BANGKOK, 1 February 2012 (NNT) – The Rice Department reveals Thailand exports the largest amount of rice in the world and produces 20 million tons of rice a year, with half of that amount for domestic consumption alone. As the Rice Department is responsible for rice production and quality, it continuously provides knowledge on planting […]
BANGKOK, Feb 1 – Japanese automaker Honda will resume production at its Ayutthaya assembly plant, north of Bangkok, in March, a top company executive said Wednesday. Pitak Pruittisarikorn, executive vice president of Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co said the firm is installing machinery and testing systems at its assembly plant in the Rojana Industrial Estate, hit […]
BANGKOK, 15 January 2012 (NNT) – The Tourism and Sports Ministry revealed that Thai tourism in 2011 hit a new high with roughly 730 million baht revenue despite the flood crisis. Director General of the Tourism Department at the Tourism and Sports Ministry Supol Sriphan announced that a total of 19,098,323 tourists visited Thailand in […]
Japan Airlines (JAL) is planning on relisting its shares in an IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. By September, JAL shareholders intend to sell between ¥500 billion and ¥1 trillion (US$6.4b – US$12.8b, €5b – €10b). If the sale goes into high-end estimates, it will make JAL the largest airline in the world by market […]
Japanese automaker Honda Automobile has announced it will destroy cars that were damaged by floodwater in Thailand tomorrow with the media to be invited to witness the event. Senior Vice President of Honda Automobile Thailand Pitak Pruttisarikorn appealed to car buyers that there is no need to worry about the quality of the company’s new […]
Two Filipinos were arrested for allegedly drugging several tourists to steal their valuables at Bangkok attractions, while a Cambodian man and a Vietnamese man were arrested for pick-pocketing, Tourist Police Division Commander Pol Maj Gen Adis Ngamjitsuksri told a press conference Saturday. Following complaints filed by Japanese tourists that they were drugged and robbed by […]
A leading Japanese food manufacturer says radioactive cesium has been detected in its baby formula – the latest food scare to grip the country since the nuclear disaster at a power plant northeast of Tokyo nine months ago. The Meiji Company said Tuesday it has launched an immediate recall of 400,000 cans of powdered milk […]
The police report into the death of a Japanese cameraman in connection with the last year’s political mayhem is being wrapped up and the prosecution review will commence next week, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung said Tuesday. “The Japanese government can rest assured that the case will be solved in a transparent manner and in […]
