Tag: Somkiat Triratpan
Inflation up 0.29% in August, expected to decline by year end
The Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) of the Ministry of Commerce reports that August inflation rose, but predicts a decline by the year...
Exports drop for two consecutive months in May
BANGKOK – Thai exports in the month of May were recorded at a negative 4.4 percent, the second consecutive month of decline.
Somkiat Triratpan, Director...
2015 exports expected to contract by 3%
BANGKOK, 28 September 2015 – Thailand's export figures in August 2015 has shrunk by 6.69 percent, while authorities are bracing for an annual export...
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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...
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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...