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Thailand celebrates New Year with 35 millionth visitor in 2017
Published on 01/01/2018
» New Year’s celebrations took place all over Thailand - without any reported major hitches - after a record number of arrivals were recorded in 2017.
With higher prices, revenue at Angkor Wat skyrockets
Published on 02/01/2018
» Revenue from the sale of entrance tickets at the Unesco-listed Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province rose by 72.5% in 2017, reaching US$107.9 million.
Wary hoteliers crunch the numbers
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 03/01/2018
» The hotel business in Thailand is constantly evolving, and hoteliers have mapped out strategies to cash in on the growing tourism industry.
Airports of Thailand now world's most valuable operator
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/01/2018
» After strong international tourist arrivals in 2017, Airports of Thailand Plc surpassed Spain’s Aena SA as the world’s most-valuable airport services company.
Strong baht to depress 2018 exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/01/2018
» Thailand's rice exports are expected to ease this year from an expected record high of 11.2-11.3 million tonnes in 2017 because of rising global demand and the competitiveness of the local grain, says the Thai Rice Exporters Association.
US orders 200,000 'special protection' Salvadorans to leave
Associated Press, Published on 09/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is ending special protections for Salvadoran immigrants, forcing nearly 200,000 to leave the country or face deportation, officials said Monday.
Tink Labs touts Handy platform
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 09/01/2018
» Hong Kong-based Tink Labs Ltd, operator of an interactive mobile platform for hotels, is expanding into Thailand with the goal of servicing more than 140,000 rooms this year.
400,000 Chinese likely for New Year
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 11/01/2018
» The Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) expects more than 400,000 Chinese tourists to travel to Thailand during next month's Chinese New Year festival, generating 20 billion baht.
Tax perk value beats target by 35 times
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/01/2018
» Tax incentives to promote domestic investment have received overwhelming support from the private sector, with combined investment applications worth 281 billion baht last year, 35 times higher than the target, says Pornchai Thiraveja, an adviser to the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
Trump denies using 'S' word
Published on 12/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday denied labelling Haiti, El Salvador and African nations “shithole countries” during a meeting with US senators on immigration, despite accounts of three people briefed on the conversation.