Tag: Bangkok
Thailand likely to lose Bt16-19 bln in revenue from flood crisis:...
BANGKOK, Nov 27 - Thailand is forecasted to lose approximately Bt16-19 billion in revenue from the loss of 400,000-750,000 foreign visitors as a result...
Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 100% ready; Bt300 mil expected in circulation
CHAING MAI, Nov 26 - The International Horticultural Exposition Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2011 is fully ready to open, expecting to attract over 2 million...
SMEs to recover by mid 2012: Industry Minister
BANGKOK, Nov 26 - Industry Minister Wannarat Channukul said the recovery of flooded small and medium-sized entreprises (SMEs) was expected by the middle of...
Don Mueang Airport to partially reopen in January
BANGKOK, Nov 25 – A budget of Bt490 million approved by the Cabinet, will be used for restore the eastern runway of Don Mueang...
No relocation of foreign investment: Thai Industry Minister
BANGKOK, Nov 25 - Foreign investors remain confident in Thailand's investment climate and will not shift their investments elsewhere, despite months of severe flooding...
Flooding takes toll on domestic printing sales
BANGKOK, Nov 25 – Total domestic printing sales this year are projected to drop sharply by Bt50-60 billion (US$1.6-2 billion) thanks to the country’s...
Flood likely to shrink Q4 exports to negative: Shippers’ Council
BANGKOK, Nov 23 - Thailand's ongoing flood crisis is forecast to slash 30 per cent of the number of export containers to be shipped...
Thai auto production in Q4 likely to slump 44-55%: Kasikorn
BANGKOK, Nov 23 – Thailand’s auto production in the fourth quarter of this year is projected to shrink by 44-55 per cent year-on-year due...
Cabinet delays Bt300 wage hike to next April
BANGKOK, Nov 22 – The Cabinet on Tuesday postponed implementation of the Bt300 (US$10) national daily minimum wage policy in seven provinces, scheduled to...
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Who really owns Pattaya’s streets?
PATTAYA, Thailand – As tourists looked on near Walking Street, a late-night confrontation involving a group of transgender individuals and a woman aboard a...
Pattaya bag snatcher flees with Russian tourist’s passport, cash and phone
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian tourist was left shaken after a motorcycle-riding thief snatched her shoulder bag while she was walking along Soi Pattaya...
Pattaya takes aim at a decades-old beachfront rental problem
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya officials have launched a renewed campaign targeting what they describe as a decades-old illegal beachfront rental problem, vowing to reclaim...
June storms hover over Pattaya as beer bars fight to stay afloat
PATTAYA, Thailand – Dark clouds gathering over Pattaya this June are bringing more than just rain. For many beer bar operators already navigating another...
Thai Police ‘Operation VAR’ takes down pirate football streaming websites
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested four suspects and dismantled two major illegal football streaming networks accused of pirating international...