The government will on Friday consider further relaxation of Covid-19 controls to allow more businesses and activities to resume, and possibly lower its Covid alert level late this month, according to the government spokesman. Thanakorn Wangboonkongcha…
Johnny Depp grabbed Amber Heard by hair, hit her repeatedly: sister
Johnny Depp grabbed Amber Heard by hair, hit her repeatedly: sisterpublished : 19 May 2022 at 05:45 WASHINGTON – Johnny Depp grabbed his then-wife Amber Heard by the hair and repeatedly struck her in the face during a heated argument about a month afte…
UST collapse hits digital asset market
The global cryptocurrency market saw its value plummet amid heavy sell-offs, with the collapse of TerraUSD (UST), one of the biggest stablecoins, sending shockwaves throughout the digital asset market. The stablecoin UST slipped past its intended US$1 …
McDonald’s to exit Russia, sell business in country
NEW YORK: American fast-food giant McDonald’s said Monday it will exit Russia in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, ending a more than three-decade run begun in the hopeful period near the end of the Cold War. The restaurant chain, which launched in Mos…
From sports star to coach
The significance of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games for Thai athletes varies from person to person. For Thai-American Trecia Roberts, a former national 100m hurdles star-turned-coach, it launched her dream to have Thai athletics represented at the Olym…
Temples of temptation
Reports of Buddhist monks being caught having sexual relationships or embezzling temple money have become daily staples of local news stories. The controversies are serious enough to make the relatively quiet and inert authorities revise some laws rega…
Thai firms head to Saudi for official trade mission
The Thai Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to lead business delegations to Saudi Arabia for the first time in 32 years from May 15-18 to restore trade and investment relations. According to Sanan Angubolkul, chairman of the chamber, the business sector …
Sarath steps aside from InTouch role
Sarath steps aside from InTouch role Vice-chairman resigns following firm’s recent restructuring Energy tycoon Sarath Ratanavadi has stepped down as vice-chairman of the board of InTouch Holdings following a crucial restructuring of the firm, which saw…
Prayut meets with overseas Thais, shrugs off political concerns
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha disregarded calls for him to step down and said he is doing what’s best for the country, in comments made on Thursday to overseas Thais during his visit to the United States. Corruption in Thailand must be dealt with fo…
Kingdom surge to fourth place
Kingdom surge to fourth place Saowalak, Jiraphan and Supan deliver Thailand had picked up three more gold medals at the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi at press time on Friday to move up to fourth spot on the medals table. Saowalak Homklin claimed Thailand’s s…