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Women’s rights activists on Monday lambasted the proposed amendment to the 2007 law promoting the development and protection of families, saying the changes actually condone, rather than curb, domestic violence.Keep reading ...

The Revenue Department estimates that value-added tax (VAT) collection will fall short of the target for this fiscal year because of waning domestic consumption and the stronger baht, and the shortfall could extend to next year if the situation remains unchanged.Keep reading ...

The government has moved to ally fears about the state of the economy, insisting the country is not in recession.Government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said some critics are relaying inaccurate descriptions of the state of the economy.Keep reading ...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha declared on Friday that Asean and six dialogue partners should wrap up talks on the long-overdue Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by this November.Keep reading ...

Giant retailers, plastic manufacturing titans, and department stores reached an agreement on Friday to stop handing out single-use plastic bags to customers starting early next year.“This cooperation will help Thailand leave the list of major generators of waste and sea garbage,” Varawut Silpa-archa, the environment ...

Thailand’s packaging and printing industries are shifting to produce bio-flexible packaging products in line with the government’s policy to ban plastic packaging in the future, says the Thai Packaging Association.Keep reading ...

The new company formed by the merger of TOT Plc and CAT Telecom is expected to start operating by the second quarter of next year, says the Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry.Keep reading ...

Thailand will on Thursday discuss with Cambodia the issue involving the energy-rich overlapping marine territory claimed by both countries on the sidelines of the ongoing meeting of Asean energy ministers, Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong says.Keep reading ...

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is considering offering free electricity to local communities and villages around power plants nationwide, in line with an assignment from Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijarawong.Keep reading ...

Even though cash remains the preferred mode of payment in Thailand, its share is on a gradual decline in light of efforts by the government to promote electronic payments under its National e-Payment Master Plan, according to a report by the data and analytics company ...