A university graduation ceremony presided over by Thailand’s king was held Friday after pro-democracy activists issued a call for students to boycott it. There was no way to confirm how many students …
How Thailand became Asia’s toothless tiger
Thailand was once an economic tiger that rocked world markets. Not any more, with tourism decimated but the pandemic and GDP set to shrink by around 7% in 2020.
UPDATE 1-Thai finance ministry raises 2020 GDP outlook to 7.7% contraction
BANGKOK, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Thailand’s finance ministry on Thursday upgraded its 2020 gross domestic product forecast to a 7.7% contraction, still a record, from the 8.5% decline projected earlier, …
Thailand protesters take to street to mock fashion show
BANGKOK — Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand returned Thursday to the capital’s business district, staging something akin to a street fair to bring attention to their contention that the …
Thai finance ministry raises 2020 GDP outlook to 7.7% contraction
BANGKOK, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Thailand’s finance ministry on Thursday upgraded its 2020 gross domestic product forecast to a 7.7% contraction from the 8.5% decline it projected in July, helped by …
Sugar imports from Thailand enjoy upswing following ATIGA enforcement
By the end of the 2019 to 2020 crop the export of Thai sugar to the nation had reached more than 862,000 tonnes, 12.1% higher than the volume of domestically produced sugar. In line with the nation’s …
Germany does not believe Thai king has breached state business ban: source
Germany does not believe that Thailand’s king has so far breached its ban on conducting politics while staying there, a parliamentary source said on Wednesday, after lawmakers were briefed by the …
The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth
She found herself on the streets of Bangkok last week surrounded by tens of thousands of young protesters in hard hats and masks, giving the three-fingered Hunger Games salute that has become a symbol …
bodinchapa architects clads thai house + family business building in brick and wood façade
located in the center of saraburi province, thailand, ‘baan priggang’ by bodinchapa architects is a mixed use building combining a house with a family business producing curry paste. the thai …
Thai corporate confidence shaky
managing director of TQPR Thailand, the Worldcom Public Relations Group’s partner in the country. “The data shows four consecutive months of global improvement since April when Covid-19 severely …