Tag: Bangkok
Tourism industry continues to expand despite Eurozone debt crisis
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – The central bank has assured that the tourism industry has continued to expand despite the financial crisis in...
UTCC: Thai export to expand by only 5.8%
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – The University of Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has reported that the European economic crisis will continue to...
TDRI: Populist policies create more public debts and corruptions
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has advised the government to reconsider its populist policies as they create...
Finance Ministry: State-initiated debt moratorium to be reviewed
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – The Finance Ministry revealed that the state-initiated debt moratorium project is being reviewed to offer both lenders and...
Thai jewelry industry hurt considerably by Eurozone debt and US crises
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – The Eurozone debt crisis and the problems in the US economy have hurt Thailand’s jewelry export sector considerably. ...
Government agreed to raise credit limits for flood-affected entrepreneurs
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – The government is ready to raise credit limits for business operators who have been hit hard by last...
2012 exports projected to grow at 5.8%, lowest rate in 3...
BANGKOK, July 31 - Thai exports this year are projected to grow at 5.8 per cent, valued at US$242 billion, the lowest growth...
BMA organizes book offering as merit-making to monks
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has organized a ceremony to present books to monks as a gesture of...
Thai students win 10 medals from mathematics olympiad
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – Thai students have once again put Thailand on the map, bagging 10 medals from the Southeast Mathematics Olympiad...
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Afternoon alcohol ban ends in Thailand, critics warn of dangerous spillover
PATTAYA, Thailand – Academics and public health observers have raised concerns following the Royal Gazette announcement on May 28 allowing expanded alcohol sales hours...
Mystery body washes ashore at Navy Beach in Sattahip, foul play not ruled out
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police and naval authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered washed ashore at Toei Ngam Beach...
Pattaya firefighters contain grass fire near Thapprasit Soi 17 before it spreads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from the Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien Division) responded to a grass fire late at night in the Thapprasit Soi...
Pattaya Beach seizes illegal rentals, fines operators, restores public space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers, working together with special affairs officials, have carried out a continued inspection and enforcement operation along Pattaya...
Pattaya Soi 6 walkways reclaimed after obstruction removal operation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya have carried out a clean-up operation in Soi 6 and Soi 6/1, removing carts, containers, and...