Gimme a Break: Taxpayers Face Tough Choice Between Inheritance or Profits
The number of new companies has increased by 20 percent over the same period last year, according to the Commerce Ministry, a fact it...
Draft Beer at 7-Eleven Gets Okay, Here’s Where to Find It
BANGKOK — Want some pork buns, discounted candy or Singha on draft to go with that?
Migrant Worker Whistleblowers Plead Not Guilty to Defaming Chicken Farm
BANGKOK — Fourteen migrant workers pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of defamation brought by a chicken farm they had accused of labor abuses.
Prosecution...
Expert Raises Alarm Over Prayuth-Trump Coal Deal
BANGKOK — Thailand is set to import more than 150,000 tons of coal from the United States following a discussion between top leaders of the two nations in Washington D.C.
Korat to Fly Again When Airport Reopens in December
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Two years after its last flight departed, a northeastern regional airport will reopen for domestic flights, officials announced Tuesday.
All flights at...
Prayuth: Elections Date To Be Announced Next Year
WASHINGTON — The date for the country’s next general elections will be announced next year, Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha said Tuesday.
Thai Pig Farmers Complain Trump is Porking Them
BANGKOK — On one banner, American president Donald Trump was depicted as a sharp-fanged pig. On another, he was being burnt at the stake.
Told to Tone it Down, Media Will Shoulder Losses For Royal Funeral
BANGKOK — Instead of airing a dramatic tale of tragic romance among ancient northern royals three nights a week, Channel 3 is broadcasting “Rak Nakara” every night to rush it to completion by Oct. 3.
Thai Central Bank Labels Top Firms ‘Risky,’ Panic Ensues
BANGKOK — A declaration from the central bank describing five of the nation’s largest financial institutions as “risky” should not cause alarm, according to an investment banker and the leader of the ruling junta, who weighed in Tuesday to tell everyone to calm down.
Developer Supalai Buys Old Australian Embassy
BANGKOK — A top residential property developer won the rights to the grounds of the former Australian Embassy on busy Sathorn Road for 4.6 billion baht on Monday.