Tag: Thanawat Polwichai
Academic says LPG price hike in line with market mechanism
BANGKOK, 3 September 2013 Director of the Center for Economic and Business Forecasting Thanawat Polwichai has voiced support for the government’s increase of utility...
Thais told to prepare for price hikes in Q4
BANGKOK, Sept 3 – The price increases for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and electricity on September 1, combined with the daily minimum wage hike...
Household debt surges 12%, highest in 5 years
BANGKOK, 25 June 2013 The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) says household debt of Thai people has increased by 12...
Thailand sees drop in CCI for 2 consecutive months
BANGKOK, 6 June 2013 The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce revealed that the country’s consumer confidence index (CCI) in May, stood...
Thai Chamber of Commerce encourages investors to go to Myanmar
BANGKOK, 28 February 2013 The Thai Chamber of Commerce considers Myanmar as the most attractive ASEAN country for investment and suggests the government...
Thai vegetable prices rise ahead of Vegetarian Festival
BANGKOK, Oct 11 – Vegetable prices have risen nationwide across Thailand prior to the annual Vegetarian Festival. Set to...
Thailand’s GDP growth to fall to 5-5.%: UTCC
BANGKOK, Aug 2 - The University of Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) will lower its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth prediction for Thailand...
Private sector fears corruption in water management projects
BANGKOK, 12 July 2012 - The private sector has voiced concerns over the problem of corruption in the government’s water management projects, calling for...
Eurozone debt crisis limits economic growth of Thailand
BANGKOK, 20 May 2012 – An economic expert has projected that Thailand’s GDP this year should reach 5.9%; although the Eurozone debt crisis...
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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...