Tag: Asia
International multihull race festival comes to Pattaya
The first-ever international yacht-racing event, featuring sleek, super-fast new multihulls, will be held in the waters off the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, South Pattaya,...
Bank of Thailand cuts key interest rate to stimulate post-flood economy
BANGKOK, Jan 25 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT), the country’s central bank, cut the policy interest rate Wednesday by 0.25 percentage points...
PM Yingluck, in New Delhi, aims to expand Thai-Indian trade, investment
NEW DELHI, Jan 25 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has met with Thai businesspeople in the Indian capital and is due to...
Thailand’s rice exports likely to drop this year
BANGKOK, Jan 16 – The Thai Rice Exporters Association on Monday announced that the country’s rice exports will fall by 2.5-4 million tonnes to...
19 million foreign tourists travelled to Thailand in 2011, up 19%...
19 million foreign tourists travelled to Thailand in 2011, up 19% year-on-year BANGKOK, Jan 11 - Thailand recorded 19 million tourist arrivals in 2011,...
MOPH confident of the ability to prevent mutant bird flu
BANGKOK, 30 August 2011 – The Ministry of Public Health is confident that the existing preventive measures against bird flu will be able...
Bank of Thailand raises policy interest rate 0.25%
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - The Bank of Thailand (BoT) on Thursday raised the policy interest rate by 0.25 per cent from 3.25 to 3.50...
Special Report: Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand´s 28th Prime Minister
With a majority vote of 296-3, Pheu Thai number one party-list MP Yingluck Shinawatra was bestowed the title of the 28th Prime Minister...
Messe Dusseldolf Asia forum at Dusit Thani
On August the 3rd at the ballroom of Dusit Thani Pattaya, Messe Dusseldorf Asia hosted an Eastern Seaboard Industry Forum in presence of Chonburi...
UNESCAP forecasts Thailand’s imports, exports to grow 10 per cent this...
BANGKOK, July 25 –Thailand’s exports and imports this year will stabilise at 10 per cent following the pattern of normalisation of trade growth in...
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Thai casinos could be limited to 5 percent of the total space of the...
The Thai government is investigating how much space should be given to gambling in the entertainment zone where they are based. According to the...
Visa-free travel for Thais to Europe still faces an uphill battle
A 2024 freed trade agreement between Thailand and the European Union is on the cards. It makes good sense by benefitting businesses, services and...
Chilli prices in Pattaya too hot to handle
PATTAYA, Thailand - Shoppers at Naklua Market were taken aback by a notable surge in vegetable prices, particularly garden chilli peppers, attributed to the...
Pattaya police urge owner to claim abandoned pot-laden backpack
PATTAYA, Thailand - In the early hours of May 13, Pattaya police made a startling discovery when a baht-bus taxi driver handed over a...
Fire engulfs luxurious clubhouse in Nusa Chivani Pattaya Village
PATTAYA, Thailand - A devastating fire erupted at a luxurious clubhouse in the Nusa Chivani Pattaya Village, in Na Jomtien on May 13. The...