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Food lovers' magnet on life support as Chinese lose appetite
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 04/06/2025
» Once an unremarkable 2.5-kilometre stretch tucked behind Chulalongkorn University and the National Stadium in Bangkok's Pathumwan district, Banthat Thong Road has, in recent years, transformed into a buzzing food haven -- only to now face a dramatic downturn.
Two eateries make top 50 list
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/06/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha thanked the nation's food and beverage industry after two Thai restaurants were included among the World's 50 Best Restaurants list this year.
Thai food boost sought in US
News, Thai News Agency, Published on 12/05/2022
» Thai restaurateurs in the United States are seeking the government's help to heighten Thai food's popularity by focusing on dishes that could spearhead the country's culinary soft power.
A chip on the shoulder, or is it a crisp?
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/03/2022
» My reference to the Great British Chip as being related to "French fries" in last week's column caused considerable rumblings in staunchly proud British stomachs. "Shockingly unpatriotic," was one of the more polite observations.
Hasty reopening alarms traders
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/10/2021
» The much-touted Nov 1 reopening of the kingdom is fraught with uncertainty and entails the risk of a resurgence of Covid-19 infections which could set the country back to square one, say public transport drivers and restaurateurs.
Restaurateurs seek PM's help to survive lockdowns
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/08/2021
» The Thai Restaurant Association has asked Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha about his plans to assist restaurants that have been temporarily shut down to help contain Covid-19 infections.
Govt told to widen jab hunt
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/06/2021
» The Royal College of Physicians of Thailand (RCPT) has urged the government to pull out all stops to secure more vaccines as new, highly transmissible variants of Covid-19 now prevalent abroad are diagnosed more frequently domestically.
Eateries need more govt aid
News, Editorial, Published on 29/06/2021
» As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its 18th month, its impacts on the economy and people are becoming more sinister. The number of people suffering from psychological distress -- as well as suicides -- due to financial problems have increased, as more and more businesses shut their doors causing unemployment to rise. However, the situation is about to become more dire as a result of the quasi one-month lockdown imposed in Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon and Pathum Thani.
'Urgent help needed' to stave off mass restaurant closures
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/06/2021
» A group representing more than 100,000 restaurants is pleading with the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to ease restrictions and prevent mass closures.
Restaurateurs call on govt to ease dining-in ban
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/05/2021
» Restaurants have asked the government to relax its dine-in ban and for the operators and employees to be vaccinated, according to Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).