The slump in Thailand’s tourism industry has resulted in at least 22 hotels in Bangkok worth a combined 17 billion baht being offered for sale, according to Patima Jeerapaet, managing director of the property consultant Colliers International Thailand. One of the properties on the block is valued at around 3 billion baht while the average […]
Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — Thailand Futures Exchange, the bigger of the country’s two futures bourses, expects trading to slow as the stock market rally reduces the need for hedging. Trading on the bourse may drop to about 10,000 contracts a day in the second half from 10,678 in the first six months, Kesara Manchusree, the […]
PB Air is adding two new light aircraft to its fleet as part of its business optimisation and expansion plan. The airline, controlled by Boon Rawd Brewery baron Piya Bhirom-Bhakdi, has leased two twin-engine turboprop Saab 340s from AeroCentury, a California-based aircraft leasing and financing firm, for five years. The first of the Saabs, which […]
Turkish Airlines have just announced their plans to increase its service from Istanbul to Bangkok. This is great news for anyone who plans to use the airline to explore South East Asia as they will be offering connecting flights from Bangkok to a numbe…
For the first time in many years, the baht is becoming stronger, already having strengthened by 6% since March. In many ways the strengthening of the Baht will have a positive impact on Thailand. Essential materials will become significantly cheaper as…
Restaurants in Thailand come in all shapes and sizes, from gourmet restaurants located in leading hotels to small street side food carts. While standards of food safety are generally high, this is not always the case.
This week the Commerce Ministry w…
As budgets are being tightened due to the global recession, airlines have been forced to cut their overall investment in IT. However, they are still spending out on the technologies that are known to help reduce distribution costs and improve services….
Around 1,500 supporters visited the Kaew Fah temple in Nonthaburi, just outside Bangkok earlier this week to witness a phone-in by the former PM. Thaksin, who turned 60 on Sunday, sang a song to the crowd about his life in exile, accompanied by a slide…
