Why Bangladesh won't face a Sri Lanka-style crisisThe economic and political disaster in Sri Lanka has been a hot topic in recent months, with commentators looking around for signs of similar trouble in other emerging market economies. Some of these economies, such as Bangladesh, tend to get unfairly lumped in with others that could potentially face a debt crisis or worse. But the Awami League government has pointed out that the economies of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are vastly different. Development aid organisations in Bangladesh have also said repeatedly that there is no logical reason for the situation in Bangladesh to be compared to that of Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, widespread corruption among key members of the Rajapaksa regime was another big cause of public anger.

Electricity bills keep soaring amid the global oil price surge. The government shouldered these heavy financial burdens even when global oil prices were at their lowest levels in 2020. Oil prices tumbled when Saudi Arabia significantly hiked production to punish Russia for not agreeing to production cuts. The tug-of-war took place at the same time as the pandemic caused global oil demand to plummet. The current size of the losses was released by the Oil Fuel Fund Office on July 25.

Vietnamese mother, daughter drown off Phuket's Naithon beachPolice are seen at Naithon beach in Phuket after two Vietnamese tourists drowned on Sunday. (Photo: Achadtaya Chuenniran)PHUKET: Two tourists from Vietnam - a woman and her daughter - drowned while swimming in the sea off Naithon beach in Thalang district on Sunday morning. Police went to the scene to investigate and learned that three Vietnamese tourists, who were staying at the Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach, went swimming off Naithon beach, ignoring the red flags. The woman was later identified as Hoang Hai Van, 52, and her daughter as Nguyen Chuc An, 16. Police sent their bodies to Vachira Phuket Hospital for an autopsy and notified the Vietnamese embassy of the incident.

Contestants were encouraged to submit ideas for turning the content of their favourite books into an informative and entertaining board game in this competition. Attendees at the event will also be asked to vote for their favourite board game for the Popular Vote position. Board Game Playground — Event attendees will be invited to play shortlisted board games and speak with Thai board game developers who will be on hand to provide an entertaining experience at the event. Special Talk – Listen to a discussion on the topic "Board Games and Books on the Day of Changing Learning Environment." The Grand Prize and Popular Vote winners will be announced on August 7, 2022, at 2:00 pm at TK Park, 8th floor, CentralWorld Bangkok.

Cooperation from all sectors in the South to save electricity between 6.00-9.30 p.m. is also requested. Kitti Petchsanthad, Deputy Governor - Transmission System of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) revealed that the Malaysian-Thai Joint Development Area (JDA-A18) of PTT Public Company Limited (PTT) is scheduled for its annual maintenance from August 1-14, 2022, totalling 14 days, resulting in disruption of natural gas supply to Chana Power Plant in Songkhla Province, which is an important source of power generation of the South. EGAT has prepared for the supply cut by ordering Chana Power Plant to replace natural gas with diesel oil for power generation and implementing five measures to ensure no overall effects on electricity users as follows:• Fuel: Reserving sufficient diesel oil to operate Chana Power Plant during the supply cut as well as having a back-up plan if the operation is behind schedul• Generation: Preparing Chana Power Plant to use diesel oil while coordinating with other power plants in the South, namely Khanom Power Plant and Krabi Power Plant; renewable power plants, namely Rajjaprabha Dam, Bang Lang Dam, and Ban Santi Hydropower Plant; and Small Power Producers (SPPs) to operate at full capacity with the total generating capacity of 2,914 MW (sufficient for the 2,500-MW forecasted peak demand of the South), as well as planning to receive power from Malaysia immediately in case of emergency

1 killed, another seriously injured in 2 train accidentsA man was killed and another lost both legs in two separate train accidents on Saturday - one in Khon Kaen province in the Northeast and the other in Chon Buri province southeast of Bangkok. Police arrived to find the man, aged 40-50, lying dead near the rail track. According to a police investigation, the train from Bangkok was heading for Khon Kaen when the driver saw the man trip and fall over the rail track. The train driver told police and State Railway of Thailand (SRT) investigators that he saw the man placing both legs across the rail track from a distance away, but was unable to stop the train in time. The driver said that after he brought the train to a halt and investigated, the man was still alive.

Jamal Musiala rifled in the opener in the 14th minute before Serge Gnabry cut through the Leipzig defence and delivered a perfect assist for Senegal international Mane, who joined from Liverpool, to tap in the second goal in the 31st. Leipzig's collapse looked complete in first half stoppage time when Musiala weaved his way into the box and set up Benjamin Pavard to drill the ball home. Bayern's backline was equally as effective in the first half with Leipzig having only one shot on goal in the 45 minutes. That all changed after the break with the hosts hitting the woodwork in the 56th with substitute Andre Silva's powerful header before Marcel Halstenberg went one better with his own header three minutes later to cut the deficit.

