Pantone names Cloud Dancer its colour of the year 2026
By Issy Ronald,CNN CAPTURING the cultural zeitgeist and trends for the year ahead is a tricky business. But every year, the Pantone Colour Institute chooses a colour to do precisely that. And it has settled on a shade of white, “Cloud Dancer,” as its Colour of the Year for 2026. The institute, which is […]
Read MoreJan. 2 added as special holiday, stretching New Year break to 5 days
THE Cabinet has approved Friday January 2, 2026 as a special holiday thus extending the New Year break to five days, PPTVHD 36 said today (Nov. 1). A Cabinet meeting of the previous coalition government with de facto Pheu Thai boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the prime minister had on Nov. 12, […]
Read MoreThai tourism still growing but signs of slowdown emerging
WHILE Thai tourism industry still looks rosy in 2025 signs of a slowdown next year have emerged with this requiring a comprehensive overhaul to maintain momentum, PPTVHD 26 quoted an in-depth research by TTB Analytics as saying today (Oct. 11). That a slowdown seems to be looming next year is due to saturation of […]
Read MoreCabinet nod for extending 7% VAT rate for another year
THE CABINET has approved in principle a draft royal decree to be issued under the Revenue Code for extending the 7% VAT rate for another year from Oct. 1, 2025 till Sep. 30, 2026 to stimulate the economy, Naewna newspaper said this morning. Mr. Pinsai Suraswadi, director-general of the Revenue Department, said the Finance […]
Read More2026 budget bill sails through House at principle-approval stage
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LEGISLATION ON a government budget for fiscal 2026 overwhelmingly passed approval in principle from the House of Representatives today (May 31). Following a four-day debate on the House floor, a total of 322 Pheu Thai-led coalition MPs cast yea votes for the 3.78 trillion baht budget whilst a total of […]
Read MoreThe next World Cup will jump to 48 teams. Is bigger better?
By AP and published by Yahoo!sports Doha, Qatar – The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world soccer body Fifa took the leap from a 32-team field to 48 teams in 2026. It means more of soccer’s so-called “little teams” that didn’t make it to Qatar will be given a chance […]
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