Government Seeks Revenue Amid Growing Debt
Photo Credit: Stock Photo The rising interest expenses have progressively depleted the treasury reserves over the past four years, prompting the government to urgently seek ways to boost revenue before…
Government considers relaxing zoning regulations
Photo Credit: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill The government is reconsidering plans to eliminate zoning restrictions for entertainment venues and to relax the ban on alcohol sales between 2-5pm, aiming to curb illegal…
Thailand’s Immigration Biometric System Hits Storage Limit, Forcing Manual Record-Keeping
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau confirms its biometric system has reached full capacity, preventing new foreign arrival records. A new system with unlimited storage is in development, while authorities manually record arrivals…
Government Aims for Increased Inflation Target to Allow for Interest Rate Cuts
Thailand’s Finance Ministry is planning to propose an increased inflation target of 1.5%-3.5% for the upcoming year, which could intensify pressure on the central bank to lower its key interest…
Government Borrowing ‘Will Not Displace’ Private Sector Activity
The government has assured that its borrowing of 2.59 trillion baht for the 2025 fiscal year will not interfere with the fundraising efforts of the private sector, according to a…
Thai Government to Introduce Price Reduction Initiative
Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is partnering with the private sector to launch a price reduction campaign for goods and services in the lead-up to the highly anticipated digital wallet scheme. On…
Government Monitoring Prices Closely
The Commerce Ministry is monitoring prices in 18 categories during the second half of the year following an increase of up to 9% in transport costs for the logistics sector.…
Transport ministry ponder what to do after 10,600 complaints against taxi drivers
According to information from the Department of Land Transport’s website on complaints received through the Passenger Protection Center at 1584 during fiscal 2024 (October 2023 to February 2024), 10,687 were…
Over 147,000 people sign up for Thailand’s debt relief programme
The registration, which opened on December 1, will end on Thursday (February 29), he added, urging people who have debt problems to hurry up and register. The registration is part…
Cabinet scrap ridiculous rule where school teachers have to act as night guards after female teacher assaulted
The Thai cabinet scrapped an old school practice today, which had been imposed since 1999. It requires at least one teacher to take turns to be posted at their schools…