Tag: Ayutthaya
All five industrial estates of Ayutthaya submerged
AYUTTHAYA, Oct 16 - The Factory Land Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya's Wang Noi district, the last factory in Ayutthaya which had earlier survived flooding,...
Japanese investors won’t relocate production bases
BANGKOK, Oct 14 – Beleaguered Japanese investors have asserted that they will not shift their production bases from Thailand to other countries despite the...
FTI: Flood costs industry 190 billion THB
BANGKOK, 14 October 2011 – The ongoing flood crisis has cost the Thai industry at least 190 billion THB and is expected to bring...
Japanese investors want clarification on flood prevention from government
BANGKOK, 14 October 2011 -Mr. Kyoichi Tanada, President of Toyota Motor Thailand and the President of Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Setsuo Iuchi,...
Thailand to maintain World Heritage Committee membership
BANGKOK, Oct 13 --- Thailand resolved to retain its status in the World Heritage Committee, according to Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul. ...
UNESCO to assess flood-affected Ayutthaya World Heritage site
BANGKOK, Oct 12 – The Thai government has requested UNESCO, the world cultural body, to undertake a mission to the historic former capital of...
Toyota temporarily suspends production in Thailand
BANGKOK, Oct 12 - Toyota, Japan's biggest automaker, announced on Wednesday that production at its three plants in Thailand has temporarily halted until Oct...
Flooding threatens major industrial estate in Ayutthaya; evacuation ordered
BANGKOK, Oct 12 - The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of all workers in the Ayutthaya Hi-Tech Industrial...
Thailand losing Bt75-113 billion in countrywide flooding
BANGKOK, Oct 12 – Thailand could lose Bt75-113 billion from its gross domestic product (GDP) in countrywide flooding, according to Kasikorn Research Centre (KRC)....
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PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai stock market closed sharply higher on June 29, ending the trading session at 1,577.81 points, up 35.47 points or...
Chadchart smashes previous record in Bangkok gubernatorial landslide
BANGKOK, Thailand – Incumbent Chadchart Sittipunt secured a decisive lead in Bangkok's unofficial gubernatorial election results, capturing over 1.4 million votes to put him...