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Welfare card program hindered by lack of EDC machines
Bangkok - The Ministry of Finance has revealed that many welfare cardholders have been unable to use their cards, as most qualifying vendors do...
Finance Ministry urges government to mantain 7% VAT for another year
BANGKOK-The Ministry of Finance is set to propose to the government to maintain a 7% value added tax (VAT) as the Thai economy is...
Governments housing project allows low-income persons to own first house
BANGKOK – The government’s “Civil-State” housing campaign will provide both social and economic benefits by allowing house ownership to low-income earners, says an official...
Finance Permanent Secretary joins seminar on improvement of Thais’ potential
BANGKOK - A seminar has been organized to help improve Thai people’s potential ahead of further economic and trade liberalization. Permanent Secretary to the...
Finance Ministry axes economic growth projection from 4% to 2.6%
BANGKOK, March 28 - The Finance Ministry has lowered Thailand's projected economic growth for this year from 4 per cent to 2.6 per cent,...
FPO fears govt revenue will miss target
BANGKOK, 10 March 2014 The Fiscal Policy Office has expressed fears that the government’s revenue from tax collection will fall short of its target...
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...
August public debts at 44.63% of GDP
Thailand’s public debt in August was Bt5.3 trillion, or 44.63 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to a senior Finance Ministry official...
Thailand’s GDP forecast lowered to 3.7% for this year
The Finance Ministry has adjusted Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) for this year from 4 per cent to 3.7 per cent and predicted 5.1...
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Merry Christmas 2025 Message from the Mayor of Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – On the joyful occasion of Christmas, I would like to extend my warmest wishes to the people of Pattaya, as well...
American tourist hurt in Pattaya sidewalk fall, left without help as medical bills soar
PATTAYA, Thailand — A 77-year-old American aircraft engineer has been left seriously injured and bedridden after tripping on an unstable sidewalk under construction in...
Pattaya officials seize unlicensed beach chair rentals to protect public space
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya City officials have stepped up enforcement along Pattaya Beach, seizing mats and chairs rented to tourists without permission as part...
Pattaya steps in as residents protest noisy lion and dragon dance soliciting
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers have taken action against a group performing lion and dragon dances to solicit money without permission in...
Serious morning crash forces closure of North Pattaya intersection, multiple injuries reported
PATTAYA, Thailand — Traffic was brought to a standstill on Wednesday morning, December 24, after a serious accident at the Prinya Intersection on North...