Anti-government protest chief leader Suthep Thuagsuban Wednesday vowed to launch various campaigns to boycott goods and products offered by the Shinawatra family and other clans of government figures, in another attempt to pressure government leader Yingluck to step down as the caretaker prime minister. Read more: The Nation
Protest leader Suthep meets with 7 business organisations, clarifies ‘people’s council’, comprising 400 members from all professions; sets goal for national reform before general election. News source: MCOT
BANGKOK, July 27 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will pay official visits to Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda from Sunday to August 2 to explore new markets and seek trade and investment opportunities for Thai businesses. Ms Yingluck will be accompanied by a group of Thai businessmen from various fields, including energy, food, construction and […]
Just before 1am on Sunday the Canadian Owner of a new Tour Business returned to his offices to find they had been ransacked and 4 Million Baht’s worth of cash and valuables had been stolen. Police were called to the offices of the “Pattaya Hop On Hop Off Tours” company on the Pratamnuk Road in […]
PepsiCo Inc moves forward with its most recent investment on two new plants to continue gearing up its snack and beverage business in Thailand after it has continuously invested over US$2.9 billion since the year 2000 up to date, as financial affirmations. This is to continue Pepsi’s status as Thailand’s number one top-of-mind carbonated soft […]
BANGKOK, 14 September 2012 (NNT) – The PTT Public Company Limited is looking to invest 800 million baht in energy business expansion in Cambodia and Laos in the next five years. The PTT planned to open 4-5 more gas stations in Laos and Cambodia each. The Thai energy giant already has 14 gas stations and […]
The country’s “first complete business- and investment-oriented television” channel is set to launch full-scale broadcasting on September 9. Krungthep Turakij TV, a new satellite-based channel, has been conducting trial broadcasts since August 1 and has obtained a good response from the audience, according to its top executive. Read more: The Nation
Thailand should legalize casinos and open them in places like Pattaya and Phuket, said the chairman of a multi-national Thailand business conglomerate. Gambling revenue can revitalize all sectors of the Thai economy, he said. BANGKOK – July 28, 2012 [PDN]; Mr. Thanint Jiaravanon, chairman of the board and chairman of the administrators of Charoen Phokphand […]
