Tag: Somchai Harnhirun
Industrial sentiment index of Jan-Nov 2013 shrinks 2.9%
BANGKOK, 27 December 2013 The Office of Industrial Economics (OIE) indicates that the Thai Industrial Sentiment Index (TISI) during the first 11 months...
2013 GDP in industrial sector grows 0.2 per cent
BANGKOK, Nov 28 - Thailand's 2013 gross domestic product (GDP) in industrial sector grew only 0.2 per cent. Office of...
September’s MPI drops 2.9% year-on-year
BANGKOK, 29 October 2013 The Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) dropped 2.9 percent in September compared to the same period in the previous year, while...
Manufacturing Production Index drops 3.5% in June
The global economic slowdown has lowered Thailand’s Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) by 3.5 percent last month with hard disk drives and electronics parts production...
Thailand’s manufacturing production index lowest in 16 months
BANGKOK, May 28 – Thailand’s Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) in April plunged to its lowest in 16 months to 159.16, a reduction by 3.8...
Thai exports higher in dollars, disappointing in baht
BANGKOK, May 27 – Thailand’s Q1 exports of industrial products reached US$43.091 billion, expanding by 7.04 per cent, the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE)...
Thai Manufacturing Production Index grows 2.9% in Q1
Thailand’s Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) in the first quarter of this year grew 2.9 percent, slowing down from 43.8 percent in the fourth...
Thailand’s MPI shows contracted growth in Q1/2013
BANGKOK, 10 May 2013 Thailand’s manufacturing activity has suffered a contracted growth during the last quarter of 2012. Director General...
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PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...