Today (May 20, 2025), Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira, Minister of Finance, said at the Thailand – US Trade and Investment Summit 2025 that the economic relationship between Thailand and the United States has been particularly strengthened by a treaty that has been in force since 1966, or more than 50-60 years ago. In particular, the US energy sector has
The Prime Minister urgently ordered to solve the problem of contamination in the Kok River.
Today (20 May 2025), Mr. Jirayu Huangsap, spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that from the situation of contaminants found exceeding the standard in the Kok River, the Prime Minister is concerned and has ordered an urgent resolution of the problem to build confidence among the people, as it may affect the health and livelihood of t
Police arrest Pattaya Bank Manager and Employees for opening mule accounts at Chinese call center
While the assistant governor of the Financial Institutions Supervision Group, Bank of Thailand, said about this incident that the foreigner claimed to have requested to open a savings account to support money transfer transactions for the purchase of a condominium, but the bank's inspection system found irregularities, so it was reported and led to
No probation! "Sek Loso" court orders imprisonment in gun-drug-police threat case
at Min Buri Criminal Court, Sihaburanukit Road, the Court read the Supreme Court's verdict in the case filed by the public prosecutor against Mr. Sek Loso, the defendant in case number Black A.1662/2018, Red A.8288/2018, for the offenses of obstructing an officer in the performance of his duties, drug use, and possession of a firearm and ammunition
Deep dive into the vulnerabilities of "temples" and the risk of being a channel for "money laundering"
For the case of Wat Rai Khing, Tharatip Srisuwannaket, a senior researcher at TDRI, considered the facts and determined that it is not yet considered a money laundering process according to the definition, but rather a form of embezzlement. It is the use of money for personal benefit or transferring it to another person to use in illegal activities