Govt working closely with Japan after Thais overstay visa-free period
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working with the Japanese embassy to find preventive measures after several Thais travelling visa-free to Japan overstayed the allowable 15-day period.
Central bank turns to biometrics to battle online scams
THURSDAY, MARCH 09, 2023
The Bank of Thailand has joined the fight against online crimes by instructing financial institutions to step up their preventive measures, including a requirement for biometric verification for mobile banking transactions, its governor, Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, said on Thursday.
BOT gets top marks from IMF, World Bank for supervision of commercial banks
MONDAY, OCTOBER 07, 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) have said they are happy with the Bank of Thailand (BOT)’s supervision of commercial banks, though they are urging it to strengthen the overseeing of state-owned banks and savings cooperatives.