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June’s exports drop 0.1 percent
Share immediately: NoThailand’s exports for the month of June dropped 0.1 percent to US$18.1 billion, representing a decline for the third month in a...
Thai exports shrank 5.36 percent for the first four months
The Thai National Shippers Council has expressed serious concern that Thailand may face economic crisis because of the gloomy global economy which has not...
Commerce Ministry: June’s inflation rate as low as 2.56%
BANGKOK, 2 July 2012 – The Commerce Ministry has revealed that the rate of inflation in June was as low as 2.56 percent thanks...
Bank of Thailand to ease interest policy if euro zone debt...
BANGKOK, June 20 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) will relax its interest rate policy if the euro zone debt crisis deteriorates, disrupting the...
Thai inflation grows slowly in May
BANGKOK, June 1- Thailand’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew at a slower pace last month to stay at 115.23, up 0.39 per cent...
Thai PM affirms govt’s policy to support tourism industry
BANGKOK, May 3 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday reaffirmed Thailand's policy to support the tourism industry as its development was...
Special report : Impact of AEC on Thailand
Former Deputy Prime Minister and President of Thai Trade Representatives Mr. Olan Chaiyaprawat said Thailand is a leading nation in terms of undergoing...
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...
Central bank maintains policy interest rate at 3.5%
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) last Wednesday kept its key interest rate unchanged at 3.5 percent owing to the slowdown of the global...
Yingluck promises to create a strong foundation for Thai economy, society...
BANGKOK, 23 August 2011 - During the delivery of the government’s policy statement, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she would create a strong...
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Pattaya ready for international tourists this high season with a variety of relaxing services
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Pattaya invites all to the five-religion ceremony honoring King Rama IX at The Sanctuary...
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Armed burglars break into Pattaya home twice; victim takes matters into his own hands
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