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Tourist Arrivals to Thailand May Plunge by Two-Thirds

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Monday released its latest forecast, indicating that the number of foreign tourists may plunge by almost two-thirds to 14 million this year, the lowest level in 14 years as COVID-19 pandemic hits global travel.

Thai Fisheries Slavery Boosts Seafood Fair Trade Revolution

PORTLAND, Maine — Fair trade coffee, bananas and ... scallops? Yes, very soon. Fair trade certification status, which is conferred by independent groups to denote...

Facebook to Go Angry, Wow, Sad and More 'Pretty Soon'

SAN FRANCISCO — It won't be long before Facebook's 1.6 billion users have more ways to quickly express their feelings on the world's largest social network.

China’s Great Wall Motors Signs Deal to Acquire GM’s Thailand Assembly Plant

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) on Wednesday announced that China-based Great Wall Motors (GWM) had signed a share sale and purchase agreement with General Motors (GM) to acquire the latter's production facilities in Rayong.

True, Jasmine Pay Record Prices for 4G

BANGKOK — Two mobile service providers paid record prices for spectrum licenses to offer next-generation service, according to state telecom regulators.

At 420 Weed Fest, Heady Times for Thai Cannabis Activists (Photos)

BANGKOK — Nantachai Techasrivichien said it was about a year ago when he was diagnosed with acute anxiety. Soon the radio disc jockey found therapy in making things grow. At his home, he grows plants for luck and feels a unique thrill in watching their progress. About six months ago he started a new business, importing grow bags from the U.S. state of Oklahoma for sale over Facebook.
A bitcoin logo is displayed at a 2014 Inside Bitcoins conference and trade show in New York. Photo: Mark Lennihan / AP

Thailand Bans Cryptocurrency Payments for Goods and Services

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s securities regulator announced Wednesday that it is barring the use of cryptocurrencies for payment of goods and services.

Farmers Plead For Bank-Govt Loan To Go Ahead

(17 February) Some farmers have urged the Government Savings Bank to approve a loan to the administration for its rice mortgage scheme payment.
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Thailand’s Agricultural Exports Under FTA Reach 500 billion baht

BANGKOK - Mr. Chantanon Wannakejohn, Secretary-General of the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, revealed the overall picture...

Thai Aviation Industry Welcomes 9 New Registered Airlines

BANGKOK - On November 20, 2023, Suttipong Kongpool, Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), announced that the aviation industry in Thailand...

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