The Thai government is actively promoting its "soft power" by organising the Maha Songkran World Water Festival 2024 with a series of events taking place over five consecutive days from April 11 to 15.
According to the Bank of Thailand’s Payment Insight report, daily money transfers via the platform in 2023 amounted to 54.5 million on average with a total value of 130 billion THB (3.55 billion USD).
In celebration of Thailand’s Songkran Festival, Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has sent greetings letters to Thailand’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Wan Muhamad Noor Matha and President of the Senate Pornpetch Wichitcholchai on the occasion of the country’s traditional New Year festival.
Thailand is accelerating the implementation of the national artificial (AI) strategy for 2022 - 2027 with a view to establishing itself as an AI hub in Southeast Asia by 2027.
China and Thailand have inked preliminary agreements to collaborate on the peaceful exploration and use of space, as well as on the development of international lunar research stations.
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara co-chaired the 5th Meeting of the Vietnam - Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) in Bangkok on April 11, as part of the former’s official visit to Thailand from April 10-12.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn as part of his official visit to Thailand from April 10-12, where he is also co-chairing the 5th Meeting of the Vietnam - Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC).
Thai rice exporters expect global prices will increase in the second quarter because of the impact of the El Niño phenomenon and India's rice export restrictions, reported the Bangkok Post.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is offering prizes worth over 500,000 THB (nearly 13,700 USD) for videos with content about Songkran and posting it on TiKTok as part of Songkran 2024 celebrations.
Thailand's currency THB may extend its recent declines to test support at last year’s low amid growing pressure on the central bank to cut interest rates, according to the US website Bloomberg.com.
Thailand’s Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) will impose strict measures, such as searches of personal belongings, to crack down on vapes in schools following a "surge" in the number of students using them.
A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand led by Charge d'Affaires Bui Thi Hue visited the Lao Embassy in the country on April 6 to extend congratulations on Laos' traditional New Year festival, Bunpimay.
More people are expected to travel during the long Songkran holiday this year than last year but they will be more cautious in their spending, due to the higher cost of living and indebtedness, according to a survey conducted by the Economic and Business Forecast Centre of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
The Transport Ministry of Thailand has instructed the Airports of Thailand (AoT) and all related agencies to ensure the safety of passengers during Songkran, the traditional New Year festival of the Southeast Asian country that will be held from April 13-15.
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