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The Revenue Department says the draft bill on revocation of the value-added tax (VAT) exemption for online purchases of goods worth less than 1,500 baht from vendors outside of Thailand that are shipped by mail will be ready soon. Keep reading ...

The incoming election commissioners are set to choose their president in a vote today (Jul 31), despite questions about the legality of the move as two spots on the panel remain unfilled.Keep reading ...

During 9 – 13 July 2018, Mr. Adisorn Promthep, Director-General of the Department of Fisheries, led a Thai delegation to the 33rd session of the Committee of Fisheries, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in Rome, Italy. The meeting was attended by ...

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a domestic tourism campaign called Aor Sor Social, marshalling an online group of volunteers to help promote village tourism. There are 14 communities taking part in the project, and the agency hopes the campaign will help increase ...

Less than twenty years ago, human trafficking was defined by an international treaty, known as the Palermo Protocol, whereby the international community committed to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons. Since then, global attention has been focused on fighting — and eradicating — the ...

According to the Director of Ubon Ratana Dam, the reservoir’s structure remains intact, dismissing the public’s concerns over the possibility that it could collapse in a similar manner to Xepian-Xe Namnoy dam in Laos. Dam Director Worawit Raweenipapong made the comment, following the recent collapse ...

H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, will attend the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings on 1 – 4 August 2018 in Singapore comprising of 19 meetings in total, 15 of which are ASEAN and ASEAN-Related ...

Governments throughout Southeast Asia have launched a war on plastic waste. But most are still in the early stages of creating waste management strategies and passing laws needed to implement them.According to the Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., more ...

Thailand’s average digital payment transactions are expected to triple to 150 transactions per person per year sooner than previously forecast, thanks to a series of launched of digital banking services.Keep reading ...

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will revoke its ban on political activities after the enforcement of the last two organic election bills. Deputy Premier and Defense Minister, Gen Prawit Wongsuwan says the NCPO’s ban on political movements will be lifted once the ...