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Parties vow to ban sales of cannabis
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 15/01/2026
» Three political parties -- the People's Party, Democrat and Pheu Thai -- have pledged to put cannabis back on the narcotics list and allow its use only for approved medical purposes, while operators urged the future administration to eliminate foreign businesses using nominees and unfair competition from illegal businesses.
Strengthening baht adds to woes of ailing travel sector
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 14/08/2025
» The strengthening baht is beginning to weigh on the fragile tourism sector, which is plagued by recurring security issues, leaving tourists feeling their visits aren't worth the cost.
Strengthening baht adds to Thai tourism sector woes
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 13/08/2025
» The strengthening baht is beginning to weigh on Thailand’s fragile tourism sector, already plagued by recurring security issues, leaving travellers feeling their visits aren’t worth the cost.
Thai hotels hit by collapse of German firm
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/06/2024
» The collapse of the third-largest tour operator in Europe has started to affect thousands of tourists and hundreds of hotels in Thailand, leading to losses of 111 million baht.
Tourism soft power receives a nudge
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 31/08/2022
» The National Tourism Policy Committee is preparing to set up a subcommittee to integrate soft power promotion into the tourism industry and develop a cost-of-living index for travel destinations.
Landlords jittery over seizure risk
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 23/08/2022
» Landlords in the hotel sector have raised concerns about the government's policy to confiscate vacant land which has not been utilised for 10 years as there are no proper schemes or environment-related laws from state authorities to help develop the land for public benefit.
Airlines nearing brink of collapse
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/07/2021
» Over 20,000 employees from seven airlines are on the verge of losing their jobs if the ban imposed on domestic flights is prolonged to three months without help from the long-awaited 5-billion-baht soft loan from the government, according to the Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT).
Stellantis ramps up electrification investment
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/07/2021
» Stellantis will invest more than US$30 billion (£21.8bn) in new electrification and software technology by the end of 2025, with a commitment to offering electric vehicle (EV) models from all of its 14 brands and investing in five battery factories. Vauxhall-Opel will become an all-electric brand in Europe by 2028.
Hotels baulk at ALSQ certification
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 31/10/2020
» The uncertainty of inbound demand and different degrees of health safety measures in each province during the first phase of reopening has made hotels more reluctant to apply for alternative local state quarantine (ALSQ) certification.
Airlines brace for end of state aid measures
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/09/2020
» Thai aviation faces a real threat in the fourth quarter when operating costs surge again after the government's aid measures end, while some carriers may not get the soft loans the prime minister has promised.