Songkran despair mounts
Published by The Bangkok Post Songkran despair mounts Tourism operators are increasingly resigned to the prospect of yet another quiet and loss-making Songkran, thanks to rising inflation and widespread restrictions imposed on the water festival With water splashing events banned…
Ministry sees 15% rise in fruit exports
Published by The Bangkok Post The Commerce Ministry is upbeat about fruit export prospects, predicting outbound shipments to grow by 15% this year while pledging to speed up tackling existing export obstacles and promoting sales via advance contracts. Speaking after…
US spending $284m on new CM mission
Published by The Bangkok Post A new building for the US Consulate General in Chiang Mai will be ready for use within the next two years. On the city’s Super Highway, the site is expected to be fully functional in…
Making a market for private assets
Published by The Bangkok Post Alternative investment firm Ally Global Management is establishing and accelerating a new private asset industry in Thailand and Southeast Asia, with strategies focused on direct investments alongside co-founders of the world’s largest institutions. Kris Eiamsakulrat,…
Singapore extends quarantine-free entry as Asia shifts to “living with COVID”
SINGAPORE, Singapore said on Thursday it will lift quarantine requirements for all vaccinated travellers from next month, joining a string of countries in Asia moving more firmly toward a “living with the virus” approach.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong …
Easing of public burden from oil price rise to cost taxpayers ?45bn
The Thai government is expected to spend about 45 billion baht to fund a set of measures to ease the burden on the public of rising oil and gas prices for three months, said Energy Permanent Secretary Kulit Sombatsiri today (Thursday).Since 2020, when …
Thailand’s army-run TV channel meets Russian, Ukrainian ambassadors, defends the move
Thailand’s army-run Channel 5 executives on Thursday met with the Ukrainian ambassador to Thailand, three days after meeting the Russian ambassador to Thailand for cooperation in news coverage, while defending the move, amid criticism that followed the…