At Wit’s End, Poorest Thais Turn to Charity for Survival in Pandemic
BANGKOK — A grandma selling shirts on Facebook Live for 3 baht. Blind masseuses struggling to navigate the government website for cash handouts. A taxi driver breaking down in tears on the news when he admits he has no food to eat.
Sino-Thai Trade Continues to Grow Despite Pandemic
BANGKOK — The Thai economy will continue to prosper from trade with China despite the pandemic and the absence of deep pocket Chinese tourists, a panel of experts said Thursday.
Critics Say Prayuth Should Compensate Aussie Mine He Shut Down
BANGKOK — An Australian mining company on Monday denied it has settled with the military government a year after the junta leader used his...
EU Warning on Illegal Fishing Has Thai Fishing Industry Reeling
SAMUT SAKHON (DPA) — The fishing port sits idle, bereft of the commotion that normally characterizes Thailand's busiest fishing harbour.
Chinese Hot Pot Eateries Have Left Bangkok’s New Chinatown
BANGKOK - The crackdown forces the closure of at least 12 Chinese restaurants in Huai Khwang district, dubbed Bangkok’s new Chinatown, according to a...
Thailand 2020 investment applications at over 480 billion baht led by E&E and food...
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has revealed that local and foreign investors in 2020 filed a total of 1,717 applications for investment promotion,...
Why We Should Worry About WikiLeaks’ Latest and Thailand’s ‘Smart Cities’
But they are built, society must consider if it wants to live in a hyperconnected and digitally vulnerable future.
Nok Air to Compensate Passengers After Strike Leaves Hundreds Stranded
BANGKOK — At least one flight remained canceled Monday after a Nok Air pilot strike yesterday left more than 1,500 passengers stranded.
Court Orders Govt Pay 12B Baht Over Failed ‘Hopewell Project’
BANGKOK — A top court on Monday ordered the government to pay 12 billion baht to a Hong Kong construction firm over Bangkok’s unfinished “Hopewell Project,” aborted more than two decades ago.
2014 Tourist Arrivals in Thailand Drop By 6.6 Percent
BANGKOK — The number of foreign tourists who visited Thailand in 2014 is down 6.6 percent from the previous year, a Thai government official confirmed.
