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Specialist Meric Greenbaum, center, works with traders at his post in May on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: Richard Drew / Associated Press

Asian Shares Fall as Huawei Arrest Risks China-US Fallout

SINGAPORE — Asian markets were broadly lower Monday after China protested the arrest of a senior executive of Chinese electronics giant Huawei, who is...

Uber Invited For Talks After Service Outlawed in Thailand

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Land Transport Department has requested a meeting with Uber executives following last week’s decision to outlaw the mobile application-based taxi service in Thailand.

Southern Hotels, Empty of Tourists, to Get Financial Aid

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Large- and medium-sized hotels in Phuket and other provinces in southern Thailand will financially survive for the rest of this year, a leading hotelier said on Sunday.

Small Hotels Guild Launches Pact With Airbnb

BANGKOK — Global room rental platform Airbnb announced an alliance Wednesday with a small hotels consortium.

Verizon Takes Over Yahoo in $4.5 Billion Deal

SAN FRANCISCO — Verizon has taken over Yahoo, completing a USD$4.5 billion (152.6 billion baht) deal that will usher in a new management team...
Donald Trump campaigns before the 2016 US presidential election. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Expert Raises Alarm Over Prayuth-Trump Coal Deal

BANGKOK — Thailand is set to import more than 150,000 tons of coal from the United States following a discussion between top leaders of the two nations in Washington D.C.

BOT Forecasts 8 Million Foreign Visitors in 2020, Down 80%

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's central bank has forecast only an estimated 8 million foreign visitors in Thailand this year, down 80 percent from last year's record number of 39.8 million, according to the Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor Veerathai Santiprabhob.
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McDonald’s Thailand Achieves Highest Sales In 38 Years

BANGKOK - Ms. Kittiwan Anuvejsakul, Executive Chairman of McThai Co., Ltd., the operator of McDonald's, announced on March 12, 2024 that McDonald's achieved sales...

Govt Mortgaged Rice To Be Sold 'By Jan-Feb'

(29 January) The Thai government is planning to auction off its mortgaged rice by late January and early February, officials said.
Foreign tourists relax on Pattaya Beach in a December 2014 file photo.

Gov’t Approves 10-Year Visas for Foreigners Over 50

BANGKOK — Affluent foreign residents over 50 will soon be able to apply for 10-year visas, a government spokesman said Tuesday.

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