by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 15, 2024 | ASEAN, China, Infrastructure, Laos, Malaysia, News, Thailand, Trade, Transportation
The Asean Express, the cargo train connecting Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and China, has returned to Malaysia after a 14-day trip to Chongqing, China. “This is the first inbound trip; we hope that there will be more trips between the countries,” KTMB chief operating...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 12, 2024 | Business, Economy, News, Thailand
Thailand’s GDP growth is unlikely to increase in the second half of this year as anticipated by the Bank of Thailand (BOT), according to the chairman of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), Mr. Supavud Saicheua. Supavud says the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 10, 2024 | Business, Economy, Lifestyle, News, Society, Thailand
Red Bull co-owner Chalerm Yoovidhya heads Thailand’s richest family according to the latest Forbes list, surpassing the Chearavanont brothers. Forbes Asia says that Mr. Chalerm’s family increased their wealth by 2.6 billion USD (95.8 billion baht) to 36...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 7, 2024 | Innovation, Environment, News, Technology, Thailand, Tourism, Visions, Weather
A new alert system that can send out messages to all mobile phone users in the event of an emergency or disaster will be introduced in Thailand next year, according to the government. Cell broadcast technology allows emergency warnings to be sent to all devices...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 5, 2024 | Economy, Business, Inflation, Infrastructure, Innovation, Investment, News, Thailand, Tourism, Trade
Thailand’s economic growth potential is expected to hover around 3% for the next five years, according to Bank of Thailand governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput. This is a decline from closer to 3.5% reported in the years before the Covid-19 pandemic. Many households in...
