Yearly Archives: 2013
Medical tourism expanding
Medical tourism is a $40 billion market that’s expanding 25 percent a year, according to the guidebook Patients Beyond Borders. US patients can save...
PM affirms benefits of 350-billion-baht water management project
BANGKOK, 20 August 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has insisted that the 350-billion-baht water management project will help boost Thailand’s potential in handling water...
Central bank: Economy not in recession
BANGKOK, 20 August 2013 Bank of Thailand (BoT) Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul has assured that the Thai economy is not yet in recession, saying recovery...
Export growth target unchanged amid economic uncertainties
BANGKOK, 20 August 2013 The Ministry of Commerce has maintained its export growth target at 7-7.5% for this year in the hope of...
Finance Minister remains confident annual economy will see expansion
BANGKOK, 21 August 2013 The Ministry of Finance's Fiscal Policy Office has asserted that it is now necessary to issue economic stimulus measures, as...
Only 30,000 tons of rice sold in 3rd auction to vacate...
BANGKOK, 21 Aug 2013 The Commerce Ministry will review its auction policies after the third round of pledged rice auction attracted only 7 bidders,...
Bank of Thailand chief: Thai economy remains sound
BANGKOK, Aug 21 – Thailand's central bank chief has given assurances that the country’s economy was not in recession and would spring back in...
Commerce Ministry auctioned 200,000 tonnes of rice, only 30,000 tonnes sold
BANGKOK, Aug 21 – The newest batch of 30,000 tonnes of rice under the government’s pledging scheme will be sold to two companies which...
Govt urged to urgently spend to stimulate economy
BANGKOK, Aug 20 – The government must speed up spending of Bt170 billion accrued funds remaining from the 2013 budget to stimulate Thailand’s sagging...







