The Staff of an a-go-go bar reveal themselves as a would-be mafia, with a group of 20 punching a group of customers consisting of foreign models and Thai Hi-So’s. Around mid-day on the 9th February 2011 Police General Nantawut Suwanlaorng, Police Officials Pattaya received complaints from Mr. Jestin Elekjoseph, 28, and Mr. Johnny Wittel ,28, […]
SIX RUSSIAN tour firms have been banned from operating on Phuket for five years because they were “zero baht” agencies, a new committee overseeing tourism on the island heard today. The Supporting Phuket Tourism Committee listened as Phuket Tourism Business and Guide Registration Office Chief, Piyasuda Sukcharoen, explained that she had already prevented some of […]
Thai police recently made a mass seizure of counterfeit software amid ongoing piracy raids in Thailand. Microsoft reminds Thai consumers and businesses to always purchase from approved resellers following discovery of new ‘high-end’ counterfeit software from China. Officers from the Economic and Cyber Crime Division of the Royal Thai Police have carried out a series […]
Jan 15, 2011 (The Nation – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — BANGKOK (THE NATION-THAILAND/ANN) — Thai Airways International’s board of directors yesterday endorsed a revised sixyear investment plan (2011-2017), which includes the acquisition of 37 new aircraft to replace retired planes and accommodate business expansion. THAI last year built up a solid foundation that […]
Caterpillar Inc. will build a its first manufacturing plant in Thailand to produce trucks and loaders for underground mining. It’s the first capital project this year for the construction and off-road equipment builder, which unveiled an extensive series of plant expansions and construction projects during 2010. Caterpillar also last year announced a $7.6-billion takeover of […]
New regulation not only bars sale of alcoholic drinks but restrains visitors from taking drinks in Most of Thailand’s 110 national parks, including Khao Yai, have been declared alcohol-free zones. Not only will there be a ban on booze sales, but visitors will also be barred from bringing alcoholic drinks into the parks, Natural Resource […]
Fernandes promises region-wide service AirAsia is jumping into the telecom business in Thailand with the aim of revolutionising the industry under the tagline “Now Everyone Can Talk”. Asia’s largest low-cost airline signed a 49:51 joint-venture deal last week with a group of Thai investors to establish Tune Talk Thailand Co. The company, with 100 million […]
The tourism business is expected to record a drop of 10-15 per cent this year mainly due to the political turbulence midyear, but the future appears bright for 2011. Prakit Chinamourphong, president of the Thai Hotels Association (THA), said overall tourism should record a drop of 10-15 per cent both in the number of tourists […]
