Tag: consumers
Excise tax chief assures new alcoholic law will be fairer for...
The Excise Department today dismissed the new excise tax structure on whiskey, beer and wine now widely shared on the social media saying the...
PTT Plc to open petrol stations for farmers to sell rice...
PTT Public Company will open all its petrol stations throughout the country to allow rice farmers to sell their crops directly to the consumers...
Coca-Cola producer denies it asked for price increase
Thai Namthip Company, the producer of Coca-Cola soft drinks, categorically denied a widely-circulated report in the social media that the company as well as...
Pailin expects global oil price to be maintained at 110 dollars/barrel
BANGKOK, 4 September 2012 - PTT President and CEO Pailin Chuchottaworn, has said that although the global oil price is unpredictable; he believes...
Cabinet: First-car tax rebate exempt from personal tax calculation
BANGKOK, 6 June 2012 – Consumers, who have been eligible for the state-initiated First Car program, will now be exempt from paying personal...
The age of self-deploying cup-holders is here
The J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Automotive Emerging Technologies Study has shown that vehicle owners have come to expect additional safety features and...
Food vendors urged to use new cooking oil
BANGKOK, 3 May 2012 - The Public Health Ministry is campaigning for food sellers to change cooking oil more frequently for better health...
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Street fights in Pattaya why violence keeps erupting and where the police are when...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Incidents like the latest street assault involving an intoxicated foreign tourist are no longer shocking in Pattaya — they are disturbingly...
Thailand tightens price checks before Chinese New Year as food costs fall nationwide
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Ministry of Commerce has increased price monitoring and inspections ahead of the Chinese New Year festival, noting that most goods...
Why foreign prostitutes keep returning to Pattaya Beach and why arrests are likely to...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite periodic crackdowns by authorities, Pattaya Beach remains stuck in a familiar cycle: arrests are made, headlines are issued, and within...
Investor confidence soars as foreign capital floods Thailand at five-year high
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Business Development announced that Thailand attracted over THB 324 billion (US$10.4 billion) in foreign investment last year –...
In Pattaya money never breaks your heart and tourists are honest about love
PATTAYA, Thailand – On Valentine’s Day, Pattaya puts on a familiar show: couples strolling along the beach at sunset, roses on café tables, and...