Yearly Archives: 2013
Gold trading policies to be tightened
BANGKOK, 31 Oct 2013 Deputy Commerce Minister Yanyong Phuangrach has recently met with the Gold Traders Association to lay down guidelines to regulate...
Easy Pass system update completed; capacity boosted to 1 million uses...
BANGKOK, 1 November 2013 The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) has announced it has completed updating its Easy Pass system, which can now handle...
Thai economy experiences further slowdown
BANGKOK, 31 October 2013 Thailand has experienced continuous economic slowdown with no sign of recovery in sight, according to the Ministry of Finance. ...
Thai gold traders subject to added controls
The Thai government will impose stricter control on domestic gold transactions after discovering unscrupulous trading by some gold traders, Deputy Commerce Minister Yanyong Puangrach...
Finance Ministry concedes weakened economy
Thailand’s Q3 economy has slowed down due to declining domestic consumption, reflected through shrinking value added tax (VAT) collection, according to the Finance Ministry....
Tourism industry group warns against extra fee from tourists
BANGKOK, Nov 1 – The government’s plan to collect Bt500 from foreign tourists staying in Thailand more than three days will severely affect the...
WWM golfers raise THB 670,000 for charity
Local charity on a mission with golf The Women With a Mission team has done it again. For the fifth consecutive year they organised...
United eye relegation as fans riot in Pattaya
Pattaya United’s season looks set to end in ignominious fashion after fans rioted at the end of their crucial Thai Premier League fixture against...
Stuvik to test GP2 in Abu Dhabi
European Formula 3 Open championship leader Sandy Kraokaew Stuvik from Thailand has confirmed that he has signed a contract with the Italian Rapax Team...











