THE GOVERNMENT and the private sector are launching joint campaigns to bring back Chinese tourists during the peak festive season and hope that this will help Thailand reach this year’s tourism targets. Despite the drop in Chinese tourists over the last four months, a rise in non-Chinese tourists may actually help boost the overall economy, […]
Read MoreE-COMMERCE and cybersecurity, together with Internet governance and data privacy, will be key topics among Asean member states after Thailand assumes the bloc chair in 2019, says Air Chief Marshall Prajin Juntong, deputy prime minister and minister of justice. In particular, he said, the question of balancing these dimensions and creating mutual governance to guard […]
Read MoreTourist arrivals to Thailand are reportedly up 20% in the latter half of November in response to the government’s visa-on-arrival (VOA) fee waivers, with India the star market. Visitors from other major markets like China are also bouncing back, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat. Arrivals from India and China are up about […]
Read MoreSuperRich Currency Exchange (1965) Co, a leading local money changer, has jumped on the digital cash passport bandwagon with the launch of a prepaid travel money card to capitalise on the 38 million tourists spending 2 trillion baht annually. The Visit Thailand card is a collaboration with Mastercard and e-money operator 2C2P Plus Co. The move […]
Read MoreThe Office of Industrial Economics (OIE) forecasts the Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) next year to rise 2.5%, in line with the GDP contribution from the manufacturing sector. Aditad Vasinonta, deputy director-general of the OIE, said the MPI should increase by 2-3%. The key positive factor next year is the planned general election on Feb 24, […]
Read MoreLack of clarity in the contract signed between Italian-Thai Development (ITD) and the Myanmar government to develop the highly controversial Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanintharyi Region needs to be addressed, an SEZ official cautioned as the government is mulling plans to change the developer. Myanmar SEZ Central Working Body Secretary U Aung Soe […]
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