Category: Thailand
Parts of Thailand’s tallest building sold to retailer King Power in $450 million deal
Thai real estate firm Pace Development Corporation said it is selling 14 billion baht ($449.29 million) worth of assets, including a substantial part of Thailand’s [...]
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In ageing Thailand, developers race to supply locals and elderly expats
At 79, Thai businessperson Boon Vasin’s latest $500 million venture is a bet on a market he knows welllooking after Thailand’s rapidly growing population of old [...]
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Thailand’s CPF Creates 3rd Party Hotline to Protect Workers, End Human Rights Violations
Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CPF) is committed to ensuring that their workers are protected. The company announced that they have partnered with the Labour Rights Promotion [...]
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Thailand Commissions Four New Korean Fighter Jets
The step marks further progress despite continued challenges. Last week, Thailand officially commissioned four of its new South Korean trainer jets. The move marks further [...]
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Meet the Woman Fighting for Democracy in Thailand
Sirikan Charoensiri has been arrested three times-once even for the high crime of sedition-simply for doing her job. Turns out the Thai government isn’t too happy with [...]
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Thailand enjoys strongest growth in six years
Thailand’s economy is expected to grow by 4.1 percent this year the World Bank has said, marking the country’s best economic performance since 2012. Rapid export [...]
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Three bombs exploded in Southern Thailand; four residents injured
At least four local residents were injured when three bombs exploded simultaneously on Monday (April 9) in several areas in Sungai Golok, Southern Thailand. Captain Traipop [...]
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Ascott ties up with developers in China, Japan and Thailand
Deals struck to manage future projects, units under development The serviced residence unit of CapitaLand has struck deals with developers in China, Japan and Thailand to [...]
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Thailand is making significant progress in its fight against illegal fishing
Over the last three years, Thailand and the European Union have been working intensively together in the framework of a dialogue to address illegal, unreported and [...]
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Thai police charge Frenchman with rape of British tourist
A French citizen has been charged with raping a British backpacker on a popular Thai holiday island, police said on Tuesday. The alleged attack took place on the island of [...]
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Ascott ties up with developers in China, Japan and Thailand to manage their properties
Ascott Limited, the serviced residence unit of mainboard-listed CapitaLand, has struck deals with developers in China, Japan and Thailand to manage both apartments currently [...]
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Thousands of workers expected to return home from Thailand for Thingyan
Myanmar Workers in Thailand, who want to return home for Thingyan, need to obey the legal laws of Thailand announced by governmental officials of Thailand and Myanmar [...]
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World Bank raises Thailand 2018 growth forecast to 4.1 pct
Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 4.1 percent this year, up from 3.6 percent predicted last August, as the recovery is broadening, the World Bank said on Monday. [...]
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How Thailand’s junta threatens its external security
As Thailand’s latest junta approaches its apparent denouement after four years, discussion is once again turning to the role the Thai military will play in [...]
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Thailand takes a giant leap closer to becoming Asean’s premiere aviation hub
A recently approved $45 billion investment in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is set to solidify the country’s position as Asean’s regional [...]
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