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Pattaya Floating Market laments slowdown of tour groups
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 22/12/2023
» The operator of Pattaya Floating Market says attracting a large volume of tourists, especially Chinese tour groups, is still an essential part of reviving the tourism industry as it urges the authorities to attempt to reverse the image of Thailand as an unsafe destination.
EU court rejects appeal over Amazon tax ruling
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - A top European Union court rejected Thursday Brussels' appeal against a ruling blocking its bid to force Luxembourg to recover 25 million euros ($272-million) in back taxes from Amazon.
Push for Udon Thani zoning
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/12/2023
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is calling on the government to develop Udon Thani Industrial City into part of a special economic zone under the state's Northeastern Economic Corridor.
Laos railway a boon for overland travel
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 30/11/2023
» The number of Chinese crossing to Thailand overland is expected to exceed 300,000 next year thanks to the China-Laos railway that should increase the tally, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Calls for reduction in Sa Kaeo land rent
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/11/2023
» Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin is being urged to boost investment by telling the Treasury Department to reduce land rent when it leases out land to investors in the Sa Kaeo Industrial Estate in eastern Thailand.
Tourist trap
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 27/11/2023
» The pandemic has made every country realise their economies cannot thrive with closed borders.
Waiting to exhale
Business, Published on 13/11/2023
» During the dry season in recent years, people in many provinces, particularly those in the hilly North, have endured seasonal smog, spending more time indoors with an air purifier to avoid the air pollution.
Sugar producers issue warning on price cap
Business, Published on 06/11/2023
» Sugar manufacturers are warning the government against violating the World Trade Organization's (WTO) rules for free competition in the sugar trade, following its controversial decision to block a sugar price hike in the domestic market.
Thai tourists turn against South Korea
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 01/11/2023
» The top trending hashtag of "ban Korea travel" on the X platform had more than a million posts over the past weekend and should not be ignored by tourism organisations as both tourists and tour operators have incurred losses during the past couple of years.
Lufthansa banking on Southeast Asia
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 27/10/2023
» Lufthansa Group, a global aviation group, is banking on growth in Southeast Asia as flight frequency has already reached pre-pandemic levels, recovering more quickly than it has in North Asia.