Bt10,000 cash handout for disabled to be paid on September 25 - Pichai

13 Sept 18:57 Key points summarised by AI

Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira announced that 14.2 million vulnerable and disabled Thais will receive a 10,000 baht cash benefit on September 25.
This payment, part of the digital wallet scheme, is funded by a 140 billion baht supplementary budget, while the remaining 30 million subscribers are unlikely to receive their benefits this year, with future payment options under consideration.

Thailand’s FDI reaches Bt271bn as high-tech projects expand

Yesterday 10:54 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's foreign direct investment (FDI) surged by 26% year-on-year to Bt271 billion across 971 projects in the first nine months, with a significant portion (494 projects) driven by high-tech industries.
Growth was spearheaded by sectors like digital technology, AI, electric vehicles, and clean energy, largely concentrated in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with China, the US, Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong as the top five investment sources.