Tag: Somchai Sujjapongse
2012 export growth forecast lowered to 4.5%
BANGKOK, Sept 13 – Thailand's ministry of finance lowered its export growth forecast for this year from 12.8 to 4.5 per cent, with...
Finance Minister presides over Asian Development Forum
BANGKOK, 6 July 2012 -Kittirat Na Ranong, Minister of Finance delivered his speech in the 3rd Asian Development Forum “ODA & Green Growth in...
FPO: Thai economy continued to expand in March
BANGKOK, 28 April 2012 – The Fiscal Policy Office has affirmed that the local economy continued to grow satisfactorily in March, while warning...
Thai economy bottoms out: Fiscal Policy Office
BANGKOK, Jan 30 – The Thai economy bottomed out in November last year when the country was hit by the cumulative impact of...
Flood damage higher than 0.6-0.9% of GDP: Commerce Minister
Deputy Prime Minister/Commerce Minister Kittirat Na Ranong on Thursday conceded that the damage caused by the current disastrous flooding could rise higher than...
Nationwide flooding costs Bt60-90 billion in initial losses
Thailand’s initial losses in nationwide flooding were estimated at Bt60-90 billion or 0.6-0.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to Finance Minister Teerachai...
State enterprise revenue still exceeds target
BANGKOK, 9 August 2011 – The State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO) has reported that revenue collections from state enterprises since the beginning of...
Apr state enterprise revenues exceeds target
BANGKOK, 10 May 2011 – The State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO) has reported that revenue collections from state enterprises since the beginning of...
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Dissecting Thailand’s Visa Policy, Long Stay or Long-Term Residence?
BANGKOK, Thailand - The Thai Cabinet’s recent resolution to acknowledge a new package of visa measures has been presented as part of the government’s...
Bangkok and Pattaya ready to welcome couples as Valentine’s Day marriage registrations surge under...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Bangkok is preparing to welcome thousands of couples for Valentine’s Day marriage registrations, as city officials report a steady rise in...
Betrunkener russischer Mann nach Angriff auf thailändische Frau in Pattaya von Passanten festgehalten
PATTAYA, Thailand – Die Polizei nahm am Mittwochabend, dem 11. Februar, einen russischen Staatsbürger fest, nachdem dieser mutmaßlich im stark alkoholisierten Zustand eine thailändische...
Von Nakhon Sawan bis Bangkok und Pattaya feiert Thailand das chinesische Neujahr in großem...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mit farbenfrohen Paraden, kulturellen Darbietungen und eindrucksvollen Feuerwerken feiert Thailand landesweit das chinesische Neujahr. Den feierlichen Auftakt bildete am Abend des...
Panic on Pattaya beach as python emerges from the sea at Jomtien
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourists and beachgoers were startled when a large python unexpectedly emerged from the sea at Jomtien Beach on February 13, triggering...