Locals flee their homes after a Myanmar fighter jet entered Thailand's airspace, in Phop Phra district in Tak province, Thailand June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com BANGKOK, June 30 (Reuters) - Thailand scrambled fighter jets near its border with Myanmar on Thursday and ordered its defense attache to issue a warning to the military government, its air force said, over what it called an airspace violation during a combat operation. T ...read more

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com HONG KONG, June 28 (Reuters) - Thai Life Insurance's initial public offering (IPO), aiming to raise up to $1.04 billion, will be sold to 18 domestic and international cornerstone investors. These investors will account for about 50% of the IPO, the largest in Southeast Asia so far in 2022, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters. The bookbuilding process will open Thursday. Thai Life did not immediately respond to a request for comme ...read more

A Thai Airways Boeing 777-300ER plane takes off from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport February 23, 2015. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com BANGKOK, July 1 (Reuters) - Thai Airways International Pcl (THAI.BK) expects to complete its corporate restructuring in two years as the airline's performance gradually improves and global travel resumes, its restructuring committee chief said on Friday. Cabin factor, a measure of how well an airline does in ...read more

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com BANGKOK, June 26 (Reuters) - A huge blaze in Bangkok torched buildings and cars in a market community near the city's Chinatown district on Sunday, killing at least two, with nine others suffering smoke inhalation, according to the Thai capital's governor and local media. There were several flashes and loud bangs, and people shouted that a power transformer had exploded as they were running away, according to Facebook user 'Oaky Ekarat ...read more

Photo: Jacob Lund (Shutterstock) What to get my husband for Father’s Day always fills me with a small amount of agita. He’s not picky, so he won’t be upset if he doesn’t get a certain special something. (In fact, there’s nothing he really wants, except things he “can use,” which doesn’t help.) He’s already received all the framed sports paraphernalia, Super Mario-themed “Super Daddio” mugs, and grilling tools one man could possibly want. (I’m looking at ...read more

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com C.bank says inflation seen back within target range in Q2 2023 Says clearer signs of fund outflows in June Says baht weakening quite fast, c.bank to manage excessive moves Economists see 25 bps hike at Aug meeting BANGKOK, June 23 (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank said on Thursday any hikes in its benchmark interest rate to tame above-target inflation would be gradual, as the economy faces a slow recovery and a weakening baht c ...read more