Tag: ASEAN Economic Community
Finance Ministry to lower auto tax to ready Thailand for AEC
BANGKOK, 7 September 2012 – The Finance Ministry is poised to lower taxes on automobile in a bid to ready Thailand for the ASEAN...
National Herb Expo 2012 kicks off at IMPACT
BANGKOK, 6 September 2012 – The 9th National Herb Expo kicked off on Wednesday, with an aim to promote Thai massage to the...
Finance Ministry prepares more measures to assist SMEs for ASEAN integration
BANGKOK, 3 September 2012 – The Finance Ministry is coming up with more assistance measures for the SMEs in order to prepare them...
Service business operators discuss AEC preparation
BANGKOK, 3 September 2012 – The Department of Trade Negotiations has held a seminar for service business operators to discuss the preparation of...
Social Security Office to offer hotline services in foreign languages ahead...
BANGKOK, 2 September 2012 - The Social Security Office (SSO) is increasing the number of foreign language operators for its hotline, to support the...
AEC 2015: the AFG consults a ‘mor doo’
The dynamic (and rapidly expanding, now 200 members) Automotive Focus Group (AFG) held its monthly meeting at the Amari. The topic was very...
Thai massage industry expected to blossom in AEC
BANGKOK, 23 August 2012 – The Ministry of Public Health has reported that the Thai massage industry last year generated up to 30 billion...
Industry Minister worried over readiness of Thai logistics sector ahead of...
BANGKOK, 24 August 2012 – The Industry Minister has expressed concerns over the readiness of the country’s logistics sector before the realization of...
Instant noodle brand considering raising price by one baht
BANGKOK, 21 August 2012 – The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has told an instant noodle producer to submit a request for price adjustment...
Storage businesses urged to prepare for AEC
BANGKOK, 17 August 2012 – The Commerce Ministry has urged the entrepreneurs of warehouses, silos, and cold storages to urgently prepare themselves for...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...