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Russians make Thailand a refuge as Ukraine war enters second year

Russians are buying up property in Southeast Asian country to avoid conscription and the economic ravages of war.

Al Jazeera

Amnesty blasts delays to torture act

Amnesty International Thailand, a group of activists and families of victims have urged the Justice Ministry to enforce every regulation of the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, which takes effect today after the cabinet recently announced it would postpone enforcing some key provisions till Oct 1.

Bangkok Post

OR allots B31.2bn for capex this year

PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) plans to allocate capital spending worth 31.2 billion baht to fuel businesses in Thailand and overseas, with the largest portion of money going to non-oil businesses.

Bangkok Post

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Statement on election cheered by industry

Business leaders and stock market analysts welcomed the premier's statement vowing to dissolve parliament next month ahead of an election likely to take place on May 7.

Bangkok Post

Striking a chord with Thai audiences

South Korea found tremendous success exporting soft power via K-pop and K-dramas globally for decades, establishing a strong fan base in Southeast Asia and Thailand, even during the pandemic.

Bangkok Post

FTI sees car exports reaching 1.05m goal

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) expects the semiconductor shortage to ease and for pickup sales to help Thailand's automotive production for export to reach a target of 1.05 million units this year.

Bangkok Post

CKP profits increase by 11.8% to B2.4bn

CK Power Plc (CKP), the power generation arm of Ch Karnchang Plc, Thailand's second-largest construction firm, saw its profit increase by 11.8% to a record high of 2.4 billion baht last year, despite a surge in energy prices.

Bangkok Post

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Authorities confirm death of Uyghur asylum seeker

The Immigration Bureau has confirmed that a 49-year-old Uyghur asylum seeker who had been detained for years at the Bangkok Immigration Detention Centre had died.

Bangkok Post

Fabricio Andrade Makes Bold Prediction for Rematch With John Lineker

The bantamweight title on line in Thailand, Andrade promises to 'knock him out' at ONE Fight Night 7.

Sports Illustrated

OR to invest B31.2 billion this year

Bangkok Post

Plastic waste imports to be curbed

Thailand has begun restricting plastic waste imports and will ban scrap shipments of the material starting in 2025, the government said in a statement on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Thailand's PM suggests he will dissolve Parliament in March

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he will dissolve Parliament in March, paving the way for a general election to be held in May

The Independent UK

Thailand election likely on May 7, PM says

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday said he would dissolve parliament next month ahead of an election that would likely take place on May 7, a potential date previously outlined by the country's poll body.

Reuters

Car production up in January but sales drop

Car production in Thailand rose 4.02% in January from a year earlier to 157,844 units, helped by higher exports, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Tuesday.

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Alipay predicts jump in mobile payments

Alipay Thailand expects mobile payments made by Chinese travellers in Thailand to surge this year thanks to China's reopening.

Bangkok Post

Central WestVille to get B6.2bn revamp

Central Pattana Plc, Thailand's largest real estate developer, is spending 6.2 billion baht to transform Central WestVille Ratchaphruek to push forward an upmarket lifestyle for western Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Thailand eyes more mini-FTAs in China

Thailand wants to sign mini-free trade agreements (mini-FTAs) with the Chinese city of Shenzhen and the province of Yunnan in March and April, respectively, after the mini-FTA with Hainan resulted in a significant growth of Thai exports.

Bangkok Post

Commit to end torture

Tomorrow should have been a historic day for human rights in Thailand. It should have been a time for human rights advocates and the public to celebrate because the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act -- a crucial piece of legislation which took 14 years to pass…

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Asean sticks to peace agenda in Ukraine

This week marks the first year of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The biggest war in Europe since World War II will continue as nobody knows when, or if ever, Russia or Ukraine will be defeated. Certainly, the US and Europe, or rather Nato are confident that more military hardware support…

Bangkok Post

Schneider Electric unit eyes renewables

Schneider Electric Thailand is focusing on renewable energy, with more installations of rooftop solar panels at its factory in order to reduce expensive power bills and help the government effort to cut carbon dioxide emissions.

Bangkok Post

Thai HIV response faces setback

Thailand was a model for how a country should respond to the HIV epidemic. Whenever there was an HIV innovation -- whether it be a drug or a behavioural approach -- Thailand would be one of the first countries to adopt it. This began with the 100% Condom Programme in…

Bangkok Post

Jewel of a cause

Bulgari in collaboration with Save The Children Thailand recently launched a fundraising campaign and jewellery collection to support the country's vulnerable young.

Reuters

Prayuth narrows gap in poll on top choice for Thailand PM

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has gained ground on frontrunner Paetongtarn Shinawatra in a new survey on Thailand's top choice for premier, which showed the former coup leader was the most popular choice in the capital Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Seoul donates next-gen Covid jabs

The Republic of Korea has donated over 500,000 doses of the bivalent Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Thailand to mark the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Bangkok Post

Central Group expands to five European countries

The name Central is a household — if not the biggest — name in department stores in Thailand but you may not be aware of the full extent of its retail foothold in Europe.

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