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Chinese October tourist arrivals expected to reach 600,000
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/10/2017
» Around 600,000 Chinese tourists are expected to visit Thailand this month thanks to the long Golden Week holiday in China.
B3 trillion tourism target for next year
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/09/2017
» The government aims to achieve 10% growth in tourism income, or roughly 3 trillion baht, next year.
Household debt seen as limiting economic growth
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/08/2017
» Here is another basic economics story that should be easy to understand once you think about. If you have borrowed a lot of money, you have to cut down your spending elsewhere.
Another round of flooding possible next month
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/08/2017
» At least two typhoons are expected to develop in the Indian Ocean next month, weakening to depressions, but causing heavy rain in the North and Northeast.
BoT keeps close watch on rising baht, Govt to lower foreign debt (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/07/2017
» The Bank of Thailand has acknowledged the baht's rapid climb against the US dollar. Meanwhile, government agencies look to take advantage by buying back foreign debt.
New ministry guidelines on social media
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/03/2017
» The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has released guidelines and a handbook for consumer and business protection in the context of safe social media use and cyberthreats.
Zero-dollar-tour crackdown still affecting Chinese tourist arrivals
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/12/2016
» The decline in Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand is expected to continue at least until the first quarter of 2017 because of the recent crackdown on zero-dollar tours, says the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).
Revenue target for tourism raised by 14%
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/09/2016
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revised up the 2016 tourism revenue target by 14% year-on-year to 2.58 trillion following strong growth in the first nine months.
Bombings: Hunt for suspects and motive begins
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/08/2016
» A source at a meeting for security officials yesterday, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, said that political issues topped the possible cause of the attacks.
The Monday after Brexit (UPDATE TUES)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/06/2016
» The first full day of trading after the Brexit vote is over and it was a rough one. Asia was mixed but US and European stocks tumbled badly. We followed the turmoil all day and today we end with a short summary.