Tag: Thanawat Polwichai
GLO to ban retailers selling lottery tickets higher than 80 baht
The Government Lottery Office (GLO) will no longer allow charitable organizations and retailers to make advance reservations for lottery tickets, if they are found...
Consumer confidence index falls to lowest in eight months
Consumer confidence index (CCI) for May 2016 plunged to its lowest level in a period of eight months, the University of the Thai Chamber...
Drought will be significant this year
BANGKOK - The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has forecast that the drought crisis will cause as much as 119 billion...
Vegetarian Fest expected to add 41 billion in money circulation
BANGKOK, 8 October 2015– The 2015 Vegetarian Festival in Thailand is expected to generate a money circulation of up to 41 billion baht, which...
Chamber of Commerce: Economy unaffected by Emergency Decree
BANGKOK, 23 January 2014 The Thai Chamber of Commerce has indicated that the invocation of Emergency Decree has not yet affected the economy and...
UTCC: US’ QE will not affect Thai economy
BANGKOK, 19 December 2013 The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) does not believe the US’s relaxing of quantitative easing (QE) will...
Thai Chamber of Commerce expects a 1% decrease in GDP if...
BANGKOK, 22 November 2013 The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce's Center for Economic and Business Forecasting Director, Thanawat Polwichai, revealed that...
Economist: Household debt nothing to lose sleep over
BANGKOK, 27 October 2013 Thailand’s household debt of 79% of the current GDP, equivalent to about nine trillion baht, is not a concern...
UTCC cuts GDP growth target down to 3.5%
BANGKOK, 18 Oct 2013 The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has cut down this year’s GDP growth target to 3.5 percent...
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Believed missing in Pattaya but arrested in Georgia
An 18 year old British youngster from Teeside has been arrested in Tbilisi, the capital of the former Soviet republic of Georgia. Bella May...
Pattaya locals slam road conditions after cement spill — ‘No wonder tourists are vanishing’
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya authorities have ordered a cleanup after a cement truck spilled its load on a main road in North Pattaya, prompting...
Pattaya expats cheer drop in Chinese tourists — but at what cost to the...
PATTAYA, Thailand – As the number of Chinese tour groups noticeably declines in Pattaya, many long-term foreign residents — often referred to as expats...
The never-ending battle against road racing and revving in Pattaya – a problem beyond...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya has long been known as a bustling tourist destination, but it also has an increasingly troubling issue that no one...
A unique dining experience 30 minutes drive from Pattaya
BANCHANG, Thailand - Warng Warng Original Taiwanese Shabu is a family-owned restaurant near Phala Beach, Ban Chang, a refreshing alternative to the familiar Pattaya...