Thu, October 21, 2021
Published: Oct 21, 2021
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,643.42 on Thursday, up 5.87 points or 0.36 per cent. Transactions totalled 71 billion baht with an index high of 1,646.50 and a low of 1,639.16
Miss Universe Thailand 2021 contestants took part in high-profile activities at Pattaya’s Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden on Thursday, a day before they compete in the next round of the contest on Friday.
Precisely 8,331 operators of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have registered for the Employment Department’s latest subsidy scheme “Job Retention & SMEs Boost Up” after registration opened via the www.doe.go.th website on Wednesday.
Two hunters in Tak province were arrested by Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary rangers for illegal hunting.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha praised the Thailand Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai after it reached a target of more than 100,000 visitors in two weeks, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on Thursday.
The end of Buddhist Lent Day on Thursday is not expected to be as lively as it has normally been due to the present Covid-19 pandemic and floods, while many cultural ceremonies have been cancelled in a bid to prevent more virus outbreaks from occurring.
A representative of various citizen networks went to the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday to submit a letter objecting to the push to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), claiming that capitalists will be the main ones to benefit.
The price of gold rose by THB150 in morning trade on Thursday.
Trucks will halt 10 per cent of their operations in protest against the high price of diesel at THB30 per litre, the Land Transport Association of Thailand announced.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau’s (TCEB) proposal to relax certain rules and allow meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) events to go ahead from October to December in a bid to boost the economy.
The baht opened at 33.35 to the US dollar on Thursday, unchanged from Wednesday’s closing rate.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) ordered two restaurants to shut after they were found to violate Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) regulations, BMA permanent secretary Khajit Chatchawanich said on Wednesday.
