Bank of Thailand plans to its test retail digital currency
THE Bank of Thailand (BoT) plans to test its retail digital currency in the second quarter of 2022 as an alternative payment option for the public, NNT said today (August 20). BoT assistant governor Vachira Arromdee said the central bank digital currency (CBDC) will not affect monetary policy or money supply in the system. The […]
Read MoreTaliban ‘hanging’ people who worked with US: source
By Fox News AS THE US military and State Department rush to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies from Kabul’s airport, Taliban checkpoints are cutting off many from freedom and safety – and reports on the ground indicate the militants are summarily executing people who helped US forces over the years. Ryan Rogers, a retired […]
Read MoreMP dares Prayut to fight in Muay Thai boxing bout with PM’s post at stake
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MAVERICK MP Mongkolkit Suksintharanonmade today (Aug. 20) made a rare challenge to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to fight him in a Muay Thai boxing bout supposedly with the post of premiership at stake. The leader of the one-MP Thai Civilized Party the unilateral challenge to the extent that if he […]
Read MoreProtesters submit letters to US, Swiss and Chinese embassies
A PROTEST convoy went to the US, Swiss and Chinese embassies today (August 20) to submit letters about political movements in Thailand, especially the management of the Covid crisis by the Thai government, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said. The first stop of the Thalufah (Through the Sky) activist group was the Swiss embassy which […]
Read MoreThailand demands answers after over 200 berry pickers catch Covid
THAILAND has demanded an explanation from Finnish authorities regarding a series of Covid outbreaks among Thai nationals working as berry pickers in Finland this summer, Yle News said in a report published on Wednesday August 18. More than 200 of the pickers have been diagnosed with Covid since the beginning of August. Meanwhile in […]
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