Tag: Thai economy
Cabinet extends 7% VAT collection by 2 more years
BANGKOK, 8 August 2012 – The Cabinet has decided to postpone the planned increase in the country’s Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate by a few...
FPO: Q2 economy expands less than expected
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has announced that the nation's second-quarter economy has expanded less than anticipated thanks...
Finance Ministry confident Thai economy will grow despite risks
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 -Ms. Kulaya Tantitemit, Senior Expert on Macroeconomic Policy, Bureau of Macroeconomic Policy, Fiscal Policy Office, the Ministry of Finance...
“Thai Debenture: Funding Opportunity during Crisis” seminar
BANGKOK, 11 July 2012 – Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Thailand Bandid Nijathaworn(บัณฑิต นิจถาวร) has warned about 3 risk factors that could...
BoT to adjust interest rate appropriately based on the economy
BANGKOK, 3 July 2012 - Bank of Thailand (BoT) Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul is set to hold a discussion concerning the policy interest rate in...
Auto sales in May hit record high
BANGKOK, June 19 – Auto sales in May hit a record high of more than 115,000 units, a 107.6 per cent increase, Toyota Motor...
GDP forecast will remain intact despite EU slump
BANGKOK, 15 June 2012 - The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) will not yet revise the country’s GDP forecast despite the...
PM orders economic ministries to cope with impact from European crisis
BANGKOK, 13 June 2012 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has expressed worries over the Eurozone economic crisis and assigned relevant ministries to monitor...
Thai inflation rose 2.53% in May
BANGKOK, 2 June 2012 – Thai consumer prices rose further in May while officials affirmed that the inflationary pressure looks set to ease...
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Beijing’s AI exit bans reveal expanding structural controls and legal enforcement measures
PATTAYA, Thailand - The global artificial intelligence race has entered a critical regulatory phase. In May 2026, reports confirmed that the Chinese government expanded...
Panic in Sattahip as suspected gold shop robbery turns into glass door mishap
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Sattahip rushed to what was initially believed to be a gold shop robbery on May 27, only to discover...
Pattaya mayoral hopeful Poramet visits Baan Mankong community as election race intensifies
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya mayoral hopeful Poramet Ngampichet and candidates from the “Rao Rak Pattaya” (We Love Pattaya) group visited the Baan Mankong Pattaya...
Drunken clash erupts between foreigner and security guard on Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – Early morning chaos briefly erupted on Pattaya’s famous Walking Street after an intoxicated foreign tourist became involved in a confrontation with...
Motorcycle slams into pedestrian crossing North Pattaya Road, three injured
PATTAYA, Thailand – Three people were injured after a motorcycle struck a pedestrian crossing the road in North Pattaya on May 27, prompting an...