Cabinet to Weigh Extending Free Tourist Visa Program
BANGKOK — The interim cabinet Tuesday afternoon will consider a request from a top tourism official to extend free tourist visas and discounted visas on arrival for another three months.
Thai Airways Promises Inquiry Into Rolls Royce Bribery
BANGKOK — Thai Airways on Wednesday launched an investigation over revelations that Rolls-Royce paid 665 million baht in bribes to arrange for the purchase of its aircraft engines in Thailand.
Women Fighters to Smash Bangkok as MMA Penetrates Homeland of Muay Thai
BANGKOK — Mixed Martial Arts is kicking deeper into the land of Muay Thai with a tournament to be held March 11 headlined by women and Thai MMA fighters.
Gov’t Apologizes for Delayed PromptPay Tax Returns
BANGKOK — The Revenue Department apologized Tuesday for telling some taxpayers their refunds had already been sent via the new national e-payment system earlier than the money landed in their accounts.
Goodbye Yahoo, Hello ‘Altaba?’
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo will adopt a new corporate identity and slash the size of its board if the proposed USD$4.8 billion (170.9 billion baht) sale of its digital services to Verizon Communications goes through.
Go to Battle With Class-Action Lawsuit Startup ‘FongDi’
BANGKOK — For dropping a bomb on its customers by announcing they could no longer get HBO and its affiliates on short notice, TrueVisions could be the first company to face a class-action lawsuit brought through recently launched legal startup FongDi.
Thailand’s Devastating Year For Print Was a Wake-Up Call. Adapt or Die.
BANGKOK — The end of 2016 brought the final run of a 45-year-old daily newspaper, capping a punishing year for print media.
Samsung Profits Jump 50% Despite Galaxy Disaster
SEOUL — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that its profits in the last quarter of 2016 surged 50 percent to the highest level in more than three years, despite the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco.
LG to Release 4 Millimeter-Thick TV in Latest Model
LAS VEGAS — New television sets from LG will include an ultra-slim model that's less than 4 millimeters (0.15 inch) thick.
Reminder: New Visa on Arrival Limits in Effect At Midnight
BANGKOK — Just in case you forgot, new regulations on entering Thailand by land will become effective at midnight.
