Tag: Prasarn Trairatvorakul
Bank of Thailand weighs up interest rate changes
BANGKOK, 22 February 2014 The Bank of Thailand Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul has revealed after a meeting in Australia, that the Central Bank considers that...
Central bank predicts gloomy economy in first half of 2014
Thailand’s economic policy will be disrupted, with direct and indirect impact on the economy and state investments, if the political stalemate prolongs until the...
Central bank predicts slower Thai economic growth next year
BANGKOK, Dec 13 – Political turmoil and a leadership vacuum will pose a long-term and severe impact on the Thai economy, the Bank of...
Govt injecting new economic stimulus
The government decided today to inject an additional stimulus to revive Thailand’s sagging economy, due to the month-long political turmoil. Teerat...
Bank of Thailand affirms no unusual cash flow being moved out...
BANGKOK, 2 December 2013 Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) Prasarn Trairatvorakul affirmed that there has been no unusual cash outflow from...
Bank of Thailand forecasts GDP growth at less than 3%
BANGKOK, 2 December 2013 (NNT) — Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) Prasarn Trairatvorakul stated that this year’s GDP forecast would be less...
BoT: Protests directly affect economy
BANGKOK, 1 December 2013 The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has expressed its concerns over the current political rallies, saying they directly affect consumer confidence,...
Central bank chief: Political uncertainty damaging Thai economy
BANGKOK, Nov 11 – Thailand’s political conflicts and continued instability have begun to diminish the confidence of tourists, consumers and the business sector, according...
Special Report: Thai economy left intact after US government shutdown
Thai and other stock markets have risen on hopes that the United States will reach a deal on raising its debt ceiling. ...
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Portuguese woman found at Phuket restaurant after nearly five years of visa overstay
PHUKET, Thailand – Immigration officers arrested a Portuguese woman found studying cooking at a restaurant in Phuket after biometric checks revealed she had overstayed...
Police raid Nakhon Si Thammarat bar, rescue three teenage trafficking victims
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand – Thailand’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division has arrested a 43-year-old bar owner in Nakhon Si Thammarat and rescued three teenage...
Gunfire erupts at Pattaya petrol station after drug suspect smashes office and flees police
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night drug sting erupted into gunfire at a petrol station on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya after a pickup driver allegedly...
Russian man arrested in Pattaya after 568 days of visa overstay
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 32-year-old Russian man was arrested in Pattaya on October 14 for overstaying his permission to stay in Thailand by 568...
Getting up Pratumnak Hill easier and safer with Pattaya’s new roads, footpaths and lighting
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is continuing improvements along Second Road leading towards Pratumnak Hill, with new road surfaces, renovated footpaths and upgraded street lighting...