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Central Retail Corporation Plc (CRC) reported total revenue of 60.1 billion baht for the second quarter, a 3.5% year-on-year increase, and core profit from continuing operations of 2.11 billion baht, a 124% rise from the same period last year.

Police have charged senior officials over alleged fraud in local government recruitment examinations and are expanding the investigation to include brokers and others suspected of involvement in the scheme.

The government planning agency expects Thailand's economic growth to hit 2.0-2.5% this year, an upward revision from its previous estimate of 1.5% to 2.5%.

The Gold Traders Association is to meet with the Finance Ministry later this month to seek an exemption from the proposed gold tax.

Last week, delegates from around the world gathered in New York to negotiate the proposed United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, a landmark agreement aimed at making global tax cooperation more inclusive and effective.

It is preposterous to link the upcoming tariff negotiations between the US and Thailand with the annual Cobra Gold exercise. The viral news headlines drew a quick and strong rebuttal from the Anutin government, reiterating that there are no such overtures. All Thailand need is to have fruitful, fair-trade negotiations…