Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
New financial rule to control capital inflow, outflow
BANGKOK, May 29 – Thailand's Finance Ministry has announced a move to write a new regulation to control inflows and outflows of foreign capital,...
Finance Minister wants policy rate down more than 0.25%
Finance Minister Kittirat Na Ranong has said he views that the policy interest rate should be reduced more than 0.25% in order to tackle...
Finance Minister presses MPC to reduce interest rate
BANGKOK, May 27 – Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong today renewed pressure on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the policy interest...
PM Yingluck: “Ramkhamhaeng explosion, not related to Deep South insurgency”
BANGKOK, 27 May 2013 The prime minister has assured the public that the explosion in Bangkok on Sunday night has had nothing to do...
Army chief mulls fencing Thai-Malaysian border
BANGKOK, May 27 – Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha disclosed today that he has proposed to the government to erect fences along the entire 600-km...
PM says AEC lays positive foundation for Asian growth
BANGKOK, 27 May 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the economic integration of ASEAN nations would lay the foundation for Asia to grow, while...
Thai-Japanese PMs discuss bilateral relations
Tokyo, 24 May 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe hold a bilateral discussion highlighting the Japanese infrastructure investment and...
Japan’s private sector keen on joint investment in Thailand
TOKYO, May 24 – Japanese businessmen who met with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra have shown their interest in investing in various major...
PM Yingluck urges enhanced cooperation for Asia’s future
TOKYO, May 24 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra expressed strong confidence today that “The Asian Century” will be realised in the coming...
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Thailand’s high season brings higher expectations for service, spending and lasting tourism growth
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand’s high season brings renewed opportunities for tourism businesses, but rising visitor numbers are only part of the picture. The challenge...
Wine World: Exceptional Wine from South Tyrol
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Pattaya Mayor acknowledges tourism slowdown, plans major events for high season
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has acknowledged a decline in tourist numbers this year following online criticism over photographs showing unusually quiet...
Man drowns off Pattaya beach despite lifeguards’ rescue attempt, leaving two dogs waiting
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man believed to be a Filipino national drowned off Yin Yom Beach near Pratumnak Soi 5 on November 12 after...
Oil spill cleanup at Pattaya’s North Beach Curve prompts motorist caution
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have urged motorists to remain cautious at North Beach Curve following an oil spill reported on November 13...