Tag: Prasarn Trairatvorakul
Interest rate hike needed to curb inflation: Central bank chief
BANGKOK, Aug 4 – An interest rate hike is necessary in order to keep the kingtdom’s inflation within the target range of 0.5-3...
BoT: 2011 GDP anticipated at 4.1%
BANGKOK, 19 July 2011 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) expects that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is likely to grow 4.1% this year;...
Central bank warns of rising bad loans from credit card debt...
BANGKOK, May 24 – Bank of Thailand (BoT) Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul on Monday advised the government to consider categorising credit card debtors for...
BoT chief still sees capital flow in and out of Thailand...
BANGKOK, April 27 – Bank of Thailand (BoT) Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul on Tuesday said that foreign capital would continue flowing in and out...
Central bank sees need for MPC to raise policy rate to...
The governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) last Wednesday conceded that the Monetary Policy Committee must raise the policy interest rate to...
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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...
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...
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...
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 –...
Pattaya braces for isolated thunderstorms as cool morning fog lingers in upper Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department reported that Pattaya and surrounding areas in the eastern region will see isolated thunderstorms, while northern and...