1.7m people visit Phuket up until June

New Covid cases on island at 15 per day Phuket has welcomed more than 1.7 million visitors during the first five months of this year, generating over 26 billion baht in revenue for the resort island, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Nantha…

SCG Ceramics unit to tap clean energy trend

Installation services to use Susunn brand SCG Ceramics Plc, a subsidiary of SCG Cement-Building Materials Co, has launched an electric vehicle (EV) charging and solar carport installation service under the Susunn brand in a bid to tap into the growing …

Why the Oil Fuel Fund is overburdened

The Energy Ministry an­-nounced that the mounting debt of the state Oil Fuel Fund exceeded 100 billion baht as of yesterday. While a recent nudge from Kla Party leader Korn Chatikavanij, a former finance minister, shed more light on pressing issues sur…

Outrage at Green Line fare

Round trips up to 1/3 of minimum wage City Hall plans to charge a fare of up to 59 baht for the BTS Skytrain Green Line electric rail service, drawing criticism from a consumer protection group which says the fare should not exceed 44 baht. Bangkok gov…

Anutin has Covid, absent from cabinet meeting

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tested positive for Covid-19 on returning from meetings in France and Switzerland and was unable to attend the weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Mr Anutin attended the 170th General …

Thais ‘willing’ to wear masks in public

Thais ‘willing’ to wear masks in public Prime Minister ‘appreciates’ coronavirus-protection effort Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed satisfaction over news that most Thais are voluntarily wearing masks for protection against Covid-19 despi…

Chaowat heads back to Cerezo

Thailand international midfielder Chaowat Veerachart was on Saturday unveiled as a new signing by Cerezo Osaka. Big move: Chaowat Veerachart. Chaowat is moving from former Thai League 1 champions BG Pathum United to the J-League club on a loan deal. Ce…