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Due to the growing number of elderly people, a robotic suit called the Exoskeleton Wheelchair has been developed to assist people with mobility issues in sitting, standing and walking. This invention from Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Engineering is similar to Iron Man, as it enhances the wearer's strength.

The Auditor-General has come under fire for issuing a circular letter in which he wrote that the State Audit Office (SAO) has been unfairly criticised following the collapse of the SAO's under-construction building after the earthquake in Myanmar last Friday.

The reduction in transfer and mortgage fees for units priced 7 million baht or less, which expired last year, lifted home demand in Bangkok within this price range, according to a recent survey.

Electricity generation faced some technical glitches during the March 28 earthquake, but operators managed to keep power transmission uninterrupted, surviving what could be a real test for the nation's power security, says the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

The reciprocal tariffs expected to be announced by US President Donald Trump Wednesday could shrink Thai GDP by as much as 1.2 percentage points from a forecast of 2.5%, with the Bank of Thailand's one projected interest rate cut doing very little to shore up the economy, says InnovestX Securities.

The new anti-trafficking chief at the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) says he is ready to step up the fight against scammers and smugglers operating along the border, to improve the country's position on the United States' human trafficking watchlist.

The government is stepping up its probe into other construction projects linked to the Chinese contractor of the State Audit Office's (SAO) under-construction building that collapsed in Bangkok during last Friday's earthquake.

Phuket's property market has seen rapid growth after the Covid-19 pandemic, with the province making 400 billion baht in tourism revenue last year. However, concerns persist concerning wastewater issues.

A scanner has detected 70 signs that could be missing people deep inside the rubble of the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok.

The Ministry of Finance is poised to take steps to help the property sector, aiming to swiftly restore public confidence following last week’s earthquake.