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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BOT: Economy trends toward recovery The Bank of Thailand has forecast a positive trend in the economy thanks to several encouraging factors. — NBT World (video) Who wants in on the EEC? The much-awaited Eastern […]
Consumer confidence index increases for 2 consecutive months The Thai consumer confidence index in September 2017 increased for two consecutive months due to a recovering economy. Export and tourism growth were the main factors contributing […]
Thai baht to remain volatile pending US monetary policies Volatility in the Thai baht is expected to continue, pending monetary policies of the United States. — NBT World (video) US to resume selling weapons to […]
Thailand expects 35 pct more Chinese tourists in Golden Week, spending $329 mln Thailand expects 260,000 Chinese tourists during the Golden Week holidays this week, up 35 percent from the same period last year, the […]
Trump says wants to reduce U.S. trade deficit with Thailand President Donald Trump wants to reduce the U.S. trade deficit with Thailand, he told the country’s prime minister on Monday in a meeting that marked […]
BoT Act: Banks must help to bail out peers The Thai central bank has amended section 19 of the Bank of Thailand Act to clearly state that financial institutions must be mutually responsible in shouldering […]
PM issues reassurance that nation’s banks are stable The Prime Minister has given an assurance that the five banks offered special risk managment measures are still stable and only received the measures to ensure stringent […]