Govt plots more India 'mini-FTAs'Taste of India: Indian ambassador to Thailand Suchitra Durai presents a bouquet of flowers to Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit who presides over the opening of the Second Edition of the North East India Festival in Thailand at the Centara Grand at CentralWorld yesterday. The government is planning to sign agreements with several states in India to boost trade between the countries, said Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit. He was speaking while presiding over the Second Edition of the North East India Festival in Thailand at the Centara Grand at CentralWorld yesterday. Mr Jurin said the northeastern region of India is close to Thailand in terms of geography and cultural traditions. The Commerce Minister thanked India and its states for organising the festival, praising the move for strengthening bilateral ties.

The waterfall was declared off-limits on Thursday and will stay closed until September 30, according to the national park’s chief, Chaiya Huaihongthong. He said frequent flash floods in the area during rainy season posed threats to tourists and wild animals feeding near waterways. Park officials also needed to close the waterfall to remove the carcasses of the two elephants found there following torrential rain, the chief said.

8 killed, 2 hurt in van taking passengers to make meritRescuers arrive after a passenger van, carrying 10 people, overturned in Khon Kaen province early Saturday. (Photo: FM91 Trafficpro)Eight passengers were killed and two others injured when a passenger van taking them to make merit overturned in Khon Kaen province early Saturday, police said. Pol Col Preecha Kengsarikit, chief of Muang Khon Kaen police station, said on Saturday morning that the van with Nakhon Phanom licence plates overturned on a bypass road in tambon Phra Lap in Khon Kaen's Muang district. The vehicle, carrying nine female passengers plus a male driver, left Nakhon Phanom around 11pm and was heading for Chaiyaphum province for merit-making at nine temples, the officer said. They were taken to Khon Kaen Hospital.

The disbursement of funds during this period also rose 1.9 per cent year on year to 2.43 trillion baht, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on Saturday. Since the government also borrowed 621.07 billion baht to make up the deficit, this resulted in the country’s finances as of June 2022 coming in at 587.91 billion baht in surplus. Taxes collected by the revenue, excise and customs departments came in at 2 trillion baht, up 10.5 per cent year on year. Earnings submitted by state enterprises for the nine months was 116.13 billion baht, up 10 per cent year on year. However, revenue from other agencies stood at 109.71 billion baht, dropping 11.7 per cent year on year.

Thailand 'has highest number of wild tigers in Southeast Asia'Thailand has the highest number of wild tigers in Southeast Asia thanks to a national conservation project implemented since 2010, according to Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa. Mr Varawut said the government aims to make Thailand the leading country in Southeast Asia in terms of the size of its tiger population by 2034. Phadet Laithong, director of the department's Wildlife Conservation Office, said India has the highest tiger population in the world. "We have seen tiger footprints from the cameras installed in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, and it is estimated there are 148-149 tigers in the forests, the highest number in Southeast Asia," said Mr Phadet. The biodiversity of an area always correlates with its tiger population."

Pictured here, Mr. Keeree Kanjanapas (center), Chairman of the Executive Officer and Chairman of the Sustainability Committee; Mr. Kavin Kanjanapas (left), Chief Executive Officer and Chief Officer of MATCH Business; and Mr. Surapong Laoha-Unya (right), Executive Director and Chief Officer of MOVE Business. The Meeting of Shareholders has approved the final dividend payment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 at the rate of Baht 0.16 per share (16 Satang per share) to the shareholders of the Company appearing in the shareholders’ register book on the record date of August 4, 2022, where the names of the shareholders are entitled to receive the dividend payments are determined and the dividend payment date is set on August 23, 2022. Previously, the interim dividend payment had been paid to the Company shareholders on February 24, 2022 at the rate of Baht 0.15 per share (15 Satang per share), from the total dividend payment at the rate of Baht 0.31 per share (31 Satang per share) or equivalent to the total dividend payment in the amount of approximately Baht 4,081.4 million from the net profit and unappropriated retained earnings.

businessBTS is leading to unlimited business opportunities with 3M strategies

Pharmacists: End unrestricted growing of cannabisPublic Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tries a cannabis-infused drink at the Department of Health Service Support in Nonthaburi province on Tuesday. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)The Rural Pharmacists Club wants the government to stop allowing people to freely grow cannabis, to protect young people. He wrote that the decriminalisation of cannabis on June 9 led to the faster and more widespread use of cannabis for recreation than for medical purposes. Unless the government stopped the free use of cannabis beyond medical use, the impact would continue. Therefore, the pharmacists club asked the government to stop the free cultivation of cannabis.