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(4 April) The Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has downgraded the credit status of Thailand following months of prolonged political turmoil, an official said.

(3 November) Thailand-Cambodia border trades show no worries as the International Court of Justice set to announce its decision, regarding the border dispute between the two nations in two weeks.

(6 March) Anti-government protesters have rallied in front of the Chinese embassy in Bangkok to protest the recently-agreed rice deal between Thailand and China.

BANGKOK — Thailand's deputy Prime Minister is pushing back against accusations that the government's one-time cash handout to farmers across the country resembles the "populist" policies pursued by the deposed government.

BANGKOK — The Thai economy will improve in 2015 under the military junta's rule, a Thailand-based policy institute has predicted.

BANGKOK (DPA) — Honeymooning couples will be fast-tracked through immigration for the month of February, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said Wednesday.

(5 October) Minister of Industry assured that the Thai economy will be "largely unaffected" by the ongoing US government shutdown crisis, despite Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra′s concern that the tolls may fall on Thai small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

(5 December) In spite of the ongoing political crisis which has affected Thailand′s tourism industry and other revenues, a number of Thai property developers is enjoying greater ties with investors from East Asian nations.

(22 March) The government will file a lawsuit seeking a compensation fee of 154.6 million baht from the company behind the now-collapsed school tablet computers plan.

(24 March) Parking of vehicles on roads in front of shopping malls in busy financial district of Bangkok would no longer be tolerated, police warned.