More than 3,000 people from Myanmar’s southeastern Karen state have fled into Thailand to escape airstrikes carried out by the military junta, according to the Karen Women’s Organization on Monday.
Thailand enlists industry groups in slavery blacklist effort
Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said he hoped the initiative would boost Thailand’s image abroad as it seeks to earn a top tier rank in this year’s U.S. Trafficking in Persons report. “Sometimes …
Advance into Thailand’s e-commerce market potentials
There are currently 12.1 million e-commerce users in Thailand, with an additional 1.8 million e-commerce users expected in 2021. Cross-border e-commerce is also likely to gain ground as many foreign …
Coffee, cookies and electric cars: Thai fuel giant bets billions on gas station of the future
The head of Thailand’s biggest gas station network has $1.5 billion that says motorists will soon be stocking up on a different kind of fuel – coffee. That’s the bet that Jiraporn Kaosawad, Chief …
KBank supports Thai tourism operators to outlast COVID-19 crisis
“Kattiya” said Thailand lost 55 billion Baht in tourism revenue during the first two months of 2021. She expects that recovery in the Thai tourism sector will occur in three phases driven by domestic, …
KBank supports Thai tourism operators to outlast COVID-19 crisis
“Kattiya” said Thailand lost 55 billion Baht in tourism revenue during the first two months of 2021. She expects that recovery in the Thai tourism sector will occur in three phases driven by domestic, …
Thousands flee into Thailand following Myanmar military air strikes
Thai authorities along the country’s northwestern border braced themselves on Monday for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes from the Myanmar military …
Thousands flee into Thailand following Myanmar military air strikes
Thai authorities along the country’s northwestern border braced themselves on Monday for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes from the Myanmar military …
Myanmar air strikes send ethnic Karen fleeing to Thailand
About 3,000 villagers from territory in eastern Myanmar controlled by the Karen ethnic minority fled across the border to Thailand on Sunday after Myanmar military aircraft dropped bombs on a Karen …
Bank of Thailand wrestles with cryptocurrency adoption
The Bank of Thailand is wrestling with cryptocurrency – how to adopt its usage and how to regulate it in the face of growing popularity.