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New Excise Tax Act takes effect, to generate 12 billion baht...
BANGKOK – The new excise tax law is expected to generate 12 billion baht in tax revenue according to the Excise Department.
Excise Department Director...
Cabinet approves 2% VAT increase on liqueurs, tobacco
BANGKOK – The cabinet approved an increase in the value-added tax for liqueurs and tobacco by two percent to contribute to a fund for...
2 arrested in late-night shisha raids
Banglamung District officials continued their crackdown on shops and bars offering illegal shisha tobacco. After closing down one Thai pub...
Pattaya-area leaders call for higher cigarette taxes on World No Tobacco...
Pattaya government and business leaders joined a national rally cry to increase cigarette taxes on World Tobacco Day in Thailand. Pattaya City Hall and...
Tobacco growers oppose tough anti-tobacco bill
BANGKOK, Sept 12 – Thailand’s tobacco growers and traders have protested against a new anti-tobacco marketing law which requires a single colour for...
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In Pattaya money never breaks your heart and tourists are honest about love
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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...