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Call for changes to make Thailand a major digital nation
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 03/07/2025
» Strategic spectrum allocation with reasonable pricing, the fostering of innovation, and the promotion of telecom competition are crucial for Thailand to become a prominent "digital nation" in Southeast Asia, according to the GSM Association (GSMA).
Rising rents threaten the vibrant street food scene of the once-booming Banthat Thong Road
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 09/06/2025
» As night fell, neon signs gradually lit up Instagrammable restaurants and cafes. Despite pouring rain, tourists were taking photos of a dessert shop's logo of a boy holding a bun at an iconic intersection. Some eateries were teeming with customers, with a long queue of them spilling onto the sidewalk. Some, less popular, saw staff sitting idle. Others put up advertisement for lease.
Tourism slump hurts Bangkok restaurants
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 27/05/2025
» Weak domestic spending and sluggish foreign tourism, particularly from the Chinese market, have caused restaurant revenue on Bangkok’s popular Banthat Thong Road to dip by 40-50%, according to the Bantadthong Association.
Myanmar quake toll reaches 1,644 as foreign rescue teams arrive
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2025
» Myanmar’s death toll from Friday’s powerful earthquake reached 1,644 amid extensive damage in the second-largest city of Mandalay, as international rescue teams arrive to help search for survivors.
Residential developers fine-tune strategy
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 27/03/2025
» Residential supply and demand in Chon Buri has shifted towards the rental market due to weakened purchasing power and high mortgage rejection rates among prospective local homebuyers, while foreign demand remains strong, according to property executives.
Pinthong Industrial Estate 8 slated for Chon Buri
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 20/01/2025
» The 2.1-billion-baht Pinthong Industrial Estate 8 is slated to be built in Chon Buri to serve investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), helping to lift the sluggish economy.
Luring foreigners to real estate
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/11/2024
» Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira is looking at several options to stimulate the country's economy, with a focus on attracting more foreign investors.
MTL co-invests in senior living developer, service provider
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 13/11/2024
» Muang Thai Life Assurance Plc (MTL) has co-invested in Naya Residence and LivWell Living, a developer and service provider of senior living properties, to expand its portfolio and capitalise on Thailand's transition into a super-aged society.
Phuket posts over 10% rental yield
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 30/10/2024
» The rental residential market in Phuket has generated an annual yield of more than 10% this year, driven by the ongoing tourism and property boom, which has fuelled high demand for short- and long-term rental properties in prime areas.
Illegal villas closed on Koh Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/09/2024
» Authorities have closed 21 villas built illegally on Koh Samui, some of them housing foreign tenants who were ordered to leave.