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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Tourism’s new compass: why meaning, community, and human connection are now leading the way
BANGKOK, Thailand - Tourism has entered an age of restless reinvention. Across the global industry, from UN Tourism to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and international networks...
Französischer Wohltätigkeitsleiter besucht HHN Foundation – zehnjährige Unterstützung für thailändische Kinder setzt sich fort
PATTAYA, Thailand – Les Amis de L’Ophelinate de Pattaya, eine seit vielen Jahren engagierte französische Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, hat diese Woche erneut ihre langfristige Unterstützung für...
Foreign tourist found dead in Pattaya Beach incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials and police from Pattaya City Station responded to reports of a foreign man found drowned near the entrance...
Pattaya tightens city regulations following fireworks festival vendor complaints
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijakarn chaired a meeting with the Pattaya City Administration Division to evaluate progress on prior directives and address...
Pattaya’s traffic has hit a breaking point
PATTAYA, Thailand – Spend enough time behind the wheel in Pattaya and you eventually confront a blunt truth: this city does not run on...