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Thai consumer spending tightens
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 26/05/2025
» Quiet tourist attractions with fewer guests and complaints from local merchants about stagnant purchasing power have become more pronounced, as the Thai economy braces for another slump in the second quarter, which is typically a low season for spending.
Quake fears drive some Hong Kong tourists away from Asian cities
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/04/2025
» HONG KONG — Concerns over earthquakes have contributed to a decline in the number of Hong Kong residents joining tour groups to some popular Asian destinations this Easter, despite prices falling by as much as 15% over last year's level, one of the city's largest travel agents has said.
Rescue hopes fading three days after deadly Myanmar quake
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» MANDALAY, Myanmar- Hopes were fading Monday of finding more survivors in the rubble of Mandalay, where some residents spent a third night sleeping in the open after a massive earthquake killed at least 1,700 people in Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand.
Aftershocks rattle Myanmar as rescuers search for survivors
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» MANDALAY (MYANMAR) - Rescuers braved aftershocks to scour the devastated city of Mandalay for survivors on Monday, after a massive earthquake killed at least 1,700 people in Myanmar and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand.
Aftershocks rattle Mandalay as rescuers search for survivors in Myanmar quake
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» MANDALAY (MYANMAR) - Residents scrambled desperately through collapsed buildings Sunday searching for survivors as aftershocks rattled the devastated city of Mandalay, two days after a massive earthquake killed more than 1,600 people in Myanmar and at least 11 in neighbouring Thailand.
Hundreds of vendors at Chatuchak market given deadline to move
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/02/2025
» City Hall has told 529 stallholders near the clock tower at Chatuchak weekend market they must move out by April 30 to make way for planned redevelopment.
Hundreds of vendors at Chatuchak market given deadline to move
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/02/2025
» City Hall has told 529 stallholders near the clock tower at Chatuchak weekend market they must move out by April 30 to make way for planned redevelopment.
Vendors evicted from ‘profitless’ Chatuchak zone
Published on 04/02/2025
» Vendors at the Chatuchak weekend market have petitioned Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt to investigate the management of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Market Office over its refusal to renew the contracts of 529 stallholders.
New Year’s Resolutions: Bangkok Style
Holiday Time, Published on 28/12/2024
» As the last som tam is served and the final midnight shopping spree at Siam Paragon winds down, Bangkokians prepare to embrace that peculiar annual tradition: New Year’s resolutions. It’s that magical time when we convince ourselves that somehow, the stroke of midnight will transform us into morning joggers at Lumphini Park, despite our long-standing relationship with hitting the snooze button.
Govt sizes up Thailand's growth outlook
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 25/11/2024
» After nearly three months in office, the outlook for the Paetongtarn Shinawatra government is likely to be influenced by several anticipated new stimulus proposals that are expected to be revealed in unison.