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Thailand’s Labour Ministry is preparing to document illegal migrant workers nationwide as part of the government’s attempt to crack down on illegal worker numbers and upgrade its records, says Department of Employment head Arak Phrommanee.  The plan will target specific geographic areas where illegal migrants are ...

The Bank of Thailand on 3 February unanimously resolved to maintain the policy rate at 1.50 per cent per annum. Keep reading ...

Over 100 Cambodian vendors attacked and besieged some 10 Department of Special Investigation officials and representatives of major brands at Thailand’s Rongklua Market in Sakaew on 3 February, injuring several officials. The DSI officials tried to arrest a Cambodian female vendor for allegedly selling imitated goods at ...

Contracts for 20 megaprojects in the Thailand Transport Ministry’s infrastructure development plan are likely to be signed before the current fiscal year ends, a senior transport official says.  Speaking after a meeting following up on the megaprojects worth a combined 1.79 trillion baht, deputy permanent secretary Peerapol ...

Thai military officers have warned farmers to stop pumping water from Klong Makham Thao, or they will have their water pumps seized. The officers, who were sent to inspect water drainage in Klong Makham Thao running through Chai Nat province, urged farmers to cooperate with authorities ...

The corruption situation in Thailand continued to improve in December last year as indicated by the semi-annual index compiled by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. The index was at 55 in December last year, the highest level in six years, compared to 49 ...

The Thai stock and bond markets are expected to witness new investment inflows in the short term following the Bank of Japan’s decisions on 29 January, said TMB research. “Expectations run high that other central banks in Asia including the People Bank of China and Bank ...

Thai authorities have rescued nearly 30 Myanmar victims from alleged human traffickers’ hands in Phuket province. Keep reading ...

Thailand’s Department of Employment is aiming to tackle the growing problem of Thais travelling abroad to work illegally, especially in South Korea. Arak Phrommanee, the department’s director-general, said there had been an increasing incidence of Thais travelling to South Korea as tourists and then picking up jobs without ...

Thailand’s Finance Ministry trimmed its economic growth forecast for this year to 3.7% from 3.8% and sharply cut its export estimate as global demand slows, a senior ministry official said on 28 January. But growth this year would be supported by government investment and economic stimulus, Krisada ...