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World Bank predicts Thai growth at 4% this year, blames political...
BANGKOK, Feb 11 – Thailand’s economic growth this year is forecast at 4 per cent thanks to strengthened global economy which will contribute to...
World Bank: Thailand’s proposed ‘national wealth fund’ premature
BANGKOK, Oct 15 – The creation of a national wealth fund for Thailand would be premature given the volatility in the global money market,...
World Bank cuts Thai growth forecast to 4%
BANGKOK, 7 October 2013 - The World Bank has decreased Thailand’s GDP forecast from 4.5% to 4%, citing the Chinese economic slowdown and the...
Thai GDP declines to 4% this year: World Bank
BANGKOK, Oct 7 - The World Bank has reduced its Thai economic growth projection from 5 per cent to 4 per cent this year...
World Bank says manipulation unrelated to stronger baht
BANGKOK, Jan 23 – A World Bank economist today ruled out an attack on Thai currency as the factor leading to the rapid...
World Bank: Rice pledging scheme a heavy burden for Thailand
BANGKOK, Dec 19 – Thailand’s financial loss from its two-year rice pledging scheme should reach Bt247 billion (US$8.2 billion), or 1-1.3 per cent...
World Bank paints improved economic future for Thailand
BANGKOK, Dec 19 – The World Bank (WB) has adjusted Thailand’s economic growth this year from 4.5 per cent to 4.7 per cent...
World Bank expects European crisis to drag on for 5 five...
Bangkok, July 19 2012 – World Bank is anticipating Thai economic growth to be 4.5 percent, even though the US Central Bank, or FED,...
Political parties’ election policies worry World Bank
BANGKOK, 9 June 2011 – The World Bank is expressing concern over several policies promised by political parties ahead of the general election...
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‘Moo Deng’ creates history at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, drawing unprecedented crowds in 46...
CHONBURI, Thailand - No matter the day, the Khao Kheow Open Zoo is packed, especially on King Chulalongkorn Memorial Day. On October 23, children,...
Newborn found abandoned near vegetable garden in Pattaya, mistaken for crying goat
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officer Capt. Surachai Chuaykhun, Deputy Inspector of Nongprue Police Station, received a report from a local resident about a newborn...
Tourist Police prepare for high season safety on Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pol. Lt. Gen. Saksira Phuak-am, Commander of the Tourist Police, ordered Pol. Col. Man Rotthong, Superintendent of Division 2, Region 1,...
Pattaya beer bar worker reports assault and detainment by man posing as Bolt driver
PATTAYA, Thailand - On the night of October 22, a 28-year-old woman, identified only as "A," from Amnat Charoen province, reported to the Pattaya...
Residents of Pattaya condo express concern over rising fees and lack of transparency
PATTAYA, Thailand - Residents of a prominent condominium in central Pattaya have voiced their frustration as management fees are set to nearly double, amid...