Bank Worker Apologizes for Profiting From King Anniversary Banknotes
BANGKOK — A Krungthai Bank employee is under investigation for selling banknotes commemorating His Majesty the King’s 70th anniversary on the throne without permission and pocketing the profits.
Mergers: Powerful Tools to Consolidate Family Business
To strengthen their balance sheets and look good to prospective investors, family-owned businesses with plans to IPO on the Stock Exchange of Thailand tend...
State Petroleum Agency 'Sorry' For Leaked Chemical
RAYONG — Thailand’s state petroleum enterprise apologised for leaking chemicals near a residential area in eastern Thailand - a year after an oil leak from the company's pipeline devastated an island in the same region.
Thai Law: Foreigners and the Medical Marijuana Law, Explained
What's known about the law so far, including how foreigners can and can't get involved.
Ready for Takeoff: FAA Clears AirAsia X for Flights to US
KUALA LUMPUR — AirAsia X announced it has become the first Asian budget airline win approval for direct flights to the United States.
Bank of Thailand Open to More Policy Easing in Pandemic
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — The Bank of Thailand (BoT) on Monday said that it has not shut the door to further monetary policy easing, after cutting the key rate three times this year to a record low of 0.5 percent to help support the Thai economy impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
RS To Be Punished For Withholding World Cup Broadcasts
BANGKOK — Thailand’s state media regulator is considering punishing entertainment conglomerate RS International for failing to broadcast several FIFA World Cup matches on free TV channels.
ATM Cards With Magnetic Stripes Must be Replaced – by 2020
BANGKOK — The countdown has begun on the last three years of current ATM cards and their magnetic stripes, which will be replaced by chip-embedded cards.
Asian Shares Lower as Tariffs Delay Rally Fades
BANGKOK — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday, backtracking from Monday's rally spurred by news that President Donald Trump had pushed back...
Asian Shares Drift as Blast in Manchester Rattles Investors
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly higher in early trading Tuesday after police said they were treating an explosion in Manchester, England, that killed at least 19 people as a terror attack. Oil prices fell back after Monday's rally.