World Tourism Day celebrations is still to be held in Bangkok
The official World Tourism Day 2016 celebrations will still be held in Bangkok on September 27 despite the latest spate of bombing and arson attacks in seven southern provinces, according to United Nations World Tourism Organisation secretary-general Taleb D. Rifai. In a message to the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports in aftermath of the […]
10 targeted industries generate over 90 billion baht in investment in first 5 months of 2016
BANGKOK, 11 August 2016 (NNT) – The government has made an effort to push 10 specific industries to achieving new goals and has invested more than 90 billion baht in these industries over the past five months. Minister of Industry Atchaka Sribunruang reported that from January to May this year, 280 projects across the […]
Job placement center for elderly to open
The Labour Ministry will open a job placement center for elderly people next Wednesday at its headquarters after a test run that lasted four-months, permanent secretary Puntrik Smiti said on Wednesday. The new facility, located at the ministry’s Smart Job Centre which opened early last year, will set up a register for people aged 55 […]
Thailand plans no-go zones for Pokémon Go
Thailand will make places such as the Royal Palace grounds, Buddhist temples and hospitals off limits to players of Nintendo Co Ltd’s wildly popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go, the Thai telecoms regulator said yesterday. The measures come after the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) met with five telecoms operators to discuss safety measures […]
Economic growth now projected at 3.3% as Thai referendum ended peacefully
The improved growth was attributed mainly to government spendings in mega projects and the Sunday’s charter referendum which ended peacefully with the majority giving approval to the charter. Thanawat Pholvichai, director of the UTCC’s Center for Economic and Business Forecasting, said the recent sign of economic recovery was seen in the consumers’ confidence index […]
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