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Songkran travelers in Chiang Mai unnerved by political tension

ANGKOK, 21 April 2010 (NNT) – The number of tourists in Chiang Mai during Songkran holidays was unaffected by the political tension, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)…

SET soars in response to rally cancellation

BANGKOK, 20 April 2010 (NNT) – The Thai stock market continued on the uptrend in the afternoon, soaring by 4%, after the anti-government protestors canceled a march on Silom Road…

Finance Ministry to help offset economic aftermath of anti-government protests

BANGKOK, April 19 (TNA) – The public-private joint committee’s meeting chaired by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday concluded that the Ministry of Finance is to find measures to lessen…

50-70 bn THB in damage expected from prolonged rally

BANGKOK, 18 April 2010 (NNT) – A 50 -70 billion THB damage is expected from the prolonged mass demonstration of the anti-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), according…

Insurance business leaps without effect from politics

BANGKOK, 16 April 2010 (NNT) — The Thai Life Assurance Association (TLAA) reported flourishing business with premium gained from new customers thriving by 27% within two months. According to the…

Tourism stimulus measures extended

BANGKOK, 15 April 2010 (NNT) – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has extended tourism stimulus measures for one year until 31 March 2011 to assist tourism related entrepreneurs who…

Commerce Ministry inspects prices of goods during Songkran

BANGKOK, 7 April 2010 (NNT) — The Commerce Ministry will inspect price marked on goods by retailers during the Songkran Festival to prevent price hike on goods. The goods inspection…

Number of tourists drops 10% due to mass rally

BANGKOK, 6 April 2010 (NNT) – The ongoing mass rally has caused the number of tourists to drop by 10%, according to Minister of Tourism and Sports Chumpol Silapa-archa. Mr…

2011-2020 declared as a Decade of Road Safety

BANGKOK, 5 April 2010 (NNT) – Thailand’s National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) has declared the year 2011-2020 as a Decade of Road Safety. The NRSC meeting today has planned to…

ovt intent on solving informal debt problem

BANGKOK, 4 April 2010 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has instructed the Ministry of Finance to move forward with the second phase of the informal debt refinancing scheme in…