Thai Smile Airways to serve ‘travel bubble’ international flights including China
BANGKOK, Oct 9, 2020, TNA. Thai Airways International (THAI) has confirmed it will not disband…
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Thailand includes fresh tax breaks to stimulus to spur economic growth
BANGKOK, Oct 8, 2020, Bloomberg. Thailand will extend tax incentives to millions of its middle…
Phuket hotel provides venue for airline employees to sell food from Thai Airways’ kitchen
BANGKOK, Oct 8, 2020, NNT. In Phuket, a hotel operator has provided space to enable…
Thai govt to accelerate EV push
BANGKOK, Oct 8, 2020, The Nation. Thailand is mulling more tariff and excise tax cuts…
India’s rice exports could jump to record on Thai drought effects
MUMBAI, Oct 7, 2020, Reuters. India’s rice exports in 2020 may rise by nearly 42%…
Cambodian PM says naval base not just for China
PHNOM PENH, Oct 7, 2020, AFP. China would not have exclusive access to a Cambodian…
Thailand’s Pattaya and Chonburi doing best from failed subsidized domestic-tourism campaign
BANGKOK, Oct 6, 2020, Pattaya Mail. The government’s much-ballyhooed domestic-tourism campaign has flopped, but Chonburi…
Japanese-run cannabis oil production factory raided in Thailand
BANGKOK, Oct 5, 2020, Pattaya Mail. National police arrested a Japanese national and four Thais…
A Biden win may be bad news for Thai and Indonesian bonds
JAKARTA, Oct 4, 2020, Bloomberg. A victory by US presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden in…
Thai majority disagree with opposition Pheu Thai party joining govt: Poll
BANGKOK, Oct 4, 2020, Bangkok Post. Most people do not want the opposition Pheu Thai…
Outrage over Thai hotel’s “appropriation of Cambodian culture”
PHNOM PENH, Oct 3, 2020, Khmer Times. Social media was ablaze today with criticism of…
New Thai police chief halts roadside drink-driving testing
BANGKOK, Oct 3, 2020, Bangkok Post. The new national police chief has ordered the suspension…