Poorest Thais to Get 2,750 Baht Cash Cards
BANGKOK — A welfare card to be given to registered, low-income Thais in October will provide 2,750 baht each month to subsidize set living...
Why ‘Thailand 4.0’ Ambitions Are No Laughing Matter
BANGKOK — The term “Thailand 4.0” emerged about a year or so ago and has since been thrown around in a number of different contexts with little explanation.
See 4 Graphic Booze Warning Labels Under Study
BANGKOK — Officials are mulling a plan to slap graphic warning labels on alcohol products, a top regulator said Monday.
‘Forbidden Careers’ For Expats May Be Relaxed, Official Says
BANGKOK — The infamous list of occupations reserved for Thais may soon be a thing of the past, a labor official said Wednesday.
Bitcoin Ups and Downs Don’t Deter Digital Miners in Thailand
BANGKOK — A month ago, when it was trading at 96,000 baht per unit, bitcoin was the digital currency that launched a thousand geeks to snatch up equipment at a computer expo to “mine” it.
Govt Approves 179 Billion Baht for Controversial High-Speed Railway Project
BANGKOK — Starting from 2021, traveling from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima province – the gateway town to northeastern region – will take only one hour and 17 minutes, the interim cabinet said Tuesday.
Decree That Sparked Migrant Worker Panic Becomes Law
BANGKOK — The junta-appointed legislature approved without amendment Thursday the emergency decree that recently prompted an exodus of migrant workers.
Govt Backtracks From Threatening Facebook, Again
BANGKOK — Telecommunications regulators said Wednesday they decided to drop an ultimatum given to top foreign online platforms after finding flaws in their own...
Registration Deadline for Migrant Workers Extended
BANGKOK — Thailand's military government used a special executive order Tuesday to delay implementation of a recently introduced labor law after tens of thousands of migrant workers fled the country fearing punishment under the new rules.
Gov’t Committee Weighs Asking Facebook to Link Thai IDs
BANGKOK — Members of the junta-appointed reform committee said Tuesday that social media users need stricter identity verification methods to deter them from using it inappropriately.
