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Tourist numbers tumble as Asian markets decline
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 24/09/2025
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects the country to welcome 33.4 million foreign visitors this year, a 6% year-on-year decline attributed to contractions from the Southeast and East Asian markets.
Hoteliers take a hit from border clash
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 31/07/2025
» The tourism industry in the seven provinces along the Thai-Cambodian border has been decimated by recent clashes, with a 100% cancellation rate in most areas, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Hitting the jackpot?
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 20/01/2025
» At the cabinet meeting last week, the government pressed ahead with a major initiative to stimulate the economy by approving the legalisation of casinos under the cloak of an "entertainment complex".
Cool approach to fruit business
Business, Published on 10/02/2024
» Motivated by a profound desire to add value to agricultural products, Kraitawat Seibenjaratana, chief executive of Mai Mee Od Co, a startup dedicated to processing Thai tropical fruit, has been delving into technologies and R&D on freezing fruit, which he believes offers expansive business potential.
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.
Opportunity knocks amid sweetener scares
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/08/2023
» Concerns over aspartame, an artificial sweetener, emerged recently when the World Health Organization revealed in July that it may be carcinogenic.
Sugar cane decline to hit KSL production
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/06/2023
» Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Plc (KSL), Thailand's third-largest sugar producer by sales volume, expects sugar cane output for its factories to decrease by 10-15% to 5 million tonnes in the new 2023-24 crop year because of drought.
UMT to expand electric tuk-tuk fleet
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/01/2023
» Urban Mobility Tech Co (UMT), a startup that developed and operates the MuvMi battery-run tuk-tuk service and its booking application, plans to increase the number of three-wheeled vehicles from 350 to 1,000 this year to meet higher demand from electric train commuters.
Local Google Maps searches soared in 2022
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/01/2023
» Searches for directions of all kinds soared on Google Maps last year as travel and related activity picked up with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
Global summit rings the bell for women
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep and Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/06/2022
» To open the market and mark the start of the three-day Global Summit of Women 2022 in Bangkok, female business leaders rang the opening bell at the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The summit examines the importance of women in the private sector and sheds light on gender diversity and equality in Asia.