A date for talks between Thailand and Cambodia to explore a new petroleum source in the Gulf of Thailand's overlapping claim area (OCA) should emerge in two months, says the Department of Mineral Fuels.
The government is set to go ahead with a long-awaited joint development of petroleum resources in an energy-rich area in the Gulf of Thailand claimed by Thailand and Cambodia, according to government sources.
Consumer spending during the Loy Krathong festival is projected to be the highest in five years, helped by the country's reopening to foreign visitors and the government's stimulus measures.
The government is planning to roll out a number of measures as "New Year gifts" at the end of the year, including an extension of the "Khon La Khrueng" co-payment scheme and the "Shop Dee Mee Khuen" tax rebate scheme.