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Exports tipped to grow 1-2%
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/08/2024
» The Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) expects the value of exports to expand by 1-2% this year.
Cabinet okays B433m budget for tourism
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 06/08/2024
» The cabinet has approved a budget of 433 million baht for the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to promote tourism during the low season through online promotions and events.
MINT Announces 74% Net Profit Growth In 1H24
Published on 06/08/2024
» Minor International Public Company Limited (MINT) announced net profit of THB 3,969 million for the first half of 2024, a 74% increase from the same period in 2023. This robust profit growth builds on last year’s high net profit base and reflects the strength of MINT’s business model as well as the continued resilience of the global travel industry. MINT’s core profit for 1H24 (profit after excluding extraordinary items) saw a solid 22% y-y growth for 1H24.
Three-year plan for water security
News, Published on 06/08/2024
» The government will lay out a half-trillion-baht water management plan for the next three years in a bid to boost the nation's water security.
Thai season kicks off with enhanced financial support
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 06/08/2024
» The new domestic football season will kick off this weekend with Thai League 1 starting this Friday, Thai League 2 on Saturday and Thai League 3 on Sept 14.
Pattaya tourism operators seek to shed sordid image
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 05/08/2024
» Pattaya tourism operators submitted a tourism development proposal to the tourism minister, aiming to shift its image to family oriented-tourism and remove its associations with sex tourism and illegal gambling.
Make way for the Bold Gendarmes
Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/08/2024
» The Paris Olympics have sparked memories of the time as an eight-year-old I was dressed up as a French Gendarme for a Christmas concert at a church hall in England. There were four of us and we had to perform The Bold Gendarmes, a popular song in the mid 1950s by French operetta composer Jacques Offenbach. It made gentle fun of the French policemen as the opening lyrics suggest:
Fuel consumption declines by 0.05%
Business, Published on 03/08/2024
» Total fuel consumption dropped by 0.05% year-on-year to 156.6 million litres per day (MLD) during the first half of 2024, consistent with the country's economic growth, says the Department of Energy Business.
Look for strong earnings growth stories
Business, Published on 03/08/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand exhibited a sideways trend during July, with the SET Index fluctuating within a narrow range of 1,286 to 1,330 points. Despite the limited upside, the index held above the prior low of 1,281.
Strong Celtic hoping to make it title No.55
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/08/2024
» Although Scottish clubs have already been in action in the League Cup for a couple of weeks, the season really begins in earnest this weekend as teams play their first league matches. Unfortunately the top division has a familiar ring to it.