by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 15, 2024 | News, Bangkok, Thailand, Tourism, Travel
Thailand has relaxed its rules to enter the kingdom via visa exemptions as part of measures to promote tourism and encourage longer stays, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul says. The directives took effect on Monday. The directives include a new...
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 juuso | Jul 9, 2024 | Bangkok, Asia, Finland, Thailand
Kristiina Kuvaja-Xanthopoulos has been appointed as the Head of Finland’s Embassy in Bangkok, effective September 1, 2024, by the President of the Republic. She brings a wealth of experience, currently serving as Finland’s Ambassador to Bulgaria since 2020...
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...
