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Games set to lift sales of sports equipment
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 06/08/2024
» The triumphs of Team Thailand at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will prompt Thais to become more interested in sport, presenting an opportunity to maximise sales of sports equipment, according to the Thailand Sporting Trade Association.
TAT makes move into the metaverse
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 13/05/2023
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to open its first virtual office in the Bitkub Metaverse in the third quarter of this year, in a bid to attract millennials and foreign tourists to bolster Thailand's digital economy.
TAT aims for 800,000 UK visitors next year
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/11/2022
» London: Thailand is hoping to attract 800,000 visitors from the UK in 2023, twice as many as the 400,000 expected this year, as a major drive for the country to achieve overall tourism revenue of 1.73 trillion baht next year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said yesterday.
The sweet smell of success
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 25/04/2022
» Though Thailand faces gloomy economic prospects with a surge in inflation, higher energy prices and persistent Covid outbreaks, a performance by Thai rapper Danupha "Milli" Khanatheerakul at the Coachella Festival in California that was capped by her eating khao nieo mamuang (mango sticky rice) on stage went viral on social media, reigniting buzz over the influence of soft power.
EV start-ups hunt for competitive edge
Business, Reuters, Published on 16/02/2022
» FARNHAM, England: As traditional automakers prepare to churn out electric vans and trucks, start-ups are focused more than ever on finding a competitive or technological edge to stay on the road once their bigger rivals start moving through the gears.
From the fields to the front line of tech retail
Business, Tharittawat Samejaidee, Published on 12/10/2019
» Life may have been tough in the early years for Somyot Chaowalit, whose previous occupations include farm labourer, temple boy and muay Thai fighter. But today he's the billionaire at the helm of JIB Computer Group Co, one of the leading computer and IT equipment retailers in the country.
Celebrity tokens bring new plot twist to IPOs
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 12/10/2018
» In Thailand, where the stock exchange has been established for 43 years, companies can raise funds based on future growth through an IPO, a property fund or an infrastructure fund.
Ex-footballer Owen, boxer Pacquiao to issue tokens
Business, Published on 23/03/2018
» HONG KONG: Former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Michael Owen is launching a cryptocurrency in his own name, joining other famous sportsmen including Manny Pacquiao in a new venture to connect with fans.