The cabinet has agreed to set up a panel to consider whether Thailand should sign up to a controversial Asia-Pacific trade agreement, amid widespread concerns doing so may harm the agriculture industry.

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PM looks to bolster SMEs
The government has come up with fresh measures, including quotas under procurement projects to buy products and services from small- and medium-sized (SMEs) enterprises to help alleviate the hit from the Covid-19 crisis, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.

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At least six people have been implicated in a kickback scandal involving state quarantine contracts and are being investigated by police, said the Defence Ministry.

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Man drowns when storm capsizes boat
KHON KAEN: A 62-year-old bus driver drowned in a swamp when his small flat-bottomed boat capsized during a strong storm in Muang district on Monday afternoon.

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Court to rule whether to accept THAI rehab petition
The Central Bankruptcy Court will announce today whether to accept for examination Thai Airways International's (THAI) rehabilitation petition.

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The Defence Ministry is finding a group of people implicated of demanding kickbacks from hoteliers to ensure that their establishments would be selected as quarantine centres.The Defence Ministry is finding a group of people accused of demanding kickbacks from hoteliers to guarantee that their facilities would be picked as quarantine centres.

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