Category: Thailand
US-China Trade Jitters Drive Spike in Thailand’s Residence Programme Applications
Latest data suggests that Thailand is set to become an unintended beneficiary of the current turbulent trade relations between the world’s two most powerful economies. [...]
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Things to do in Thailand in low budget for Budget Trip
Thailand is often listed as one of the budget-friendly countries for travellers. Although the cities like Bangkok, Phuket, etc are often labeled as a party destination for [...]
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Thailand’s sex-shy giant panda dies aged 19
A beloved male giant panda on loan to Thailand from China has died aged 19 in Chiang Mai, leaving Thais on Tuesday to mourn the death of a mammal whose sex life captivated [...]
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Incessant rains trigger floods in Thailand and India
Water levels subside on Thai island of Koh Chang but summer monsoon rains continue over much of India. Ferry services to and from the flood-hit Thai island of Koh Chang have [...]
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Bitcoin Co leaves digital assets spinning
The digital sphere was shaken on the morning of September 2, with Thailand’s largest digital asset exchange deciding to exit the business. The announcement by Bitcoin [...]
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Dozens of tigers dead after confiscation from Thai temple
More than half of the 147 tigers confiscated from a controversial Thai temple have died, park officials said Monday, blaming genetic problems linked to in-breeding at the [...]
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Industry sentiment at 10-month low
The Thai Industries Sentiment Index dropped in August to 92.8 points, the lowest in 10 months, on business concerns about people’s lower purchasing power and a bearish [...]
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Low-risk assets beat out gold for returns
Property funds, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure funds have yielded the best returns year-to-date amid market volatility. Against the backdrop of a [...]
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Leading environmentalist slams Thailand’s record on pollution
A renowned Thai environmentalist and academic has posted a picture on Facebook of a Thai beach covered in trash as he slams the country for not doing enough to protect the [...]
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Tour company owner arrested over non-delivery of discount luxury airline tickets
Again, if it sounds too goof to be true, it probably is, especially when it comes to airline ticket scams. The Thai Crime Suppression Division Police have arrested a tour [...]
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Thailand’s northeast inundated after tropical storm
Floods in northeastern Thailand have submerged homes, roads and bridges, leaving more than 23,000 people in evacuation shelters as anger grows over the government’s [...]
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Tears at Bangkok memorial for murdered activist
The wife of a murdered activist whose charred remains were found dumped in a Thai reservoir led an emotional memorial Monday, saying their five young children had been left [...]
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Lilly, Thailand’s Greta Thunberg, wages ‘war’ on plastic
Skipping school to glide through a dirty Bangkok canal on a paddleboard, Lilly fishes out rubbish in her mission to clean up Thailand, where the average person uses eight [...]
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Industry group calls for further cut in Thai policy interest rate
“Thai private sector, recently adjusted downward the export growth projection for this year to 2.9 3 percent.” The Federation of Thai Industries have their hopes [...]
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Thais allowed six cannabis plants per household under draft law
A party in Thailand’s ruling coalition has proposed a draft law that would allow Thais to grow a limited amount of cannabis at home, less than a year after the country [...]
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