ChainCatcher news, Thailand's Prime Minister Petongtan Shinawatra recently disclosed her personal assets valued at $400 million, which include two properties in London, investments in several companies, and a collection of luxury watches and bags. The 38-year-old member of the Shinawatra family also listed 1.09 billion baht (approximately $31.6 million) in cash and deposits across more than 26 bank accounts. When she disclosed this information to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand, her total assets reached 13.85 billion baht (approximately $400 million).According to documents revealed by local media, Petongtan also declared nearly 5 billion baht in debts, bringing her net worth to 8.9 billion baht ($258 million). Petongtan is the youngest daughter of Thaksin and became the third member of the Shinawatra family to lead Thailand in August 2024, following the ousting of former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin by the Constitutional Court for ethical violations. Petongtan's spouse, Pidok, disclosed assets of 147 million baht and an income of 5.13 million baht from the previous year, which includes earnings from cryptocurrency trading. (Jinshi)

ChainCatcher news, according to Thai media Moneyandbanking, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stated at a seminar that Trump might repay the U.S. debt using Bitcoin, while specifically emphasizing that this is not an encouragement for everyone to buy Bitcoin, but a reminder that this is a trend. Currently, various cryptocurrencies have emerged, and some say that the number of future currencies may exceed the number of countries. The Thai people must keep up with the times and understand these changes.Thaksin also suggested that the Prime Minister could instruct the Ministry of Finance to study whether Bitcoin could be accepted in Thailand, for example, by piloting the use of Bitcoin in Phuket, allowing Bitcoin holders to make payments locally.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the Prime Minister of Thailand stated that the digital wallet plan aims to stimulate economic development in underdeveloped provinces and regions.

ChainCatcher news, the Prime Minister of Thailand stated that the digital wallet plan will be consistent with fiscal discipline. The digital wallet plan is expected to boost GDP growth by 1.2-1.6 percentage points. Thailand will provide funding support for the digital wallet plan through the national budget. Thailand will use 157 billion baht from the 2025 budget for the digital wallet. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, a large international web3 summit initiated by Thai Prime Minister Srettha and the Thai Digital Economy Agency ------ the B2GC summit will be held from January 17 to 19, 2024, at the Phuket web3 industrial park.It is reported that the Thai Prime Minister and over 50 political and business leaders from the local four major families will attend the event, where they will announce an airdrop of approximately 300 US dollars in crypto baht for each Thai citizen aged 16 and above, as well as the establishment and investment promotion policies for the Phuket digital industrial park.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Thai Prime Minister Srettha will announce the digital wallet plan at 2 PM local time on Friday.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Bangkok Post, real estate tycoon and Thai prime ministerial contender Srettha Thavisin has promised that if elected as prime minister and forms a government after the May 14 election, he will distribute 10,000 baht (approximately 300 USD) in digital currency to each citizen aged 16 and above for local economic stimulus projects.Pheu Thai's Chief Advisor for Public Participation and Innovation, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, described the project as a blockchain-based effort aimed at helping sell Thai-made products abroad and bringing digital currency into the country. In the early stages of the project, the 10,000 baht will be spent within a 4-kilometer community range over 6 months to attract international digital currency. (source link)