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Rescuing Thailand from the middle-income trap

Eleven years ago this month, Thailand made a laudable achievement by moving from the category of a lower middle-income country to an upper-middle-income country.

Bangkok Post

SEC, UN team up for investor map

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the local division of the UN Development Programme (UNDP Thailand) have launched the Thailand SDG Investor Map, a market intelligence tool aimed at increasing financing for sustainable development goals (SDGs) priorities that align with government development plans.

Bangkok Post

Thai distributor anticipates double-digit sales growth

Toshiba (Thailand) Co, the distributor of Toshiba home appliances, expects double-digit sales growth for the third consecutive year in 2022, bolstered by easing of Covid-19 control measures and the country's full reopening to foreign tourists.

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Matching event bears fruit with Saudi Arabia

Thai businesses and Saudi counterparts have vowed to tighten their partnership after signing 18 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on Wednesday on business deals covering food, travel, hotels and agarwood.

Bangkok Post

Real estate transparency improves

Thailand held its ranking as the 10th most transparent real estate market in Asia-Pacific and third in Southeast Asia, according to the Global Real Estate Transparency Index from JLL and LaSalle Investment Management.

Bangkok Post

Police officers urged to stop smoking cannabis in office despite country legalising it

Police officers up and down Thailand are being told to resist the temptation of the recently declassified cannabis plant and that they must not smoke it in their workplace

Daily Mirror

Govt plans to charge foreigners more than Thais for hotel rooms

Foreign tourists may soon find Thailand a more expensive destination than in the past two years with the country now planning to raise hotel rates to pre-pandemic levels to support a faster recovery of the industry.

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Govt pledges to finish high-speed rail link to China by 2028

The government has said it will complete its part of a much-delayed high-speed rail system linking the country to China through Laos by 2028, with bilateral trade and economic development key benefits.

Bangkok Post

TBA pushes to enhance Thai-Saudi trades

Thai Bankers’ Association (TBA) highlights the prominent role of commercial banks in supporting international trade and the aim to upgrade trade transactions between Thailand and Saudi Arabia with 2 projects that will improve competitiveness of Thai importers and exporters.

Bangkok Post

Who Will Win in Thailand’s Cannabis Industry?

Small farmers fear that a new cannabis bill will be written with the interests of large corporations in mind.

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Manchester United could take risk with Cristiano Ronaldo replacement on pre-season tour

It remains to be seen if Cristiano Ronaldo will be included in the Man United squad for the pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia.

Manchester Evening News

Weak baht 'driven by external factors'

Thailand's weakening baht is being driven down by external factors and the central bank is closely monitoring the situation, Finance minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said, with the currency trading at its weakest level in more than five years against the dollar.

Bangkok Post

State urged to back smart hospital drive

The government should support the smart hospital scheme backed by 5G infrastructure as it could help ease people's expenses and save the state budget, according to the former chief of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

Bangkok Post

Who are the winners of the mega mergers?

A counter merger by the country's largest mobile operator by subscriber base Advanced Info Service (AIS), which follows another closely watched consolidation of the two telecom giants True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC), reflects the fast-changing landscape of Thailand's telecom sector.

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Fraternal dialogue

Reminiscent of the scene in Oscar-nominated film The Two Popes where Cardinal Julio Bergoglio (Jonathan Price) was led by the Swiss Guards up the long staircase to have audience with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) at the Apostolic Palace, a group of Buddhist monks and laymen were guided…

Bangkok Post

London property market lures Thai billionaires

London residential property remained attractive to Thai billionaires who eye an investment, with sales of 400 million baht expected over the next six weeks, according to property consultant Knight Frank Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Disability benefits system needs revamp

More than half of people with disabilities in Thailand do not receive welfare assistance from the government. This is unacceptable.

Bangkok Post

Chinese investors courted

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invited the Chinese to scale up their investment in Thailand, saying the country's strategic location perfectly positions it as a hub for regional logistics.

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Katie Price slams fake account spreading 'outrageous allegations' in social media rant

The former glamour model, who is currently enjoying a romantic break to Thailand with fiancé Carl Woods, stressed to her fans that the Instagram account is not run or authorised by her.

Wales Online

Fuming holidaymaker banned from Thailand flight by airline in Covid test confusion

The man was turned away by Emirates despite queuing for two hours when he tried to board an aircraft flying from Manchester Airport to Bangkok

Bangkok Post

Thai-Cambodian MoU on suppression of cyber scams approved

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed between the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society of Thailand and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia on cooperation in the suppression of call centres and similar scam gangs, government deputy spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul said.

Liverpool Echo

Man banned from Manchester Airport flight after two hour queue

He said he was told to rebook for the next day and stay in a hotel

Evening Standard

Kiln restaurant to host two of Thailand’s top chefs for pop-up menu

The two-day collaboration will focus on the bold flavours of the country’s Isaan region

Bangkok Post

BOI attends the grand opening of Alibaba's first data centre in Thailand

Mr. Narucha Ruchuphan, Senior Executive Investment Advisor, Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), attended an event to mark the grand opening of Alibaba's first data centre in Thailand held at Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok on 30 June 2022. Alibaba was represented by Mr. Selina Yuan, Vice President, Alibaba Group, and President, Alibaba…

Daily Mirror

Katie Price slams fake account 'pretending to be me' and posting 'outrageous allegations'

Katie Price told her Instagram followers how an account posting 'some outrageous allegations' about her will be 'dealt with accordingly' on Monday night

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