Thailand’s media spending in 2021 is expected to be nearly on par with last year at 74.5 billion baht, but could increase by 13% next year if there is no significant impact from the pandemic, says Media Intelligence Group (MI), a media planning and creative agency. MI also urged small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to […]
Read MoreThailand has launched a new tourism website, aiming to make travel to the country easier for the 8-15 million tourists expected to visit next year. The central platform, named Entry Thailand, includes necessary information before arrival, providing basic information and documents that tourists have to prepare in advance with complete links to third-party organisations involved with […]
Read MoreThailand has received a fleet of secondhand diesel trains from Japan that will be used across four routes, including trips from Udon Thani to Vientiane Capital. The 17 used KIHA 183 diesel trains were provided to Thailand free of charge after being retired from Japanese railways. Thailand has borne the cost of transporting the trains […]
Read MoreShopping centre operator MBK Plc intends to buy stakes in Thai street food brands as part of its efforts to reduce business risks and raise new income. Somphol Tripopnart, MBK’s managing director of shopping centre business, said the company is now in talks with 4-5 popular street food brands in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Chachoengsao […]
Read MoreShopping centers are having a moment, propelled by increased foot traffic to grocery stores, curbside pickup and population shifts that favor suburban shopping. Landlords filled 17 million square feet of additional real-estate space in open-air shopping centers last quarter, a 49% increase from 2019, according to commercial real-estate services firm CBRE Group Inc. That marks […]
Read MoreDeep digitalisation and transformation are the keys to speeding up Thailand’s recovery from the pandemic, says the World Bank. Speaking at a virtual event, “Thailand Economic Monitor. Living with Covid in a Digital World”, Ndiame Diop, World Bank country director for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand, emphasised the importance of deep digitalisation. He said the […]
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