Yearly Archives: 2013
Hotel destroyed by fire declared off-limits
BANGKOK, Jan 27 – An eight- storey hotel destroyed by fire Saturday night, was declared off-limits after a man was killed in the...
Metropolitan police chief orders thorough investigation of shooting of ASTV news...
BANGKOK, Jan 27 - Metropolitan Police chief Kamronwit Thoopkrachang has ordered a thorough investigation and asked the issue not yet be concluded as...
Thai Tourism Arrivals Cross 22 Million Mark in 2012
Bangkok – January 21, 2013: Thailand has achieved record-breaking visitor arrivals, crossing the 22 million mark for the first time in 2012. Figures...
UTCC: 300-baht wage policy triggers a rise in GDP by 1.4%
BANGKOK, 25 January 2013 The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) revealed that the 300 baht minimum wage policy would help trigger...
Special Report: Food security standard set up to improve trade within...
As the ASEAN Economic Community is approaching, the grouping has come up with many agreements to facilitate trading within the region and beyond....
BOI to hold seminar on investment promotion in East
BANGKOK, 25 January 2013 The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) is urgently clarifying its new investment promotion policy to investors nationwide, especially...
Special Report: Industry group blames rice pledging program for drop in...
Thailand lost its crown as the world’s top rice exporter last year to India and Vietnam while an industry group blames the government’s...
Thailand to upgrade its airports to prepare for AEC
BANGKOK, 25 January 2013 The Department of Civil Aviation is preparing to upgrade provincial airports in a bid to accommodate increased air travel...
Think tank warns of surging public debt, overspending
BANGKOK, Jan 25 – The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) urged the government to reduce the country’s public debt, especially due to the...







