Chinese Automaker to Buy GM’s Thailand Plant in Rayong
SHIJIAZHUANG (Xinhua) — China's leading sport utility vehicles (SUV) and pickup maker Great Wall Motors on Monday said it will purchase General Motors' Rayong car production facility in Thailand.
Bureaucrats To Get 3.7 Billion Baht Bonus
(13 December) The anti-government protesters? occupation of Ministry of Finance won?t be affecting bonus payouts to state officials this year.
Cellphone Operator Waives 200,000 Baht 'Cookie Run' Bill
BANGKOK — Parents of the 13-year-old child who purchased over 200,000 baht in upgrades for the popular cellphone game Cookie Run will not have to pay the massive bill, says cellphone service operator AIS.
Dark Moon: Covid Slashes Mooncake Spending in 2020
BANGKOK — Even the time-honored tradition of buying, gifting, and eating mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival seems to pale in the face of the coronavirus’ onslaught on the economy.
Unbearable Likeness: B2S Apologizes for Fake Kumamon
BANGKOK — Fake brand name items aren’t new in Thailand, where counterfeit Louis Vuitton and Ray-Bans are openly sold – a cultural practice that...
JKN Shares Miss Universe Owner Half-Half with Mexican Tycoon
BANGKOK - Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, along with Mexican entrepreneur Raul Rocha Cantu, has published a press release to clarify that their company will be...
New BKK Taxi Service to Stress Passenger Safety
BANGKOK — A new high-end taxi service is set to launch in Bangkok this May in an effort to address persistent complaints about cab drivers who reject passengers or refuse to use meters.
Rubber Farmer Self-Immolates As Crop Price Plunges
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — A rubber farmer in Nakhon Si Thammarat province committed suicide yesterday amid the plunging price of raw rubber, a staple crop for many farmers is southern Thailand.
Asian Shares Mixed on Concerns Over Trade, Economic Outlook
SINGAPORE — Asian markets were mixed Tuesday in narrow trading on doubts that U.S. and China can manage to resolve their festering trade dispute.
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Govt Ditches Open Bidding to Gift Megaproject to Developer
BANGKOK — The government on Tuesday exempted a multibillion baht tourist attraction project from the mandatory call for bids, saying such hassle might cause delay.