PM shuns media amidst Facebook kerfuffle Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha abruptly cancelled a press interview session at Government House Thursday, leaving the media confounded as to why the regime said it would host CEO Mark […]
Facebook denies PM-Zuckerberg meeting Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s hopes of meeting Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg look to have hit the rocks as a Facebook spokesman said no such plans are on the drawing […]
Thailand’s Sept tourist arrivals up 5.75 pct y/y – ministry International tourist arrivals in Thailand rose 5.75 percent in September from a year earlier, led by visitors from East Asia, the government said on Tuesday. […]
UTCC sees welfare cards pusing Q4 growth to 4 4% The Economic and Business Forecasting Center of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce has found the government’s welfare card program is boosting circulation […]
Tight Security For Second Dress Rehearsal For King Bhumibol (photo special) The second dress rehearsal for the royal funeral of Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej was held today, October 15, in near perfect weather conditions […]
The second dress rehearsal for the royal funeral of Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej was held today, October 15, in near perfect weather conditions and amidst some of the tightest security Bangkok has seen. From […]
Senior policy makers from across the Asia-Pacific have taken the first steps in improving the regions preparedness to meet natural disasters with the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Disaster Resilience Network (APDRN). The initiative was among […]
Foreign visitors up 5.6%, led by Chinese Thailand welcomed 26.9 million foreign tourists from Jan 1 to Oct 11 and generated tourism revenue of 1.37 trillion baht, up 5.6% and 7.6% respectively compared with the […]
Rehearsals For Thai King Bhumibol’s Funeral Begin (HD Video) The royal funeral for Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej won’t be held for another couple of weeks, but with work on the royal crematorium nearing completion […]
The release last month of the 2018 ASEAN Business Outlook Survey by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Singapore predictably enough resulted in a flood of headlines across the region touting the bullish sentiment […]
Thai junta sets firm date for election after many false starts Thailand will hold a general election in November 2018, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday, the most precise date he has given yet […]
Thailand’s junta backflips on election promise after Donald Trump joint statement Coup leader and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has “clarified” a joint statement he made with US President Donald Trump that a long-awaited election […]