WASHINGTON: Electric carmaker Tesla has confirmed its “Autopilot” feature was engaged during a fatal crash last week, a development set to exacerbate concerns over the safety of futuristic vehicles. Source: Business
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Prayut highlights transport network as key to Mekong growth
HANOI: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha highlighted transport connectivity as being part of the development plan for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) at the bloc’s summit meeting in Vietnam on Saturday. Source: Business
Read More »GSB rides no-fee transaction wave
The state-controlled Government Savings Bank (GSB) will follow in commercial banks’ footsteps by scrapping online banking transaction fees, a move that it estimates will cost 300-400 million baht in forgone fee income. Source: Business
Read More »TCG board sacks president Nitid
The Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) board has sacked Nitid Manoonporn from the post of president after he failed to pass a performance appraisal for the third time. Source: Business
Read More »China's CRRC to supply joint rail project
China’s state-owned CRRC Corporation Ltd (CRRC Corp) will supply tracks, electronics, machinery and locomotives for the first phase of a Thai-Chinese rail project, according to a source at the Transport Ministry. Source: Business
Read More »Eleven get 3-20 years' jail for BBC embezzlement
Eleven people have been sentenced in the Appeal Court to between three years and 20 years in prison for violating laws on securities and the stock exchange, in connection with the Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC) embezzlement scandal. Source: Business
Read More »BoT: Low income curbing recovery
Soft purchasing power caused by lower household income in both the farm and non-farm sectors has hindered a broad-based economic recovery, says a senior official at the Bank of Thailand. Source: Business
Read More »OIE upgrades factory view
The Office of Industrial Economics (OIE) has revised up its forecast of the country’s manufacturing production index (MPI) after witnessing increased production in the industrial sector. Source: Business
Read More »Biochemical plan proceeds
The Industry Ministry next week will propose to the cabinet the second phase of a biochemical development plan to increase prices of farm products in provincial locations. Source: Business
Read More »Icelandic star hits first ever hole in one
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