About 300 luggage x-ray unit workers at Suvarnabhumi airport have gone on strike, but were replaced temporarily by staff from Don Mueang and other airports. About 8pm on Sunday the striking workers gathered to voice their demands in front of the office of ASM Security Management, a subsidiary of Loxley Co contracted to operate the […]
Read MoreIn the first eight months of this year, Vietnamese businesses’ overseas investments reached 705.8 million USD with 71 newly licensed projects and 35 adjusted projects. Since the Law on Investment took effect on July 1, 2014, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has granted outbound investment licenses for over 190 projects, of which 124 are […]
Read MoreIndonesian tourism industries have expressed support to the adoption of visa-free policy by the government so far, citing positive impact on the tourism sector. The general chairman of the Association of Indonesian Tourism Industries (GIPI), Didien Junaedy, said here on Saturday (Feb. 4) that the adoption of the policy is essential to boost tourism in […]
Read MoreCentral bank Bank Indonesia (BI) welcomed the good result of the assessment of the International Monetary Fund (IM) of Indonesia’s economy in 2016. The IMF considered that Indonesia has managed to keep the stability of its macro economy and adjusted to the external changes. “We appreciate and welcome the assessment by the IMF,” said BI […]
Read MoreAirlines that are raising fares to cover higher jet fuel costs after a tax increase are charging too much, says a government spokesman. The airlines, meanwhile, are taking issue with the government’s calculations. Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd was responding reports that four budget airlines would lift domestic fares by 150 baht to cover higher fuel […]
Read MoreKASIKORNBANK has extended Bt3 billion in a syndicated loan to Laos’ state power enterprise to finance the enhancement of its electricity grid and expansion into the country’s rural areas, as well as power exports to adjacent countries. The move marks KBank’s growing role in public-utility development in Thailand’s neighbouring countries, where there is vast room […]
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