Minimum wage for hotel, resort employees raised to 400 baht daily
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MINIMUM WAGE for all employees at hotels and resort places in Bangkok and nine provinces will be increased to 400 baht daily, beginning in the middle of next month, confirmed a senior government official today (Mar. 26). The Wage Committee chaired by the Ministry of Labour’s undersecretary Pairot Chotikasathian […]
Read MorePeeraphan stunned by plan to hike petrol tax to incentivise train travel
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Energy Minister Peeraphan Saleerathaviphak said today (Dec. 21) he does not know where Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit got the idea to hike excise tax on petrol only in Bangkok and surrounding provinces to incentivise people to travel by train and it probably won’t materialise, Naewna newspaper said. While Suriya said he will […]
Read MoreTransport operators urge govt to halt NGV price hikes
LARGE TRANSPORT operators urged the Srettha Thavisin government to halt the increase of natural gas for vehicles (NGV), or compressed natural gas (CNG), after having reduced the pump price of diesel to less than 30 baht a litre starting tomorrow (Sep. 20), Naewna newspaper said. At a seminar at Suntara Hotel in Chachoengsao this […]
Read MoreBTS confirms Skytrain fares to rise on Jan. 1
BANGKOK Mass Transit System Plc (BTS), the operator of the Skytrain system in the metropolis, today (Dec. 12) announced a fare increase for rides to 24 stations over a distance of 23.5 kilometres starting Jan. 1, 2023, TV Channel 7 said. The fare hike is applicable to the following lines: – Sukhumvit – Mo […]
Read MoreThai central bank raises rates, willing to adjust tightening as necessary
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report THE Thai central bank raised its key interest rate modestly for a second straight meeting today (Sept. 28) to tame 14-year high inflation and said it was willing to adjust the size and timing of rate moves as necessary. The Bank of Thailand’s (BOT) monetary […]
Read MoreBaht at its weakest point in 6 years as Fed’s aggressive rate hike looms
THE BANK of Thailand is keeping a close eye on the Thai baht which touched its weakest exchange rate to the US dollar today (June 15) as global markets brace for the sharpest rise in US interest rates in almost 30 years with the Federal Reserve taking action to halt rising inflation, INN News […]
Read MoreTruck convoys heading for Bangkok to stage diesel price protest
A HUNDRED 10-wheel trucks, heavy trucks, trailers and buses from western and upper southern regions drove in a convoy to Bangkok this morning (Oct. 19) to join a protest by altogether a thousand large vehicles with six other convoys also participating to push for the capping of diesel price at 25 baht a litre, Matichon […]
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