Inflation slowed for a fourth straight month in April as government measures and subsidies continued to hold down prices and continued baht gains eased energy costs. Commerce Ministry figures showed consumer prices rising by
The Thai market has increased by 12%, an audit of consumer spend on domestic appliances has found. The market across the five regions of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand was worth more than
The Tourism Council of Thailand is calling on the government to help improve the country’s tourism management while the industry continues to grow fast. Council president Piyaman Tejapaibul said on Wednesday that the Thai
Forner Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan swopped a regional platform for a national one this year, returning to Thailand after five years helming the regional organisation. Now heading a think-tank backed by the opposition Democrat
Thailand is highly unlikely to achieve its export growth target of 8-9% this year, as the baht’s continued rise is putting more pressure on shipments. At the economic ministers’ meeting chaired by Prime Minister
Security at Thailand’s major airports will be stepped up following the Boston Marathon bombings, according to a senior executive of Airports of Thailand (AOT). Pongsak Semsant, caretaker president of AOT, said yesterday the latest
As people forced to flee Meikhtila amid deadly riots last month begin making their way back to the town, Muslims have been advised to exercise caution during the upcoming four-day water festival in Myanmar.
Three Thai universities have been named among the top 100 research universities in Asia by the Times Higher Education magazine. King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) was ranked 55th, Mahidol University 61st and
The Bank of Thailand has expressed concerns over the baht’s ferocious surge prompted by the Bank of Japan (BoJ)’s unexpected aggressive liquidity pumping. But governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said the central bank is adopting a
An environmental disaster and a gaping divide in energy access between rich and poor looms unless the region dramatically changes course. A report by the Asian Development Bank yesterday expressed its increasing concern about