SINGAPORE: Skyrocketing prices and an aging population are among the challenges facing Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, who will become the country's new premier on Wednesday.
Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri on Monday defended the government's plan to build the one-trillion-baht Land Bridge megaproject, saying it has garnered a lot of interest from foreign investors.
An eight-year-old boy is facing a legal complaint over claims that he is the reincarnated son of the Lord Buddha who possesses magical powers to "connect people's minds".
The National Credit Bureau (NCB) recorded a 15% increase in overall non-performing loans (NPLs) in the first quarter of this year, primarily driven by auto and mortgage loan payment defaults.
The House committee on industry will meet to discuss measures to prevent industrial accidents on Wednesday, in light of the recent string of warehouse and factory fires, the latest of which happened at Map Ta Phut Tank Terminal (MTT) in Rayong last week.
Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Monday insisted that the government wants to sell the last stocks of decade-old rice so the money gained can be returned to state coffers.
Foreign buyers dominated the condo market in the first quarter of 2024, with new launches focused on major tourist destinations, amounting to a combined investment value of more than 56.6 billion baht.
The Election Commission (EC) announced on Monday that the application period for candidates to run in the next Senate election has been set for May 20-24. This will be followed by the intra- and cross-professional group elections from June 9 to 26.
SCGJWD Logistics (SJWD), a unit of Siam Cement Group (SCG), has acquired International Vietnam Co for 193 million baht to further grow its business in Vietnam amid bright prospects for the logistics industry in Southeast Asia.
Koh Samui has launched a campaign to promote its gastronomy soft power after the island was recognised as the country's prime wellness destination.
A meeting on Thursday will consider lowering the maximum number of amphetamine pills a person can have in their possession before it is considered a criminal act, according to Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin on Monday.
Indorama Ventures Plc (IVL), a global sustainable chemical producer, reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation of US$366 million in the first quarter of this year, a 32% increase from the previous quarter and a 2% decline year-on-year.
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking (JSCCIB) has proposed 18 development projects in four provinces in the country's lower central region.
Hotel occupancy rates in Bangkok during the first quarter of 2024 bounced back close to pre-pandemic levels, primarily fuelled by an influx of Mice (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) travellers.
True Digital Park, the largest tech and startup hub in Asean, continues its mission of accelerating innovation in climate tech towards Thailand's net-zero goal through fostering the growth of climate tech startups via collaborations with its partner network.
From Francis Ford Coppola's new epic to a Taiwanese drama starring a Thai actor and a Pol Pot drama, we pick hot titles from the French film festival that kicks off today.
HMD Thailand is executing a multi-brand strategy, expanding its product portfolio with the introduction of two new smartphones: the HMD Pulse Pro and HMD Pulse+.
Central Samui in Surat Thani invites running enthusiasts to join the Samui Neon Run 2024 to vie for a trophy on June 2.
After a three-year absence, Opera Siam will return with a semi-staged performance of Die Walküre Act One in the Main Hall of Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadaphisek Road, on Thursday, at 8pm.
Last week, South Korean series Moving won the Grand Prize in the television series category at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards. The 20-episode series follows three high school students with superhuman abilities trying to keep a low profile in fear that their true potential will be exposed. However, as a mysterious organisation starts hunting them down one by one, their quiet lives turn upside down...
Supported by B.Grimm, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) gave a dedicated concert late last month at the Thailand Cultural Centre to mark the 155th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between Thailand, Austria and Hungary. Many ambassadors were in attendance for this important historical event in the social calendar, including HE Dr Sándor Sipos of the Embassy of Hungary. The...
Superstar Jennie Blackpink usually experiences panic attacks when surrounded by fans at airports. Similarly, artist Jeongyeon of the girl group Twice experiences anxiety and panic disorder so much so that she reportedly had to halt all activities three years ago to allow herself to recover.
In April 2022, Thailand learned that French President Emmanuel Macron was keen to engage with the Asia-Pacific region in person. As the host of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Leaders' Meeting (Apec) in October of that year, former deputy prime minister and foreign minister Don Pramudwinai quickly issued an invitation to the president to attend as a guest. The rest, as they say, is history.
Last week a despairing reader asked me if the solution to the "Middle East Problem" might be to throw money at it: just buy the Palestinians out. Offer every Palestinian in the Israeli-occupied territories enough money to settle somewhere else, and the endless wars might finally end.
In the Serbian village of Budjanovci outside Belgrade, people have talked for years about the Chinese teams that descended on the area following the shooting down of a US F-117 stealth fighter in March 1999, offering to buy pieces of wreckage taken by villagers as souvenirs.
