Starting from Feb 14, visitors from 20 countries and one business district will be able to apply for a Thai visa via a new service called eVisa On Arrival (eVOA). According to Immigration police chief Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, the system, developed jointly by the Immigration Bureau of Thailand and VFS Global, will cut […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Central Group, which controls Thailand’s biggest shopping mall and department store operator, plans to invest $200 million in ride-hailing giant Grab, people familiar with the matter said. The deal seals a strategic partnership under which the conglomerate will help Grab expand its business in Thailand, said the people, who asked not to be named […]
Read MoreTHAILAND, as Asean chair, will push for conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations by the year-end in order to counterbalance the negative impacts of the US-China trade war. Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN) under the Ministry of Commerce, said Thailand would benefit from both increased exports and […]
Read MoreBangkok Airways is pursuing further expansion in secondary Vietnamese markets with the launch of a direct route from Bangkok to Vietnam’s central coastal town of Cam Ranh. The airline began offering new flights last week with four flights a week — Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday — on a 144-seat Airbus A319 aircraft. The new service […]
Read MoreThaitrade.com, operated by the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) under the Ministry of Commerce, in cooperation with Amazon Global Selling (Thailand), DHL Express International (Thailand) Limited and International College of Rangsit University, recently launched the “Thaitrade.com’s Young e-Entrepreneurs” project. Wittayakorn Maneenetr, Deputy Director General of the Department of International Trade Promotion, presided over the […]
Read MoreTHAILAND has replaced three tax-incentive regimes with one, in response to a report that found the previous approach was creating harmful tax incentives. Thailand’s International Business Centre (IBC) came into effect last December 29, replacing three prior headquarter incentive regimes -– International Headquarters (IHQ), Regional Operating Headquarters (ROH) and International Trading Centre (ITC). Current beneficiaries […]
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