Tag: Asia
International multihull race festival comes to Pattaya
The first-ever international yacht-racing event, featuring sleek, super-fast new multihulls, will be held in the waters off the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, South Pattaya,...
Bank of Thailand cuts key interest rate to stimulate post-flood economy
BANGKOK, Jan 25 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT), the country’s central bank, cut the policy interest rate Wednesday by 0.25 percentage points...
PM Yingluck, in New Delhi, aims to expand Thai-Indian trade, investment
NEW DELHI, Jan 25 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has met with Thai businesspeople in the Indian capital and is due to...
Thailand’s rice exports likely to drop this year
BANGKOK, Jan 16 – The Thai Rice Exporters Association on Monday announced that the country’s rice exports will fall by 2.5-4 million tonnes to...
19 million foreign tourists travelled to Thailand in 2011, up 19%...
19 million foreign tourists travelled to Thailand in 2011, up 19% year-on-year BANGKOK, Jan 11 - Thailand recorded 19 million tourist arrivals in 2011,...
MOPH confident of the ability to prevent mutant bird flu
BANGKOK, 30 August 2011 – The Ministry of Public Health is confident that the existing preventive measures against bird flu will be able...
Bank of Thailand raises policy interest rate 0.25%
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - The Bank of Thailand (BoT) on Thursday raised the policy interest rate by 0.25 per cent from 3.25 to 3.50...
Special Report: Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand´s 28th Prime Minister
With a majority vote of 296-3, Pheu Thai number one party-list MP Yingluck Shinawatra was bestowed the title of the 28th Prime Minister...
Messe Dusseldolf Asia forum at Dusit Thani
On August the 3rd at the ballroom of Dusit Thani Pattaya, Messe Dusseldorf Asia hosted an Eastern Seaboard Industry Forum in presence of Chonburi...
UNESCAP forecasts Thailand’s imports, exports to grow 10 per cent this...
BANGKOK, July 25 –Thailand’s exports and imports this year will stabilise at 10 per cent following the pattern of normalisation of trade growth in...
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A proposed tunnel near Pattaya will delay highspeed rail network to Bangkok
The plans to build a highspeed rail link from Bangkok airports to U-tapao airport near Rayong has hit yet another snag. The international consortium...
Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
SUNDAY EDITORIAL
The government has at last confirmed that it will have the last word on which locations will be chosen to host casino-entertainment complexes....
Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...