ESG fund expected next month
The Thailand ESG Fund (TESG) is expected to be established by early December, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Investors will be able to deduct their investment from…
The SET to implement short selling restrictions
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is urging the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to implement stricter pricing rules for short selling. This includes requiring brokers to disclose the…
Anutin issues order to halt the gun licenses
Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has signed an order, known as Por 12, instructing firearms registrars to stop issuing licences to carry guns for one year in an effort to reduce…
Chiang Mai to adjust 160 flights for Loy Krathong
During the upcoming Loy Krathong Festival on November 27-28, Chiang Mai airport will see 160 flight changes after 7pm, according to deputy director Wisut Khamyod. These changes include 101 cancelled…
Amazing Thailand Expat Privileges kicks off
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and True-DTAC have partnered to introduce the “Amazing Thailand Expat Privileges” program exclusively for expatriates. This program offers discounts on tourism products and services,…
NORTH KOREA SUSPENDS AGREEMENT AFTER SATELLITE LAUNCHED AND RETORES TROOPS AT BORDER
North Korea has said it will move more troops and military equipment to the border with South Korea, and will no longer be bound by a 2018 joint military accord…
PAKISTAN COURT RULES TRIAL OF FORMER PM IMRAN KHAN AS ILLEGAL
Islamabad, Pakistan – A Pakistani court’s ruling declaring the trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan inside a jail as illegal is being seen as a shot in the arm…
GUNS N’ ROSES SINGER AXL ROSE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT DATING BACK TO 1989
Former model Sheila Kennedy has sued Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose for alleged sexual assault and battery. According to her lawsuit, the popular rock musician attacked her during a…
LAWLESS CASINO TOWN WITNESSES THE DOWNFALL OF CHINESE MAFIA
The photographs released by Chinese police showed their officers holding a man and a woman in handcuffs in front of a border gate. They had just been handed over from…
FAR RIGHT DUTCH PARTY LEADER SENDING CHILLS ACROSS EUROPE
Known for his distinctive platinum-blond hairstyle and his aggressive anti-Islam and anti-immigration rhetoric, Geert Wilders has been catapulted by the Dutch elections to the place he loves most to be:…