New campaign will be entertaining, says FAT The new Thai League 1 season will kick off with a bang, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) said on Tuesday. The 2022/23 season starts on Friday with Bangkok United hosting Khon Kaen United. The campai…
Trump says Florida home ‘raided’ by FBI
WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump said Monday that his Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida was being “raided” by FBI agents in what he called an act of “prosecutorial misconduct.” “These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A…
Rever allots B3bn to nurture BYD venture
Aims to be a leading EV firm in Thailand Newly established Rever Automotive Co, the sole distributor of electric vehicles (EVs) produced by Chinese automaker BYD, has allocated an investment budget of 3 billion baht to develop an EV business as it look…
Rayong villa project targets Europeans
SET-listed Grande Asset Hotels and Property Plc has launched the luxury villa project Amatara Residences Rayong with 61 units priced from 33 million baht to lure Europeans looking for a resort home and executives working in eastern provinces. Pheerapho…
Rise in number of Thais seeking work in Korea
Eager migrants use tours to gain entry Outbound tour operators reported a spike in illegal job seekers who seek to use tour packages to South Korea as a guise before escaping from the group as soon as they arrive. “The number of illegal job hunters alr…
Lotus’s expansion on track with B13bn to be invested
Up to 80 new shops to open in 2nd half Ek-Chai Distribution System Co, the operator of Lotus’s hypermarkets, is moving ahead with plans to allocate 12.5-13.5 billion baht this year to expand its business. Sompong Rungnirattisai, the company’s chief exe…
Thai firms eye potential of Cambodian investments
Thai businesses have set their sights on expanding trade and investment in Cambodia, especially in processed food, agriculture, tourism, renewable energy, plastic, and gems and jewellery. According to Sanan Angubolkul, chairman of the Thai Chamber of C…
‘Grease’ star Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73
LOS ANGELES: Singer Olivia Newton-John, who gained worldwide fame as the high school sweetheart Sandy in the hit movie “Grease”, died on Monday after a 30-year battle with cancer. She was 73. Newton-John “passed away peacefully at her ranch in Southern…
Man found dead in short-time motel room
SAMUT PRAKAN: A 62-year-old man was found dead at a short-time motel a few hours after his young woman companion left on Sunday night. Staff found the dead man, identified only as Thawee, in a room at a motel near Khlong Ta Ket community in tambon Pakn…
1,842 new Covid cases, 34 more deaths
The country registered 34 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,842 new cases admitted to hospitals during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Monday morning. This compared with the 35 coronavirus-related fatalities and 2,250 new ca…