Thailand Politics

The Cabinet will be asked to approve the budget by next month before the new financial year kicks off in...

Farmers are warned to avoid falling into debt through inappropriate spending on the special credit cards the new government plans...

First-time car buyers will get tax waivers of up to Bt100,000 each and first-home buyers will be eligible for a zero mortgage rate for five years, Deputy Finance Minister Boonsong Teriyaphirom said yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong yesterday put more pressure on the Bank of Thailand, supporting the finance minister's view that the policy interest rate should be cut by between a quarter and one percentage point.

Total Access Communication (DTAC) will press ahead with the launch of its third-generation wireless broadband service in Bangkok this week as planned, despite a possible legal threat from its concession owner CAT Telecom.

There will be no immediate impact on AsiaPacific sovereign ratings resulting from the lowering of the issuer credit ratings on the US to 'AA+' on Friday, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today amid selloffs across the region.

A wide range of wireless broadband, especially a 3G network, is the fundamental key to the next wave of new technologies designed for greater user experience, according to participants at the "NForum" that brought various experts in the field together.

Regional rivals and foreign investors ready to act if higher minimum wages make Thailand less competitive.

Business owners should adjust themselves and support the new government's plan to increase the daily minimum wage, say economists from the Panyapiwat Institute of Technology and the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).

Coal traders Asia Green Energy and Unique Mining Services will likely escape hardships from the court order to stop coal transportation in Samut Sakhon due to their spare storage space but sentiment towards their stock prices could soften, according to brokerages.