กรุงเทพมหานครได้ให้บริการด้านสุขภาพแก่ประชาชนในเขตกรุงเทพมหานคร ซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของนโยบายของรัฐบาลในการพัฒนาวิถีชีวิตของคนไทยผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร พล.ต.อ. อัศวิน ขวัญเมือง ทำหน้าที่เป็นประธานในการเปิดตัวแคมเปญ “กทม. คืนความสุขสู่ประชาชน” ครั้งที่ 3 ณ โรงเรียนรัตนโกสินทร์สมโภชลาดกระบัง โดยได้ให้บริการต่างๆ แก่ประชาชนในท้องถิ่น ได้แก่ การตรวจสุขภาพฟรี ภาพฟรีไข้หวัดใหญ่การคัดกรองโรคมะเร็ง บริการทางจิตเวช บริการ X-ray เคลื่อนที่ การตรวจตา การทดสอบการได้ยิน และบริการทันตกรรม อ่านต่อ ...

The Thai stock and bond markets are expected to witness new investment inflows in the short term following the Bank of Japan’s decisions on 29 January, said TMB research. “Expectations run high that other central banks in Asia including the People Bank of China and Bank ...

The Cambodian government will send 360 officials to Thailand to implement a 100-day campaign to give illegal migrant workers proper documents, the labour minister said yesterday, while also accusing an opposition lawmaker and an NGO leader of swaying migrant workers’ votes.Keep reading ...

The World Bank believes Thailand should be able to achieve long-term annual economic growth of 4-5 per cent if the government can successfully push through its “Thailand 4.0” model. The new economic model would help draw private investment, the Bank’s economist for Thailand, Kiatipong Ariyapruchya, ...

Activists on September 28 released a 30-minute documentary as part of a campaign against a mega-dam in central Shan State. The documentary, called Drowning a Thousand Islands, includes local people from the remote Kunhing area voicing their concerns that the proposed Mong Ton hydropower project will irrevocably ...

Bombs and biodiversity can go hand in hand, a new study has found. Military training areas — used for the training of armed forces — can maintain biodiversity and even support species threatened with extinction, despite years of repeated bombing, fires and other disturbances, scientists ...

By the time COVID-19 was announced as a Public Health Emergency at the end of January 2020, the need for more data to understand both the virus and its impacts was clear. Now, more than ever before, data are needed to support decision-making on developing effective solutions that ...

A rainbow-headed snake, a tiny frog and a lizard with dragon-like horns are among more than 150 new species confirmed by scientists last year in the ecologically diverse but threatened Mekong region, researchers said on Monday. Winding its way from the Tibetan plateau through the ...

The Thai and Bhutanese governments plan to expand tourism cooperation to boost the tourism sectors of the two countries and highlight Thailand as a key destination. Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn said Thailand and Bhutan are considering holding events to promote the culture and tourism ...

While being on the right track, the government’s latest response to the new coronavirus (Covid-19) by closing schools and entertainment venues, as well as putting off the Songkran break, is likely to prove too little, too late, once again. As other countries have shown, the ...

Despite signs of a recovery in the export sector, Thai manufacturers and exporters have been encouraged to focus more on product development, brand recognition, and adding value to enhance competitiveness in global markets. For the rest of this year, exporters expect exchange-rate fluctuations will still ...

A slew of measures undertaken by Bank Negara Malaysia are expected to help enhance a continuous supply of foreign currency. To discourage the trading of non-deliverable forwards offshore, the central bank has announced several initiatives to liberalise and deregulate the onshore ringgit-hedging market. They include providing ...

In what may be the biggest deal in Cambodia’s financial sector history, Thailand-based Bank of Ayudhya has reached an agreement to acquire the local microfinance institution (MFI) Hattha Kaksekar, with the deal expected to be valued at upwards of $140 million. In a statement released on ...

China’s economic rebalancing is likely to take longer than previously expected, leaving Asian exports. Speaking on 14 June at a KBank seminar for customers on the outlook for the economy, interest rates and foreign-exchange rates, Pareena Phuangsiri, senior specialist at the division, said that while Beijing’s attempt ...

Thailand’s four largest banks by assets saw their combined net profits rise for the third consecutive quarter in January to March, helped by lower provisioning for future defaults. Although this is a sign that lenders foresee an improvement in Thailand’s long sluggish economy, some analysts ...

The state-backed Government Savings Bank (GSB) is seeking Finance Ministry approval to expand a 100-billion-baht soft loan scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises by 50 billion. The extra amount reflects pent-up demand after 100 billion baht was already taken out, said GSB president and chief executive Chatchai ...

The state-run Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) has pushed back the application deadline for its 15-billion-baht policy loan scheme to the end of June after only a third of the money was taken out. Keep reading ...

Laos’ Finance Ministry has issued its first US dollar-denominated floating-rate notes in Thailand, worth $182 million (about Bt6.5 billion).The dual-tranche issuance was rated “BBB+” by Tris Rating on December 9. The maturities are 10 and 12 years and the coupons are six-month Libor (London Interbank ...

ประเทศไทยจะบังคับใช้กฎหมายภาษีบริการอิเล็กทรอนิกส์ตั้งแต่วันพุธ ตามรอยกว่า 60 ประเทศทั่วโลก ที่เก็บภาษีมูลค่าเพิ่ม (VAT) จากผู้ประกอบการบริการอิเล็กทรอนิกส์ต่างประเทศที่เก็บเกี่ยวรายได้ในดินแดนของตนประเทศเหล่านี้ รวมทั้งออสเตรเลีย นิวซีแลนด์ ญี่ปุ่น ไต้หวัน และเกาหลีใต้ ปฏิบัติตามแนวทางที่องค์การเพื่อความร่วมมือทางเศรษฐกิจและการพัฒนา (OECD) นำมาใช้เพื่อปรับปรุงการจัดเก็บภาษีมูลค่าเพิ่มสำหรับบริการข้ามพรมแดนอ่านต่อ ...

Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi is “not feeling well” and has pulled out of delivering a keynote speech in Sydney on Tuesday. Key points: Lowy Institute Lecture was set to be Suu Kyi’s only public arrangement in Australia Suu Kyi facing criticism over plight ...