Category: Thailand
Cambodian, Thailand start first talk on border area development
The 1st Meeting of the Joint Committee on Border Area Development and Connectivity between Cambodia and Thailand was held here on Tuesday to seek cooperation for development [...]
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Thailand leads Asia’s medical tourism boom
Fahad Albusaidi had never heard of Bumrungrad Hospital until he arrived in Bangkok from Oman, accompanying his mother who was booked for treatment. “If you speak to [...]
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Forbes Thailand Joins Growing Group Of Forbes Local Editions
Forbes Thailand has joined a group of more than two dozen local editions of Forbes magazine published around the world. The monthly Thai-language magazine was launched in [...]
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Thailand Shortlists Bidders for Water-Management Projects
Italian-Thai Development Pcl (ITD) is the leading bidder for 110 billion baht ($3.6 billion) of water-management projects planned in the Southeast Asian nation after the [...]
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Thailand’s next big growth markets
Thailand’s tourism industry should not overlook unexplored potential in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East if it hopes to meet its revenue target of 2 [...]
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Thailand To Buy Electricity From Southern China
The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) signed a pact with China Southern Power Grid to buy electricity from southern China, Thai News Agency (TNA) [...]
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Indian Defense minister visits Thailand
Thailand’s Defense minister Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat on Thursday welcomed his Indian counterpart AK Antony during his official visit to Thailand. Antony has [...]
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White-mask anti-government movement spreads across Thailand
Anti-government movement featured by the white masks has recently developed into a nationwide campaign in Thailand, mounting pressure on the Yingluck Shinawatra [...]
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Insight: Big debts loom over Thai tycoons’ bold bets
Two Thai business tycoons, one a politically connected Chinese speaker, the other the son of a street vendor, have spent $27 billion on acquisitions in the past year, mainly [...]
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Thailand the odd man out in regional big power games
One frequently asked question is: Does Thailand have the capacity to be a high-asset game changer in the new Asia? By conventional wisdom, the answer should be a forceful [...]
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Thailand- Mozambique strengthen ties on aviation
Mozambique’s minister of Transportation and Communication Paulo Zucula has met with prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to discuss cooperation on aviation during his [...]
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KResearch expects 25.4 million tourists in Thailand in 2013
Despite the strong baht and disappointing global economic outlook, the Kasikorn Research centre (KResearch) has predicted that the number of international tourist arrivals [...]
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Thailand covers border city with free Wi-Fi
Ministry of ICT (MICT), Thailand last week launched free Wi-Fi project to cover Nong Khai province with high speed Internet, in an effort to prepare this border city for the [...]
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Thailand GP organiser unsure of future
The organiser of the Thailand Grand Prix has cast doubt upon its future after admitting that the race may not go ahead. The race is due to take place around the streets of [...]
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Thailand’s Credibility Risks Beating Over Rice Dispute
It’s not yet clear whether Thailand’s credit-rating is at risk from its multi billion dollar rice subsidy programme, but its credibility is already taking a [...]
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