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Cheap packages luring Thais
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 07/12/2018
» Some 10 million Thai tourists are expected to travel abroad next year, up from an estimated 9 million this year, says the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA).
Santa Park Arctic World Rovaniemi, Finland
Holiday Time, Christopher Lombardi, Special publications, Published on 07/12/2018
» There is a place in the far northern Scandinavian hinterlands where elves impart there secrets to wide-eyed youngsters, a princess reigns over her crystalline abode and anyone who believes in the yuletide season’s magic can meet the CEO of Christmas himself!
Household debt up 5.8%
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/12/2018
» Household debt has reached its highest level since 2009, rising 5.8% in 2018 to 316,623 baht per household, a phenomenon driven by underground debt, which makes up more than a third of total household debt, says the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
Altitude has high hopes for upper-end segment
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 07/12/2018
» Altitude Development Co will launch four residential projects worth a combined 4 billion baht in 2019 with a focus on middle to upper-end offerings, a segment less constricted by the central bank's new lending rules.
Tris classifies BAY as stable at AAA
Business, Published on 07/12/2018
» Tris Rating has affirmed the company rating on Bank of Ayudhya Plc (BAY) at AAA, reflecting BAY's status as a highly strategic member of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the largest financial group in Japan.
Myanmar minimum wage and employment contracts: Steps towards HR management modernization
Suyoun Park, Consultant, Tilleke & Gibbins Myanmar, Published on 06/12/2018
» As Myanmar steadily develops after rejoining the global economic community, foreign investors are becoming more and more interested in doing business there, thanks, in part, to the low cost of labour and high potential for growth. Any investor interested in doing so however should be aware of the speed of legal change there, and be careful to keep up-to-date.
SE Asia stocks fall on fresh worries of US-China tensions
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 06/12/2018
» Southeast Asian stock markets closed lower on Thursday, in line with broader Asia, after the arrest of a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei for extradition to the United States stoked fears of an escalation in tensions between the two countries.
Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings: World Bank
AFP, Published on 06/12/2018
» ACCRA - Respect Ruvimbo Topodzi was 15 and walking home from school in her native Zimbabwe when a 22-year-old man asked her out. She turned him down but it was too late.
NLA seeks temporary venue for parliament
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/12/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly is looking for a temporary venue for parliamentary sessions while it waits for a new building that is scheduled to open in the middle of next year.
AP tops presales, revenue aims
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 06/12/2018
» SET-listed residential developer AP Thailand Plc expects 43 billion baht in presales and 35 billion in revenue by the end of 2018, 10% higher than targeted, after 11-month presales overachieved.