Business

Seeking a wider digital audience, Verizon is buying Yahoo for $4.83 billion (around 170 billion baht) in a deal that marks the end of an era for a company that defined much of the early internet but struggled to stay relevant in an online world dominated by Google and Facebook.

BANGKOK — Thailand's Minister of Labor will visit Myanmar next week to discuss reducing the amount of time Burmese workers are required to stay in Myanmar before returning to Thailand, state media reported.

(12 November) Minister of Finance Kittirat Na Ranong expressed his confidence that the ongoing political crisis would only affect the economy in a short term, despite signs that the economic growth of Thailand is not as good as expected.

BANGKOK — Passengers boarding planes at Bangkok's Survarnabhumi Airport are no longer allowed to carry USB battery packs for their cell phones that exceed certain limits of charging capacity.

BANGKOK — Facing huge financial losses, Thai Airways is slated to "encourage" 5,000 of its employees to resign in order to save operational costs, the director airline said.

The China-Laos Railway has brought opportunities for Thai durian shipments to China, said a Thai official, as the transit time has been reduced to...

LAS VEGAS — New television sets from LG will include an ultra-slim model that's less than 4 millimeters (0.15 inch) thick.

BANGKOK — Shares fell moderately in Asia on Thursday after another torrent of selling on Wall Street sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting...

BANGKOK — A civil court on Friday delivered victory to hundreds of people who banded together to sue the Ford Motor Co. in Thailand’s first class suit.

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.