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Following a peaceful trip to Koh Mak recently, I returned to the mainland and like many other travellers, made the most of my time exploring the historic town of Chanthaburi on the way back to Bangkok. A pleasant day trip took me back to the days when Chanthaburi was a significant gemstone supplier and marine trading port before becoming a popular resort town on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand.

BANGKOK: The cabinet yesterday (Mar 22) approved a B500 million budget to purchase the COVID-19 antiviral medicine Paxlovid, said deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.

After four days of declines, daily Covid-19 cases bounced back above 25,000, the Public Health Ministry announced on Wednesday, with the confirmed new caseload reaching 25,164. There were 80 more coronavirus-related fatalities.

LONDON (ICIS) – ICIS TTF April ‘22 prices fell from $67.21/MMBtu on 8 March to $36.20/MMBtu between 8-16 March, and the May ‘22 contract hit $33.07/MMBtu, with East Asia LNG prices slipping below their European counterpart on 10 March.

LONDON (ICIS) – ICIS TTF April ‘22 prices fell from $67.21/MMBtu on 8 March to $36.20/MMBtu between 8-16 March, and the May ‘22 contract hit $33.07/MMBtu, with East Asia LNG prices slipping below their European counterpart on 10 March.

A surge in exports last year propelled residential demand in Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces, with growth momentum expected to carry on this year, according to local property developers.

Thailand logged 25,456 new Covid-19 cases during the previous 24 hours, the most ever save for the 25,615 announced on Feb 26th, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning. There were 77 more fatalities, a record high in the latest wave.

B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM) has become the first private company to procure liquefied natural gas (LNG) for Thailand, following an agreement with national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc to use its LNG receiving and regasification facility in Rayong.

A global energy crunch is sending liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices skywards, but Thailand needs to ramp up its purchases to offset a steep production fall at its largest gas field and as sanctions threaten supplies from Myanmar.

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon on Monday told small coalition partners that a House dissolution is expected late this year with snap elections likely to take place early next year, a source said.