Thai exports lower by 5.65% year over year in January, largely due to US-China...

Thai exports saw a 5.65 per cent year on year contraction in January, largely due to the impact of the US-China trade war, the Thai baht appreciation and increase in competition from Asean markets. In...

Thailand’s total tourist arrivals in January rise nearly 5% year over year, Chinese visitors...

Thailand saw a 4.91 per cent increase in tourist arrivals in January year-on-year, after a 7.7 per cent rise in December, the tourism ministry said on Friday. The 3.72 million tourists spent 196 billion...

Japanese discount store chain Don Quijote begins a wave of Asian expansion, launches in...

BANGKOK -- Japanese discount store chain Don Quijote begins a wave of Asian expansion on Friday with the launch of a shopping complex in Bangkok, aiming to increase the number of overseas stores to...

An in depth look at Thailand’s “Green Rush” and upcoming marijuana industry

Editors Note: This article originally was posted in the Diplomat. In 2018, Thailand’s military junta-appointed parliament gave the Thai people a “Christmas gift” by voting to amend the 1979 Narcotics Act, legalizing cannabis for medicinal and...

Smoke Free Regulations in effect, City officials say they will be enforced, 5000 baht...

Bangkok – The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has launched the Public Health Ministry’s regulations on smoke-free areas which came into effect from February 3, 2019. At Chatuchak market, DDC Director General Suwannachai Watthanayingcharoenchai gave a...

Baht continues to grow stronger and stronger-Here is why

Credit: Bloomberg There’s no stopping Thailand’s baht. Last year’s best performer in emerging Asia has rallied another 4.2 percent versus the dollar this year, the biggest gain in the region, and what’s driving its advance include...

Selfie checkout using advanced Facial Recognition coming to major Thailand retailers

Bangkok-   Major retailers in Thailand and China are teaming up to offer their customers a new way to pay. They're asking people to put away their wallets and shop by simply showing their face. The system...

Taco Bell to open 40 stores across Thailand by 2022, spice level to be...

Bangkok: Taco Bell is expanding its considerable fast-food empire into Southeast Asia. Bloomberg reports that the Bell is set to open 40 restaurants in Thailand by 2022, according to Liz Williams, president of TB’s international...

Thailand raises key interest rate for first time since 2011

BANGKOK -- The Bank of Thailand, the nation's central bank, has raised its key interest rate for the first time since 2011, in a move to ease growing financial concerns and potential market uncertainty...

Indian Tourism expected to increase to ten million visitors a year in next ten...

The head of the Association of Thai Travel Agents has said that he expects tourism from India to increase markedly over the next ten years. By 2028 he expects 10 million visitors annually from the...
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