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Bangkok smog to cause economic damage of over $200 million
The current severe air pollution crisis in Thailand’s capital Bangkok is expected to cost the country up to 6.6 billion baht ($207.8 million) in...
ADB warns Thailand to change politics, address debt
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has suggested that once Thailand has a permanent government in place, it should drop its populist policies as a...
Thai tourism numbers down another 9%
The number of international tourist arrivals to Thailand in March 2014 fell by 9.39 per cent year-on-year to 2.1 million due mainly to the...
Thai companies look abroad to invest
Continuing political uncertainty, derailed infrastructure plans and sliding domestic demand are making big Thai companies look more keenly at investing elsewhere in the neighbourhood...
Thailand: $17b cash for Songkran splash
The Bank of Thailand said it has prepared a record 500 billion baht ($17 billion) in cash reserves in anticipation of this year's Songkran...
Thailand’s car industry hits new record
The automobile industry in Thailand is in full swing, having completely recovered from the 2011 floods that forced major producers to close down factories...
Export volumes in ASEAN under pressure
Export is no longer the growth engine for certain ASEAN nations, the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said in its recent...
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Microsoft to build data center network in Malaysia for $1 billion
Microsoft's data centers in Malaysia will offer regional cloud computing services
US software giant Microsoft will invest...
Stories of the week
Citibank’s retail banking calls it quits in Southeast Asia
Citibank's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand
US banking group Citibank on April 15 said that it will exit the...