “interconnection”. Pham, meanwhile, advocated the promotion of railway links, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce. He also said Vietnam supported China’s bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade pact, and that the two…

The development comes as the head of the Russian Navy, a top ally of the junta, arrived in Myanmar on an official visit to oversee the launch of the first joint military exercises between the two countries in recent history, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. Fighting has raged for a week across a wide area of northern Shan state near the China border, forcing more than 23,000 people from their homes, according to the UN. The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Arakan Army (AA) say they have captured dozens…

Valencia, Turin, Madrid (28/11 – 25) Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia retained his MotoGP world title with many records; there are nevertheless signs that the Ducati rider will face sterner competition next season. The Italian rider won the 2023 season-ending MotoGP Grand Prix in Valencia on Sunday to clinch his second world title in a row. The protege of Valentino Rossi becomes the third rider to take back-to-back MotoGP titles since the introduction of the class in 2002. Only Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez previously managed to do that. Bagnaia is the first rider to successfully race and defend #1 in the…

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s economy is projected to grow 2.7% this year and 3.6% next year, amid a highly uncertain global environment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday. The 2024 outlook was higher than the 3.2% forecast in mid-October, driven by improvements in external demand and continued solid growth in private consumption, the IMF said in a statement after a staff visit to Southeast Asia’s second largest economy. The country’s current neutral monetary policy stance is appropriate, but the Bank of Thailand (BOT) should stand ready to tighten the monetary stance further if inflationary risks from external shocks or…

Thai officials on Friday promised action to address a spike in air pollution that came before the normal peak of seasonal haze, but environmental activists accused authorities of hot air. Bangkok ranked as the world’s 10th most polluted city on Friday, according to the air quality monitoring firm IQAir. Government officials said the sudden spike was largely due to atmospheric conditions, with fine particulate accumulating due to colder air, high air pressure and dry weather. The jump in PM2.5—particles that are so fine they can enter the bloodstream—prompted the government to warn vulnerable groups. “Air quality and safety… is an important…