Thailand
Thai Q2 GDP growth seen cooling, weak private demand tempers export boost
BANGKOK: Thailand’s economic growth is expected to have cooled slightly in the second quarter, as public and private investment slowed,...
Thai trade grows on increasing imports
BANGKOK: Trade between Cambodia and Thailand reached $2.9 billion in the first half the year, a 10 percent increase compared...
Thai Airways net profit drops in Q2
BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Plc says its net loss in the second quarter deepened to 5.2 billion baht, from 2.9...
Thailand, Bangladesh to ink MoU on rice import today
DHAKA: Thailand has agreed to export up to 1.0 million tonnes of rice to Bangladesh in the next five years...
Thailand’s wheat imports revised up
BANGKOK: Thailand’s wheat imports have been revised up to around 3.8 mmt in marketing year 2016/17, according to USDA GAIN...
Thai stock market draws firm lead
BANGKOK: The Thai stock market moved barely back to the upside on Friday, one session after it had ended the...
Thailand-Iran molasses trade hits highest in June
TEHRAN: Iran exported 31,230 tons of molasses to Thailand in June, which is a record monthly high since 2010, registering...
Thai shippers raise export growth forecast to 5%
BANGKOK: Thailand's exports are expected to grow 5 percent this year, better than the 2.5-3.5 percent it had projected earlier,...
Thailand seeks trade partnership with Shan state
BANGKOK: The Thai Foreign Trade Department will lead a mission to Myanmar's Shan state in an attempt to boost border...
Surge in imported capital goods buoys FPO forecast
BANGKOK: An upsurge in imported capital goods in the second quarter bodes well for future private investment -- the main...
Thai finance ministry keeps 2017 GDP growth outlook at 3.6%
BANGKOK: Thailand's economy is expected to grow 3.6 percent this year as forecast earlier, although exports are likely to increase...
Thai police make $30m drug haul linked to Laos suspect
BANGKOK: Thai police announced the seizure of drugs worth $30 million, including seven million methamphetamine tablets, "ice" and liquid ketamine,...
Thai customs publishes new Customs Act
BANGKOK: Thailand published its new Customs Act B.E. 2560 (2017) in the Royal Gazette, the official journal in which new...
Thai customs trade data revised, May exports up 12.7%
BANGKOK; Thailand's commerce ministry has made revisions to trade figures from 2012 to 2016, causing slight changes to recent data...
Thailand Board of Investment offers privileges to support Thai Infrastructure Development
BANGKOK: Thailand's strategically important geographic location gives it ample advantage to become a primary regional economic hub, not only in...
BoT ‘suppressed baht’ to bolster exports: KBank
BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand (BoT) intervened in the currency market last week in what was believed to be an...
SET index rises 0.28%, closes up 4.48 to 1,579.41
BANGKOK: The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index rose 0.28%, or 4.48 points, to 1,579.41 on Thursday. Total trading value...
Thailand considers e-commerce taxation
BANGKOK: The Revenue Department (RD) of Thailand is considering ways to improve and increase revenue collection from businesses operating in...
Thai police claim successful crackdown on ivory trafficking
BANGKOK: Thailand was considered to have the largest unregulated ivory market in the world before it introduced the Elephant Ivory...
Police in Thailand say ivory trade crackdown is successful
BANGKOK: Efforts by Thailand's government to curb sales of ivory have been successful, following criticism of widespread trafficking in the...
