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Thai rice exports drop 45% in first half of 2012
BANGKOK, July 25- Thai rice exports in the first six months of this year dropped by 45 per cent to 3.45 million tonnes...
Thailand Tourism Receipts Up 30%, Highlighting Value for Money Factor
Bangkok, July 16, 2012 -- Thailand recorded a 31% increase in tourism receipts in 2011 over 2010, according to Ministry of Tourism and...
EU postpones withdrawal of trade privileges for Thailand
BANGKOK, July 16 – The European Union (EU) decided to postpone withdrawal of Thailand’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) import privileges from 2013 to...
TAT prepares to adopt new strategy for fear of Euro crisis
BANGKOK, 5 July 2012 -The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has instructed all TAT offices in Europe to monitor the Euro-debt crisis and...
Five-month gem export sees significant drop due to EU crisis
BANGKOK, 20 June 2012 – The gems and jewelry industry is facing a significant drop in its export figures as a result of the...
Photo Release: Thailand Travel Mart 2012 Forum for Buyers and Sellers...
Bangkok, June 7, 2012 - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) today opened Thailand’s largest travel & tourism trade exhibition, Thailand Travel Mart...
China firmly in control
It is only a decade ago that the mode of transport in China was a bicycle. Those days have really changed, and China is...
Khao Kheow Open Zoo introduces new Barbary sheep babies
CHONBURI, 30 April 2012 – Two baby Barbary sheep were recently born in the Khao Kheow Open Zoo. They will be introduced to...
Thai women are among powerful businesswomen in Asia
BANGKOK, 4 February 2012 – Three Thai businesswomen have been named in Forbe’s inaugural lists of Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen and 15 Women...
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Thailand’s long term visas: A welcome mat or a quiet tax trap?
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand has marketed itself as one of the world’s most accommodating destinations for long-term foreign residents. Retirees, digital nomads,...
Wenn Ersparnisse unantastbar werden: Wie thailändische Bankenregeln den Ruhestand von Expats verändern
PATTAYA, Thailand - Über viele Jahre galt das thailändische Ruhestandsvisum als eines der klarsten und unkompliziertesten Modelle des Landes. Die unausgesprochene Übereinkunft war einfach:...
Neujahrsansturm auf die Schiene: Thailands Bahnverkehr bewältigt Reiseandrang reibungslos
PATTAYA, Thailand — Thailands Eisenbahnsystem hat den starken Reiseverkehr zum Jahreswechsel auch am zweiten Tag der Feiertagsperiode problemlos bewältigt. Nach Angaben des Department of...
Volle Strände, leere Kassen bei Pattayas Kleinbetrieben
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mit dem Beginn der traditionellen Hochsaison zeigt sich Pattaya belebt wie gewohnt. Die Strände sind gut besucht, Touristen kommen weiterhin in...
Warme Sonne und frische Brisen sorgen für ideales Strandwetter in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya erlebt derzeit freundliches und angenehmes Wetter. Warmer Sonnenschein und erfrischende Meeresbrisen locken zahlreiche Besucher an die Strände und schaffen ideale...